Kentucky Derby 1940-1949

All of these are newsreel clips, and therefore the races are not complete, just highlights.


1940: Gallahadion:





1941: Whirlaway:





1942: Shut Out





1943: Count Fleet:



Count Fleet was son of Derby winner Reigh Count and sire of 1951 Derby winner Count Turf.


1944: Pensive:



Pensive sired 1949 winner Ponder, who in turn sired 1956 winner Needles.



1945: Hoop Jr.:




1946: Assault:





1947: Jet Pilot:





1948: Citation:





1949: Ponder:



Ponder, a son of Derby winner Pensive, was the sire of 1956 Derby winner Needles.

Sources here and here.

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