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Citation wins the 1948 Kentucky Derby...
Citation wins the 1948 Kentucky Derby...
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May 02, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 2, 1948
* Citation - horse racing
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
This 60+ page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Citation Wins Derby Easily; Coaltown 2nd" Nice to have this on the front page here.
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline that reads: "Citation Wins With Help He Doesn't Need" with subheads and related photos (see photos). This was the 1st of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Rag edition in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: In the Kentucky Derby, ridden by Arcaro, Citation won by 3½ lengths over his stablemate, eventual 1949 Horse of the Year Coaltown, and Arcaro gave the widow of former jockey Al Snider a share of his Derby purse money. Citation was then sent to Baltimore where he won the Preakness Stakes by 5½ lengths. From there he won the Jersey Stakes before going to Elmont, New York and becoming the 8th Triple Crown winner by capturing the Belmont Stakes, tying the stakes record of 2:28⅕ set by the 6th Triple Crown winner, Count Fleet.
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