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Burgoo King's time—2:05⅛—was comparatively slow but his victory made a record for his owner, Col. Bradley. In 1921 the Bradley horses Behave Yourself and Black Servant finished first and second in the Kentucky Derby. Two more Bradley horses—Bubbling Over and Bagenbaggage—did the same thing in 1926. No one else has ever owned three Derby winners. When Governor Ruby Laffoon congratulated him last week, Col. Bradley said he was particularly pleased because Burgoo King is a son of Bubbling Over.
Though Kentuckians like to bet on horses from his big Idle Hour Farm which spreads out on both sides of the Frankfort Pike near Lexington, Col. Bradley is no native Kentuckian. He was born in Bradford, Pa., and worked in its steel mills till he was old enough to go out West and become a cowpuncher. After a few years of that he went to Chicago and made money with a hotel. Presently he was rich enough to spend his winters in Palm Beach, where he started a gambling casino. How much "Bradley's," smartest gaming place in the land, makes per year Col. Bradley is reluctant to state. Some say $5,000,000. Col. Bradley became interested in horses 35 years ago when his doctor advised him to retire and live in the country. Now he owns the New Orleans race-track in addition to his properties in Chicago and Palm Beach. With no children of his own, he takes a charitable interest in orphans, holds a race-meeting for their benefit at Idle Hour Farm each autumn. Bland, dignified and equipped with a genuine Kentucky accent to match his genuine Kentucky colonelcy, Col. Bradley shows a wary reticence when talking to reporters. He has one superstition: all his horses have names begining with "B." Burgoo King was named for Jim Mooney, a Lexington grocer whose "burgoo"—a savory meat stew cooked for two days and sometimes seasoned with corn whiskey—is reputed Kentucky's best.