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Show Ds TheSalt Lake Tribune SPORTS/OBITUARIES Thursday, May 1, 1997 _ Can Kentucky Favorite Pulpit Overcome Lack of Experience? Kentucky Derby $123 1-mile | Churchill Downs,Louisville, Kentucky chute attendance: 130,000 (approximately 70,000in the infield). P) Average rf£ Seating capacity: 48,500 Stables: 1.404stalls a Track: One mile oval with 4 percent banking & BY ED SCHUYLER, JR. Eo] KENTUCKY DERBY ODDS ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS onthe turns; 1-mile chute. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pulpitis on the spot in the Kentucky Derby, and that’s OK with trainer Frank Width: At Derby start, 120feet. backstretch, 79feet; stretch, 80 feet Brothers. “I like this spot, I really do,” Brothers said aroundthe track Wednesday. “I realize we have 115 years of history to beat, but he looks excellent. He couldn’t be doing any better, but there’s a reasonforthatstatistic.” There has beenonly one Derby winnerwho did not race as a 2-year-old — Apollo in 1882 — and Pulpit was made the 2-1 early favorite after drawing the No. 2 post. He also could becomethefirst betting favorite to Gi O Soil: Sandy loam Q Classic: 1 1/4 miles: Gj ine horses travel 1 1/4 times Backstretch eo Wa Winner circle Field for Saturday's 123rd Kentucky Derby,with post position, horse's name, jockey’s name and odds:, 4. Crypto Star 40-4 2. Phantom On Tour hil 42-4 Marquez Solis Stevens Torres 7. Pulpit Sellers 8. Hello 9. a-Jack Flash mith Perret 40. a-Shammy Davis win the 1%4-mile Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs since Spectacular Bid in 1979. Infield 3. Concerto 4, Captain Bodgit 5, Silver Charm 6. Celtic Warrior 2-4 12-4 30-4 30-1 44. Deeds Not Words Nakatani 50-4 42. Crimson Classic Albarado 50-4 43. Free House Pulpit, a bay colt bred and owned by Claiborne Martinez 84 52 al 50-4 Flores a4 a-Nick Zito trained entry. Farm,sustained a stress fracture last year. “For a young horseto take the kind of pressure he Trainers (by post position): 1, Wayne Catalano.2, has, sometimes they justfall apart on you physically and mentally,” Brothers said. “But he hasn't done Lynn Whiting. 3, John Tarmmaro im 4, Gary Capuano. 5, Bob Baffert. 6, Danny Hutt. 7, Frank Brothers. 8, Ron McAnally. 9, Nick Zito. 10, Nick Zito. 11, D. Wayne Lu- kas. 12, Forrest Kaelin. 13, Paco Gonzalez. Captain Bodgit, the only horse to beat Pulpitin his five starts, was the early 5-2 second choice. “We'll be the favorite at post time,” said Barry Irwin, who, with Jeff Siegel, is the managing partner of a 32-membersyndicate that owns thecolt. Post positions for 13 3-year-olds were drawn Wednesday. It is the smallest Derby field since Starters Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1% miles. Purse: and 18 in 1992. The field and postposition orderis: Crypto Star, Phantom On Tour, Concerto, Captain Bodgit, Silver Charm,Celtic Warrior, Pulpit, Hello, Past Derby winners Birthplace of the 122 Derby winners Bailey 16 8 Stevens McCarron 1993 Sea Hero 1992 Lil E. Tee 6 10 Bailey Day 5 Antley 1991 Strike the Gold 1990 Unbridled 1989 SundaySilence 1988 Winning Colors (f) 1987 Alysheba (fHfilly Fastest runnings of the Derby 92—Kentucky 1973 Secretariat 5-Florida 4-Virginia 3-California, Tennessee England 1-Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania 1985 SpendaBuck 2:00 1/5 1962 Decidedly 2:00 2/5 2:00 3/5 1996 Grindstone 2:01 Perret Valenzuela Stevens | 3 McCarron | Winningest post pigs a number of wins ounces. Bodgit, one of the favorites in the historic race. “You really do get a sense of Theset-up works the same way as in-car cameras used in autoracing telecasts. 