3/7/2024 0 Comments Overflow season 2 countdown![]() Seagram, of Seagram Distilling, who raced him in Canada on the flat, hurdles, and steeplechases. Lookout continued to race throughout his 6 YO season. Lookout took the lead after the first quarter, and even though Kunze continued with a tight hold, he would win the Kentucky Derby easily, “untired and untouched” by five lengths in a time of 2:39 ¼. Jockey Edward Kunze’s instructions were simple he was told only to, “Kill ‘Em”. Lookout was much the best of the six horse field. There was little delay to the start, with all having a good start. The managers agreed to a later time and went with their teams to the track to watch the Derby. It was to be played the next day at the same time as the races. The downpour the day before the forced a rain out for the Cleveland/Louisville baseball game. The 633 stalls weren’t enough to hold all the horses, with Colonel Clark securing 30 to 40 more outside stalls to house the overflow. The stands were painted and the stables were full. Even thought the day was perfect, the track was muddy from the rain the previous day. Kentucky Derby Day was beautiful, and drew a crowd of nearly 30,000, the largest since the Spokane/Proctor Knott Derby. At three, he would win his first three races, the Kentucky Derby included. At two, Lookout won 9 of his 20 races, one of which was the Minneapolis Stakes. Orth, of Cushing & Orth, two well known Minneapolis horsemen, purchased the colt, and sent him to William McDaniel to condition the colt. Nonetheless, Lookout was sold as a yearling to Captain John Nelson Litrell, who passed away and his horses were dispersed. After the Kentucky Derby, the Courier Journal also wrote that Lookout was foaled on Captain McClelland’s farm near West Point, in Kentucky. In the Courier-Journal, Captain Robert McClellan is credited, and speaks of having his mare, Christina, bred to Troubadour, the 1886 Suburban Handicap winner. Many reports have the horse having been bred by the Scoggan Brothers, although in their obituaries and histories, the horse is never listed. ![]() 126 Days!!! 1893 Lookout, a beautiful chestnut with three tall white socks, has a mysterious life that isn’t easy to explain.
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