The Derby and Preakness
The 1932 Kentucky Derby had a large field of twenty starters but Burgoo King got away cleanly. Shortly into the race stablemate Brother Joe pulled up lame. Although Burgoo King raced two-wide with another horse behind the frontrunner, he made a strong move on the backstretch to take the lead and in the homestretch pulled away to win easily by three lengths. For Col. Bradley, it marked a record third Kentucky Derby win.
Derby favorite Tick On finished sixth but in the ensuing Preakness Stakes he provided fierce competition with Burgoo King and jockey Eugene James beating Tick On by a head. Tragically, a year after his two Classic wins, Eugene James would die in a drowning accident in Lake Michigan.
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