29:
254:
Elwood was raced in
Charles Durnell's wife's name. Lasca Durnell entered the colt in the Kentucky Derby without her husband's knowledge. For the Derby, the Durnells traveled with Elwood by railroad car from California to Kentucky, but Derby spectators did not think the "Missouri mule" would win. The
273:
at some point during his four-year-old season but did race, with marginal success, until he was six years old in
California. In 1907, Charles Durnell was banned from racing horses and had to sell 20 horses, including Elwood, from his Burlingame Stables. By 1910, Elwood was being used as a saddle
477:
255:
thirtieth
Kentucky Derby was run on a fast track with a field of five contenders. Elwood won at 15-1 odds over the favored colt, Proceeds, to win $ 4,850 in one of the greatest upsets recorded at the Derby to that date.
1851:
251:. He was second in the Competition Stakes and Youngster Stakes as a two-year-old and in the 1904 California Ascot Derby, which was run on a very muddy track that year.
1882:
587:
517:
1877:
580:
243:
Elwood was a mediocre racehorse during his two-year-old and early three-year-old season, racing mostly in small stakes and a few $ 300
220:. By the time Elwood won the Derby in 1904, Free Knight had been sold for $ 45 and was used as a farm horse in southern Kentucky.
1892:
1887:
573:
1872:
232:
1790:
1044:
980:
802:
1719:
1534:
174:
1800:
1785:
1020:
140:
235:, where the yearling was being trained. Durnell named the horse Elwood after his mother's maiden name.
224:
120:
1727:
1687:
1363:
1102:
955:
947:
939:
874:
818:
543:
1711:
1623:
1410:
882:
826:
626:
228:
217:
213:
201:
68:
1599:
1323:
1004:
972:
690:
416:
296:
50:
1808:
1743:
1695:
1518:
1368:
1243:
1194:
1127:
1085:
610:
473:
398:
322:
1751:
1631:
1427:
1202:
1152:
898:
706:
682:
307:
78:
1776:
1768:
1760:
1679:
1671:
1559:
1478:
1461:
1378:
1331:
1283:
1267:
1185:
754:
738:
722:
698:
618:
421:
383:
1494:
502:
1703:
1543:
1386:
1339:
1211:
930:
666:
658:
596:
263:
180:
1866:
1813:
1591:
1502:
1355:
1259:
1093:
906:
890:
850:
810:
770:
762:
730:
259:
244:
168:
100:
1832:
1663:
1607:
1510:
1486:
1469:
1443:
1299:
1219:
1061:
1012:
746:
197:
1824:
1735:
1435:
1394:
1160:
1135:
1110:
1077:
1069:
1052:
1036:
996:
922:
834:
642:
110:
204:
and for being the first horse both bred and owned by a woman to win the Derby.
1840:
1655:
1647:
1615:
1583:
1567:
1402:
1347:
1307:
1275:
1227:
963:
786:
714:
248:
1639:
1551:
1419:
1315:
1251:
1235:
1143:
866:
778:
231:
and was bought in 1902 by
Charles Durnell while on a horse buying trip to
1575:
1526:
1452:
1291:
1177:
1028:
914:
858:
674:
634:
565:
212:
Elwood was a bay colt sired by Free Knight out of the mare
Petticoat (by
193:
28:
1169:
988:
794:
82:
1119:
270:
650:
569:
462:
Run for the Roses: 100 years at the
Kentucky Derby.
162:
154:
146:
136:
126:
116:
106:
96:
88:
74:
64:
56:
46:
38:
21:
200:racehorse that is best remembered for winning the
262:but was 15th of 16 in the more prestigious 1904
581:
8:
588:
574:
566:
18:
550:. No. page 2. Triangle Publications
281:
1883:Racehorses trained in the United States
453:
216:). Free Knight finished third in the
7:
464:Hawthorn Books, INC. New York, 1974.
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
544:"Careers of Kentucky Derby Winners"
14:
492:, Blood-Horse Publications, 2005.
478:"Pulls plow while son wins derby"
33:1904 Kentucky Derby winner Elwood
518:"Durnell horses for forced sale"
27:
258:Elwood went on to win the 1904
490:Greatest Kentucky Derby Upsets
1:
1878:Racehorses bred in Missouri
516:Staff (December 18, 1907).