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Hefollowed with wins in an allowance and the Fountain of Youth before finishing second, 24% lengths behind Captain Bodgitin the 144-mile Flori- Others entered were Jack Flash and Shammy Da- eee The so-called jockeycamwill be Pulpit, ridden by Shane Sellers, made his debut Jan. 11 with a victory in a maidenraceat Gulfstream with Strike the Gold and in 1994 with Go for Gin; Celtic Warrior; and CrimsonClassic. Jack Flash and ‘Jockey-Cam’ Will Boost Derby TV Coverage inEomJineaecoer Logan, Employed by ICON at the time of his mounted on the helmet of Alex cause they [owners] wantto be.” vis, trained by Nick Zito, who wonthe race in 1991 | | | Eleanor Alay: trom East asin ‘School, Salt Lake City. Served in the US Frankfurt, ser Worked as plant manager After four years of discussions and development, on Saturday ABC Sports will have a jockey in the Kentucky Derby carrying a minature camera. we're looking pretty good,” said Gary Capuano, trainer of Captain Bod,tit, who comes from off the pace. “This year you can make case for a lot of horse. When you get a 20-horsefield you usually have seven oreight or nine who are just there be- stonelast year. “Whatever you do, please, I'm not Tunning the horse just to have a horse in the Derby,” Lukassaid. Deeds Not Wordswas 50-1. Other contenders included Concerto, winner of five straight races; Crypto Star and Phantom On Derby. Silver Charm wasthethird choiceat 5-1. ‘APIEd De Gasero as you can be to being in the race.” The camera, thesizeof a pinkie, is attached to theside of the jockey’s helmet. A smalltransmitter, aboutthesize of a cigarette pack, is sewn into the rider's uniform. The entire unit weighs just 19 horse fields are crazy. Many times the best horse don’t get there [to the winner's circle].” “At least we're not going to have 20 starters, so 1988, with Thunder Gulch in 1995 and with Grind- Tour, 1-2 in the Arkansas Derby; and Free House, ‘Source: Churchill Downs THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS small field. ‘It's the way it should be. ... Twenty- Silver Charm and Hello, 1-2-3 in the Santa Anita 1:59 2/5 1967 Proud Clarion decided to enter Deeds Not Words,winnerof one of fourcareerstarts. It had appearedthe trainer would not have a Derbystarterforthefirst time since 1980. He won the race with the filly Winning Colors in 8 10 11 1964 Northern Dancer 2:00 2-New Jersey,Texas, Canada, No. 4 post. “It's wonderful,” Brothers said, referring to the The field was boosted to 13 when D. Wayne Lukas 2 g g 3 Womenin the Derby In 1990, at 92, Francis Genter's Unbridled gave her the distinction as the oldest owner to win the Derby. In the 1940s, womenownersin the Derby were almost a commonplace. In 1942, sevenofthefirst eightfinishers in the Kentucky Derby were owned by women. The exception was Valdina Orphan, whofinishedthird. 15 1995 Thunder Guich 1994 Go for Gin son Classic and Free House. $ Attendance The largest Derby Day turnout was 163,628 in 1974for the 100th running. 1996 Grindstone ShammyDavis will be coupledin the betting. “I'd sayit is good,” Irwin said of Captain Bodgit’s Jack Flash, Shammy Devis, Deeds Not Words, Crim- with post positions and JRGEWorse = P._Jockoy_ 3938 2 $ Fillies in the Derby Kirkwood, 9, Dogwood Stable. 10, oan Farm. 14, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier. 12, John Clay. $4,000,000 if 3 Start. First place: $700,000. Second place: $170,000. Third place: $85,000. Fourth place: $45,000.Posttime: 3:32 p.m, MDT. starters the last two years and in 1993, 14 in 1994, Winning Colors (1988), joined Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915)as the only fillies to have won the Derby. 1, Darrell and Evelyn 43, John Taffon and Trudy McCaffrey. Spend a Buck beat 12 rivals in 1985. There were 19 The largestfieid to start the Derby was 23 in 1974; the smallest werein 1892 and 1905,with three starters each. Owners (by post position): Yates Ltd. 2, W. Cal Partee. 3, Kinsman Stable. 4, Team Valor. 5, Robert and Beverly Lewis. .Ha Schafftick & Quackenbush. 7, Claibome Farm.8, and Sandee overnight $690 . = 5 ieee a-0404 BEENTVE/COCHLEAR lay QUALITYHEARING 1°900.508-HEAR een wet . all Ss] laicel ke AN) | CGAre5) kral| (Teresa a ico |