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Long Shot Wins Count Turt Upsets Derby 1951

Long Shot Wins Count Turt Upsets Derby 1951
Clip: 351224_1_1
Year Shot: 1951 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1558
Original Film: 024-454-03
HD: N/A
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Timecode: 00:32:18 - 00:36:00

Count turf, a 15 to 1 shot roars in a winner in a field of 20. The colt, son of Count Fleet and grandson of Reigh Count, both Derby winners, shows his heels to the field by four lengths and cops a purse of $98,000. (Washington only) Kentucky Derby MCUS - Throngs of people walking into Churchill Downs Race Track. Parking lot with thousands of cars. CUS - Two women going through the turnstile. CUS - Hands exchanging money for tickets. CUS - Vendor's ribbons for sale. CUS - Of a man wearing real diamonds on his glasses and on his teeth. CUS - Men and women looking at the race sheets. People walking around the grounds. CUS - Duke and Ditches of Windsor. CUS - Two actors, Steve Hanagan and Ann Sheridan. CUS - Greer Garson and Senator Anderson. LS - Horses walking on the track. MCUS - A mass of people at the betting windows. MOHS - Horses walking over to the starting gate. LS - Horses are in the starting gate and their off. MCUS - Horses coming right at the camera and racing around the bend. MCUS - Camera takes a picture of Count Turf in slow motion. MCUS - Count Turf in the winning circle.