1909:
604:
432:
415:
409:
394:
379:
373:
365:
352:
339:
333:
318:
303:
295:
287:
167:
26:
1893:Thoroughbred family 5-g
1888:Kentucky Derby winners
542:Staff (May 19, 1910).
405:Countess of Albemarle
141:Charles Elwood Durnell
1873:1901 racehorse births
274:horse in California.
227:at Faustiana Stud in
175:American Classic Race
132:2) Burlingame Stables
343:Knight of St George
1854:winners, ♥ = Filly
284:
283:Pedigree of Elwood
229:Maryville, Missouri
223:Elwood was bred by
218:1886 Kentucky Derby
202:1904 Kentucky Derby
282:
196:) was an American
1860:
1859:
1744:California Chrome
1728:I'll Have Another
548:Daily Racing Form
522:Daily Racing Form
480:. March 12, 1921.
474:Daily Racing Form
445:
444:
410:Lady Scarborough
225:Emma Holt Prather
187:
186:
121:Emma Holt Prather
1900:
1843:
1835:
1827:
1819:
1803:
1795:
1791:Maximum Security
1780:
1771:
1763:
1755:
1752:American Pharoah
1746:
1738:
1730:
1722:
1714:
1706:
1698:
1690:
1682:
1674:
1666:
1658:
1650:
1642:
1634:
1632:Fusaichi Pegasus
1626:
1618:
1610:
1602:
1594:
1586:
1578:
1570:
1562:
1554:
1546:
1538:
1529:
1521:
1513:
1505:
1497:
1489:
1481:
1473:
1464:
1456:
1447:
1438:
1430:
1428:Foolish Pleasure
1422:
1414:
1405:
1397:
1389:
1381:
1373:
1358:
1350:
1342:
1334:
1326:
1318:
1310:
1302:
1294:
1286:
1278:
1270:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1222:
1214:
1206:
1197:
1189:
1180:
1172:
1164:
1155:
1147:
1138:
1130:
1122:
1114:
1105:
1097:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1047:
1039:
1031:
1023:
1015:
1007:
999:
991:
983:
975:
967:
958:
950:
942:
934:
925:
917:
909:
901:
893:
885:
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
821:
813:
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
749:
741:
733:
725:
717:
709:
701:
693:
685:
677:
669:
661:
653:
645:
637:
629:
621:
613:
590:
583:
576:
567:
560:
559:
557:
555:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
513:
507:
506:
499:
493:
487:
481:
471:
465:
458:
285:
192:(foaled 1901 in
130:1) Lasca Durnell
31:
19:
1908:
1907:
1903:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1898:
1897:
1863:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1838:
1830:
1822:
1806:
1798:
1783:
1774:
1769:Always Dreaming
1766:
1758:
1749:
1741:
1733:
1725:
1717:
1709:
1701:
1693:
1685:
1677:
1669:
1661:
1653:
1645:
1637:
1629:
1621:
1613:
1605:
1597:
1589:
1581:
1573:
1565:
1560:Strike the Gold
1557:
1549:
1541:
1532:
1524:
1516:
1508:
1500:
1492:
1484:
1479:Pleasant Colony
1476:
1467:
1462:Spectacular Bid
1459:
1450:
1441:
1433:
1425:
1417:
1408:
1400:
1392:
1384:
1379:Majestic Prince
1376:
1361:
1353:
1345:
1337:
1332:Northern Dancer
1329:
1321:
1313:
1305:
1297:
1289:
1281:
1273:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1241:
1233:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1200:
1192:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1158:
1150:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1108:
1100:
1091:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1050:
1045:Clyde Van Dusen
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
981:Behave Yourself
978:
970:
961:
953:
945:
937:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
880:
872:
864:
856:
848:
840:
832:
824:
816:
808:
800:
792:
784:
776:
768:
760:
752:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
704:
696:
688:
680:
672:
664:
656:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
608:
600:
594:
564:
563:
553:
551:
541:
540:
