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Old 05-03-2012, 05:31 AM
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Default 1882 Derby -- black jockeys gang up on favorite -- sandbagging trainer cashes big bet

I did a few searches on the 1882 Kentucky Derby won by Apollo the other day and found it to be a pretty amusing race.

Apollo was ridden by a 15-year-old black jockey named Babe Hurd. He tells of how top New York jockey James McLaughlin riled up the black jockeys before the race and he gave a tremendously long and detailed account of the race.

Apollo was trained by Green B. Morris -- a gambler and very long-time trainer who got his start in pony racing against Indians as a boy.

Here is an account of Green B. Morris sandbagging with Apollo.




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