SPORT'S SECTION only of the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, June 10, 1945

* Hoop Jr. wins Kentucky Derby
* American Thoroughbred racehorse
* Jockey Eddie Arcaro

The top part of the front page of this section has a large photo showing the home stretch with heading: "HOOP, JR., SPLASHES TO DERBY WIN" (see images) Nice for display.
Complete sport's section only with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condition. 

Background: This complete 30-plus page issue from June 10, 1945, captures a pivotal, multi-layered moment in American history, headlined by Hoop Jr.’s dominant six-length victory in the Kentucky Derby under legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro on a mud-slicked Churchill Downs track. The sports milestone carries immense historical weight because it was the famous "Wartime Derby," delayed from its traditional May date due to strict federal travel bans imposed by the Office of Defense Transportation to conserve resources for the war effort. Beyond the sports pages, the complete publication serves as a vital time capsule of the closing months of World War II, juxtaposing the brief respite of American sporting culture with gravity-shifting front-page dispatches documenting the brutal final stages of the Pacific War, including the Battle of Okinawa and devastating B-29 air raids over Japan.