1889 — After Spokane, opening at 10 to 1, defeated 

 Proctor Knott, the 1 to 2 favorite, in the Derby, 

 the admirers said Spokane was a far inferior horse; 

 that his victory was due to Proctor Knott's bolt to 

 the outer fence, at the turn for home. 



About a week later, they met again — in the 

 Clark Stakes — over the one mile and a quarter route, 

 the Derby having been a mile and a half. They then 

 carried even weights, and the finish was an exact 

 duplicate of the Derby; Spokane first. Proctor Knott 

 second, and Once Again third. 



Their third meeting was about ten days, or two 

 weeks later — in the American Derby. For the third 

 time, Spokane was winner, with Proctor Knott out 

 of the money. 



In their fourth meeting. Proctor Knott did defeat 

 Spokane. 



Fastest Derbies — 



Mile and a half. Spokane 2:3472 (1889); mile 

 and a quarter, Whirlaway, 2:01 2/5 (1941). 



Two winners of the Derby later became leading 

 money winners. Zev, winner of the Churchill 

 Downs classic in 1923, later became the leading 

 money winner, a distinction now held by Whirlaway, 

 winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1941, whose 



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