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Where the Kentucky Derby winners were born.


Kentucky 100

Florida 6
(Needles, Carry Back, Foolish Pleasure, Affirmed, Unbridled, Silver Charm)

Virginia 4
(Reigh Count, Secretariat, Pleasant Colony, Sea Hero)

California 3
(Morvich, Swaps, Decidedly)

Tennessee 3
(Lord Murphy, Kingman, Typhoon II)

Pennsylvania 2
(Lil E. Tee; Smarty Jones)

New Jersey 2
(Regret, Cavalcade)

Texas 2
(Assault, Middleground)

Illinois 1
(Dust Commander)

Kansas 1
(Lawrin)

Maryland 1
(Kauai King)

Missouri 1
(Elwood)

Montana 1
(Spokane)

Ohio 1
(Wintergreen)

New York 1
(Funny Cide)

Countries

Canada 2
(Northern Dancer, Sunny's Halo)

England 2
(*Omar Khayyam, *Tomy Lee)

*Tomy Lee (1959), *Omar Khayyam (1917), Northern Dancer (1964) and Sunny's Halo (1983) are the only winners not foaled in the United States. *Tomy Lee was brought to this country as a weanling; *Omar Khayyam as a yearling. Cavalcade (1934) and Pensive (1944) are sons of mares bred to stallions in England and brought to America while the mares were carrying the Derby winners.

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