Burnt Cork
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title:
Burnt Cork
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Burnt Cork (1940–1944) was a thoroughbred race horse, a son of Mr. Bones, who was owned by Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson. His career earnings totaled $21,130 in 38 starts. The horse had 9 wins, places, and shows. Burnt Cork became the first horse entered at the Kentucky Derby by an African American owner
in May 1943.
As a dark horse among thoroughbreds eligible for the event, he was timed at 0:36 for 3/8 of a mile on April 6, 1943. Fulfilling a pre-race prediction of a last place finish, Burnt Cork
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American Thoroughbred racehorse
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Cork
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date modified:
2022-10-31T12:18:19Z
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