caught him
and passed him on the stretch turn and then the Ellison pair closed, as
the rest were beaten. Straightened for home, Troxler plied his whip and
then sat down to ride. Dominick was busy on James Reddick and Burns was
putting forth his best efforts on Lady Navarre, but it was to no avail,
for the big colt had enough left to stall off the efforts of the tired
pair behind him.

Sir Huon broke a tradition in the race, and that was that a colt which had
not previously started the same year that the Derby was run always got
beat, no matter how good his work might have been.

THIRTY-THIRD DERBY 1907

Louisville, Ky., May 6, 1907.--Weather bad. Track heavy. 1-1/4 miles. Time
2:12-3/5. Value to winner $4,850, second $700, third $300. 128
nominations.

Pink Star, 117, Minder 1
Zal, 117, Boland 2
Ovelando, 117, Nicol 3

Redgauntlet, Austin; Wool Sandals; Koerner; and Orlandwick, J. Lee also
ran.

Betting 6 to 5 Redgauntlet; 3 each Ovelando and Sandals; 8 Zal, 10
Orlandwick. Good start. Won easily by 2 lengths; 1 between 2nd and 3rd.

Pink Star, b c, 3, by Pink Coat--Mary Malloy. Owned by J. Hal Woodford,
trained by W. H. Fizer.

In the presence of an enormous crowd, J. Hal Woodford's Pink Star won the
Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Monday, the opening day of the New
Louisville Jockey Club's spring meeting. Behind Pink Star were Zal,
Ovelando, Redgauntlet, Wool Sandals and Orlandwick.

Redgauntlet was made favorite. Pink Star's victory was not a popular one.
The public had no confidence in the flashy grandson of the great Leonatus,
which won the same event in 1883, and neither did his owner Hal Woodford
of Paris, Ky. But his trainer, W. H. Fizer, fairly bubbled with enthusiasm
over the chances of his colt. "So these are the Derby horses?" said he.
"Well, if they are Derby colts, Pink Star will walk in." So he did.

The race itself was robbed of a great deal of interest by the withdrawal
of Arcite, which did not start on account of the going. His owner, George
J. Long, waited until the last moment before scratching him, chiefly on
account of the sentiment that has marked his career on the turf. Mr. Long
is a Louisville man, he takes great pride in her institutions, one of
which is the "Darby", and he felt as if he were duty bound to run the
colt, but after consulting with his trainer, decided that the going was
impossible.

After the parade passed