ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, hiː wˈʌn ðə kɛntˈʌki dˈɜːbi ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɑːki wˈɪli ʃˈuːmeɪkɚ, bˈiːɾɪŋ ðə hˈɛvili fˈeɪvɚd ˈiːst kˈoʊst stˈɑːɹ, bᵻlˈɛɹz nˈæʃjuːə, ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɛdi ɑːɹkˈæɹoʊ.
In May 1955, he won the Kentucky Derby under jockey Willie Shoemaker, beating the heavily favored east coast star, Belair's Nashua, under Eddie Arcaro.