Dancer's Image: The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby

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DANCER’S

image THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF THE 1968 KENTUCKY DERBY

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MAY 4, 1968, DANCER’S IMAGE CROSSED The true stor y the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the ninety-fourth Kentucky Derby. Yet the behind the only jubilation ended three days later for the owner, disqualification the jockey and the trainers who propelled the in Derby histor y celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer’s Image was disqualified after blood tests revealed the presence of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug with a dubious legal status. Over forty years later, questions still linger over the origins of the substance and the turmoil it created. Veteran turfwriter and noted equine law expert Milt Toby gives the first in-depth look at the only disqualification in Derby history and how the Run for the Roses was changed forever. N

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