536:
526:
524:
515:
514:
510:
501:
500:
496:
488:
484:
472:
468:
459:
455:
450:
428:Pantaloon Mare
422:Faugh-a-Ballagh
367:
353:Kentucky Belle
314:Merry Sunshine
289:
280:
241:
210:
179:
172:
131:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1906:
1904:
1896:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1865:
1864:
1858:
1857:
1845:
1844:
1836:
1828:
1820:
1804:
1796:
1781:
1772:
1764:
1756:
1747:
1739:
1731:
1723:
1720:Animal Kingdom
1715:
1707:
1704:Mine That Bird
1699:
1691:
1683:
1675:
1667:
1659:
1651:
1643:
1635:
1627:
1619:
1611:
1603:
1595:
1587:
1579:
1571:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1544:Sunday Silence
1539:
1535:Winning Colors
1530:
1522:
1514:
1506:
1498:
1490:
1482:
1474:
1465:
1457:
1448:
1439:
1431:
1423:
1415:
1406:
1398:
1390:
1387:Dust Commander
1382:
1374:
1369:Dancer's Image
1359:
1351:
1343:
1340:Lucky Debonair
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1223:
1215:
1207:
1198:
1190:
1181:
1173:
1165:
1156:
1148:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1106:
1098:
1089:
1081:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
976:
968:
959:
951:
943:
935:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
878:
870:
862:
854:
846:
838:
830:
822:
814:
806:
798:
790:
782:
774:
766:
758:
750:
742:
734:
726:
718:
710:
702:
694:
686:
678:
670:
662:
654:
646:
638:
630:
622:
614:
605:
602:
601:
597:Kentucky Derby
595:
593:
592:
585:
578:
570:
562:
561:
534:
508:
494:
482:
466:
452:
451:
449:
446:
443:
442:
438:
437:
434:
430:
429:
425:
424:
419:
414:
407:
406:
402:
401:
396:
392:
391:
387:
386:
381:
378:
372:
363:
362:
358:
357:
354:
350:
349:
345:
344:
341:
338:
331:
330:
326:
325:
320:
316:
315:
311:
310:
305:
302:
294:
279:
276:
264:American Derby
245:claiming races
240:
237:
209:
206:
185:
184:
181:Kentucky Derby
165:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1905:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1855:
1853:
1849:
1842:
1837:
1834:
1829:
1826:
1821:
1817:
1815:
1814:Medina Spirit
1810:
1805:
1802:
1797:
1794:
1793:disqualified)
1792:
1787:
1786:Country House
1782:
1778:
1773:
1770:
1765:
1762:
1757:
1753:
1748:
1745:
1740:
1737:
1732:
1729:
1724:
1721:
1716:
1713:
1708:
1705:
1700:
1697:
1692:
1689:
1684:
1681:
1676:
1673:
1668:
1665:
1660:
1657:
1652:
1649:
1644:
1641:
1636:
1633:
1628:
1625:
1620:
1617:
1612:
1609:
1604:
1601:
1596:
1593:
1592:Thunder Gulch
1588:
1585:
1580:
1577:
1572:
1569:
1564:
1561:
1556:
1553:
1548:
1545:
1540:
1536:
1531:
1528:
1523:
1520:
1515:
1512:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1496:
1491:
1488:
1483:
1480:
1475:
1471:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1445:
1440:
1437:
1432:
1429:
1424:
1421:
1416:
1412:
1407:
1404:
1399:
1396:
1391:
1388:
1383:
1380:
1375:
1372:
1371:disqualified)
1370:
1365:
1360:
1357:
1356:Proud Clarion
1352:
1349:
1344:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1328:
1325:
1320:
1317:
1312:
1309:
1304:
1301:
1296:
1293:
1288:
1285:
1280:
1277:
1272:
1269:
1264:
1261:
1256:
1253:
1248:
1245:
1240:
1237:
1232:
1229:
1224:
1221:
1216:
1213:
1208:
1204:
1199:
1196:
1191:
1187:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1171:
1166:
1162:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1145:
1140:
1137:
1132:
1129:
1124:
1121:
1116:
1112:
1107:
1104:
1099:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1063:
1058:
1054:
1049:
1046:
1041:
1038:
1033:
1030:
1025:
