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Gannon Cup
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thumb The Gannon Cup was an American Thoroughbred horse race run in early May in the week prior to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is named in honor of The Gannon Group of St. Louis, MO. It was run on the dirt at a distance of miles for three-year-olds and up. The purse was $56,400. History The 2nd running of the Gannon Cup was held April 30, 2008. Corrupt was jockeyed by Shaun Bridgmohan, trained by Neil J. Howard, and owned by W.S. Farish & Team Block. Farish became well known as the breeder for 2nd-place Belmont Stakes finisher Dunkirk. Corrupt posted a time of 1:44:14. The 2nd-place finisher was A.P. Excellent, jockeyed by Jesus Castanon. The third-place finisher was Jazz Quest, jockeyed by Julien Leparoux. The trophy was awarded by Judith Pearce Jones, co-founder of Jones Pharma. |
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