May 16, 1966
Until 4:32, Louisville time, last Saturday afternoon, the 92nd Kentucky Derby seemed likely to survive in the records as "the consolation Derby." Horsemen from everywhere, who converge on Churchill Downs more out of habit than anything else, complained all week that the 15 starters represented evenly matched but uninspiring survivors of a once-brilliant crop of 3-year-olds.
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