1022:
1021:Bubbling Over
1017:
1014:
1009:
1006:
1001:
998:
993:
990:
985:
982:
977:
974:
969:
965:
960:
957:
952:
949:
944:
941:
936:
932:
927:
924:
919:
916:
911:
908:
903:
900:
895:
892:
887:
884:
879:
876:
871:
868:
863:
860:
855:
852:
847:
844:
839:
836:
831:
828:
823:
820:
815:
812:
811:Lieut. Gibson
807:
804:
799:
796:
791:
788:
783:
780:
775:
772:
767:
764:
759:
756:
751:
748:
743:
740:
735:
732:
727:
724:
719:
716:
711:
708:
703:
700:
695:
692:
687:
684:
679:
676:
671:
668:
663:
660:
655:
652:
647:
644:
639:
636:
631:
628:
623:
620:
615:
612:
607:
606:
603:
598:
591:
586:
584:
579:
577:
572:
571:
568:
549:
545:
538:
535:
523:
519:
512:
509:
504:
498:
495:
491:
486:
483:
479:
475:
470:
467:
463:
457:
454:
447:
440:
439:
435:
431:
427:
426:
423:
420:
418:
413:
408:
404:
403:
400:
397:
393:
389:
388:
385:
382:
377:
371:
364:
360:
359:
355:
351:
347:
346:
342:
337:
332:
328:
327:
324:
321:
319:Fanny Holton
317:
313:
312:
309:
306:
301:
298:
293:
286:
277:
275:
272:
267:
265:
261:
260:Latonia Derby
256:
252:
250:
246:
239:Racing career
238:
236:
234:
233:San Francisco
230:
226:
221:
219:
215:
207:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
182:
178:
176:
170:
169:Latonia Derby
166:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
142:
139:
135:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
102:
101:United States
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
81:, eventually
80:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
52:
49:
45:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1852:Triple Crown
1847:
1846:
1816:disqualified
1812:
1789:
1688:Street Sense
1664:Smarty Jones
1608:Silver Charm
1511:Spend a Buck
1495:Sunny's Halo
1487:Gato Del Sol
1470:Genuine Risk
1444:Seattle Slew
1367:
1364:Forward Pass
1300:Venetian Way
1220:Middleground
1103:Bold Venture
1062:Twenty Grand
1013:Flying Ebony
956:Exterminator
948:Omar Khayyam
940:George Smith
875:Stone Street
842:
819:His Eminence
552:. Retrieved
547:
537:
525:. Retrieved
521:
511:
497:
489:
485:
469:
461:
456:
441:Schottische
433:Lady Lumley
411:
375:
369:
335:
334:Bell Knight
299:
291:
290:Free Knight
268:
257:
253:
242:
222:
211:
198:Thoroughbred
189:
188:
173:
1825:Rich Strike
1712:Super Saver
1624:Charismatic
1436:Bold Forbes
1411:Secretariat
1395:Canonero II
1161:Count Fleet
1136:Gallahadion
1111:War Admiral
1078:Brokers Tip
1070:Burgoo King
1053:Gallant Fox
1037:Reigh Count
923:Old Rosebud
883:Wintergreen
835:Judge Himes
827:Alan-a-Dale
643:Lord Murphy
627:Baden-Baden
460:Jim Bolus.
340:Knighthood
269:Elwood was
42:Free Knight
1867:Categories
1841:Mystik Dan
1656:Funny Cide
1648:War Emblem
1616:Real Quiet
1600:Grindstone
1584:Go for Gin
1568:Lil E. Tee
1403:Riva Ridge
1348:Kauai King
1324:Chateaugay
1308:Carry Back
1276:Iron Liege
1228:Count Turf
1005:Black Gold
973:Paul Jones
964:Sir Barton
787:Typhoon II
715:Macbeth II
691:Joe Cotton
448:References
417:Leamington
368:Petticoat
297:Ten Broeck
249:California
163:Major wins
51:Ten Broeck
1809:Mandaloun
1801:Authentic
1696:Big Brown
1640:Monarchos
1552:Unbridled
1519:Ferdinand
1420:Cannonade
1316:Decidedly
1252:Determine
1244:Dark Star
1236:Hill Gail
1195:Jet Pilot
1144:Whirlaway
1128:Johnstown
1086:Cavalcade
867:Pink Star
779:Ben Brush
611:Aristides
554:10 August
436:Rataplan
399:Stockwell
356:Goodwood
323:Lexington
150:58: 8-7-5
60:Petticoat
47:Grandsire
1576:Sea Hero
1527:Alysheba
1453:Affirmed
1292:Tomy Lee
1203:Citation
1178:Hoop Jr.
