Triple Crown
of 1957
1956 1958

May 4, 1957 KENTUCKY DERBY1 1/4 miles
Time: 2:02 1/5 track fast$107,950 to winner
runner desc pedigree odds
1stIRON LIEGE b.c.Bull Lea -- Iron Maiden x War Admiral 8.40
2ndGALLANT MAN b.c.Migoli -- Majideh x Mahmoud 3.70
3rdROUND TABLE b.c.Princequillo -- Knight's Daughter x Sir Cosmo 3.60
4th BOLD RULER b.c.Nasrullah -- Miss Disco x Discovery 1.20 (fav)
5th FEDERAL HILL br.c. Cosmic Bomb -- Ariel Beauty x Ariel 7.90
6th INDIAN CREEK ch.c.Olympia -- Blenhara x Blenheim II (GB)73.10
7th MISTER JIVE b.c.Mr. Music -- Joy Forever x Pharamond II 55.90
8th BETTER BEE br.c. Triplicate -- S. Bee x Haste 42.40
9th SHAN PAC br.c. Shannon II -- Pacifica II x Puro Habano 46.50

MARGINS: nose - 2 3/4 - 3
"The Bad Dream Derby"


May 18, 1957 PREAKNESS STAKES1 3/16 miles
Time: 1:56 1/5 track fast$66,300 to winner
runner desc pedigree odds
1stBOLD RULER b.c.Nasrullah -- Miss Disco x Discovery 1.40
2ndIRON LIEGE b.c.Bull Lea -- Iron Maiden x War Admiral 1.30 (fav)
3rdINSIDE TRACT ch.c.Ace Admiral -- Mary Terry x Terry 53.90
4th PROMISED LAND gr.c. Palestinian -- Mahmoudess x Mahmoud 19.90
5th NAH HISS b.c.Call Over -- Waymark x Nedayr 16.30
6th INSWEPT br.c. Faultless -- Sweep In x Blenheim II (GB)20.60
7th FEDERAL HILL br.c. Cosmic Bomb -- Ariel Beauty x Ariel 7.00

MARGINS: 2 - neck - 2 1/4


June 15, 1957 BELMONT STAKES1 1/2 miles
Time: 2:26 3/5 (NTR - NAR) track fast$77,300 to winner
runner desc pedigree odds
1stGALLANT MAN b.c.Migoli -- Majideh x Mahmoud 0.95 (a)
2ndINSIDE TRACT ch.c.Ace Admiral -- Mary Terry x Terry 16.00
3rdBOLD RULER b.c.Nasrullah -- Miss Disco x Discovery 0.85 (fav)
4th POP CORN b.c.Nirgal -- Boomdeay x Amphitheatre 29.55
5th LUCKY DIP b.c.Alizier (FR) -- Happy Grace (GB) x His Grace (GB)17.55
6th BOLD NERO ch.c.Tehran -- Neocracy x Nearco (ITY)0.95 (a)

MARGINS: 8 - 4 - 9
NOTE: Finishing time is a New Track Record and a New American Record.


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