Startling details behind the Kentucky Derby Gold Trophy unraveled

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The Kentucky Derby win surely brings fame and glory to the rider with an impressive sum of money, along with a garland of roses and a golden trophy for the winner. Though everyone knows that the 149th Kentucky Derby will have $3 million as prize money, where 60% of the prize will get to the rider. The biggest unsung prize is the gold trophy and its makers are not as acclaimed as rose garland maker Kroger. Check out the following story to know about the Kentucky Derby's gold trophy makers.

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S.R. Blackinton, Kentucky Derby gold trophy maker

In talks with Fox 56 News, Rhode-island based company co-owner Susanne Blackinton-Juaire revealed, “My father had acquired a company out of New York called the Elgin Company, and they were the makers of the Kentucky Derby trophy for Lemon and Sons.”

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Susanne's daughter Skyla Fogarty, talking about the trophy construction, revealed, “The difficulty of spinning solid gold, the attention to detail that goes into every piece. It takes hours and hours and hours of labor…”.

Six-generation silversmith clears the misconceptions

Susanne debunked the misconceptions about trophy making and said, “A lot of people are under the impression you just melt the gold down, pour it into a mold, and you have a trophy. It takes months and months of work and hours and labor.”

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In talks with Fox 56 News, Rhode-island based company co-owner Susanne Blackinton-Juaire revealed, “My father had acquired a company out of New York called the Elgin Company, and they were the makers of the Kentucky Derby trophy for Lemon and Sons.”

Susanne's daughter Skyla Fogarty, talking about the trophy construction, revealed, “The difficulty of spinning solid gold, the attention to detail that goes into every piece. It takes hours and hours and hours of labor…”.

Susanne debunked the misconceptions about trophy making and said, “A lot of people are under the impression you just melt the gold down, pour it into a mold, and you have a trophy. It takes months and months of work and hours and labor.”

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