1998 Kentucky Derby results
Dateline: 5/05/98
The weather was a million times better than last year which made the day much more enjoyable. The track was lightning fast after all the rain in the days prior to the Derby which was a nice surprise after mostly expecting to see it run in the mud. Although you really get more from the races at home than you do in person, there is nothing like the experience of actually being there.
1998 Kentucky Derby links:Kentucky Derby Purse: $1,000,000 Distance: 1 1/4 miles Track Condition: Fast Final Time: 2:02.38 Horse Jockey Win Place Show 2 Real Quiet Kent Desormeaux 18.80 8.80 5.80 12 Victory Gallop Alex Solis 13.00 7.60 7 Indian Charlie Gary Stevens 4.20 Also ran: 3 - Halory Hunter, 10 - Cape Town, 9 - Parade Ground, 5 - Hanuman Highway, 6 - Favorite Trick, 1 - Nationalore, 13 - Old Trieste, 4 - Chilito, 15 - Robinwould, 11 - Artax, 8 - Rock and Roll, 14 - Basic Trainee Exacta 2-12 $291.80 Trifecta 2-12-7 $1,221.00 Superfecta 2-12-7-3 $3,007.40 Winning Breeder: Little Hill Farm Winning Owner: Mike Pegram Winning Trainer: Bob Baffert
- Full Chart in Adobe Acrobat format
- Chart in text for those who can't handle Acrobat files
- SportsLine recap
More info on Real Quiet:
- Trainer: Bob Baffert
- Owner: Mike Pegram
- Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
- 1998 Kentucky Derby video - from YouTube.com
- Real Quiet retires - in February 2000
- About his corrective surgery as a yearling
- Real Quiet in Wikipedia
- 1998 Preakness video - also won by Real Quiet
- Full pedigree and dosage info
Derby Photos
Shortly after the start.
At the head of the stretch.
Stretch run with less than 1/16th to go.
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Real Quiet takes the lead enroute to the win.
The jubilant crowd in the winner's circle.
Friday
(L) Favorite Trick; (R) Baffert hauling Indian Charlie off for a workout.
(L) Parade Ground; (R) Halory Hunter
(L) Indian Charlie; (R) Silver Charm
Field of the Kentucky Oaks rounding the final turn.
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All photos by Cindy Pierson Dulay except Old Trieste which is courtesy of Andrea Hoogendoorn.