1153:Shut Out
1029:Whiskery
915:Donerail
899:Meridian
859:Sir Huon
707:Montrose
683:Buchanan
675:Leonatus
635:Day Star
380:Eclipse
348:Glycera
329:Nantura
308:King Tom
304:Phaeton
278:Pedigree
208:Pedigree
194:Missouri
158:$ 15,590
155:Earnings
79:Stallion
1777:Justify
1761:Nyquist
1680:Barbaro
1672:Giacomo
1284:Tim Tam
1268:Needles
1186:Assault
1170:Pensive
989:Morvich
795:Plaudit
755:Lookout
739:Kingman
723:Spokane
699:Ben Ali
619:Vagrant
599:winners
384:Orlando
137:Trainer
117:Breeder
97:Country
83:Gelding
65:Damsire
1850:– ₩ =
1848:Legend
1212:Ponder
1120:Lawrin
931:Regret
843:Elwood
803:Manuel
667:Apollo
659:Hindoo
503:"2009"
374:Alarm
271:gelded
190:Elwood
183:(1904)
171:(1904)
147:Record
107:Colour
89:Foaled
22:Elwood
1839:2024
1831:2023
1823:2022
1807:2021
1799:2020
1784:2019
1775:2018
1767:2017
1759:2016
1750:2015
1742:2014
1734:2013
1726:2012
1718:2011
1710:2010
1702:2009
1694:2008
1686:2007
1678:2006
1670:2005
1662:2004
1654:2003
1646:2002
1638:2001
1630:2000
1622:1999
1614:1998
1606:1997
1598:1996
1590:1995
1582:1994
1574:1993
1566:1992
1558:1991
1550:1990
1542:1989
1533:1988
1525:1987
1517:1986
1509:1985
1503:Swale
1501:1984
1493:1983
1485:1982
1477:1981
1468:1980
1460:1979
1451:1978
1442:1977
1434:1976
1426:1975
1418:1974
1409:1973
1401:1972
1393:1971
1385:1970
1377:1969
1362:1968
1354:1967
1346:1966
1338:1965
1330:1964
1322:1963
1314:1962
1306:1961
1298:1960
1290:1959
1282:1958
1274:1957
1266:1956
1260:Swaps
1258:1955
1250:1954
1242:1953
1234:1952
1226:1951
1218:1950
1210:1949
1201:1948
1193:1947
1184:1946
1176:1945
1168:1944
1159:1943
1151:1942
1142:1941
1134:1940
1126:1939
1118:1938
1109:1937
1101:1936
1094:Omaha
1092:1935
1084:1934
1076:1933
1068:1932
1060:1931
1051:1930
1043:1929
1035:1928
1027:1927
1019:1926
1011:1925
1003:1924
995:1923
987:1922
979:1921
971:1920
962:1919
954:1918
946:1917
938:1916
929:1915
921:1914
913:1913
907:Worth
905:1912
897:1911
891:Donau
889:1910
881:1909
873:1908
865:1907
857:1906
851:Agile
849:1905
841:1904
833:1903
825:1902
817:1901
809:1900
801:1899
793:1898
785:1897
777:1896
771:Halma
769:1895
763:Chant
761:1894
753:1893
745:1892
737:1891
731:Riley
729:1890
721:1889
713:1888
705:1887
697:1886
689:1885
681:1884
673:1883
665:1882
657:1881
651:Fonso
649:1880
641:1879
633:1878
625:1877
617:1876
609:1875
527:7 May
412:1876
395:Maud
390:Gaze
376:1869
370:1883
361:Nora
336:1866
300:1872
292:1883
214:Alarm
177:wins:
127:Owner
69:Alarm
1833:Mage
747:Azra
556:2019
529:2024
288:Sire
92:1901
39:Sire
1736:Orb
997:Zev
366:Dam
247:in
111:Bay
75:Sex
57:Dam
1869::
546:.
520:.
476:.
266:.
1818:)
1811:(
1788:(
1779:₩
1754:₩
1537:♥
1472:♥
1455:₩
1446:₩
1413:₩
1366:(
1205:₩
1188:₩
1163:₩
1146:₩
1113:₩
1096:₩
1055:₩
966:₩
933:♥
589:e
582:t
575:v
558:.
531:.
505:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
