Unusual events and spectacles have been part of the Kentucky Derby experience for years, but one year's Derby Day came up wilder than usual when a stray cigarette caused a fire in the clubhouse near the first turn. Flames shot 10 feet into the air before the fire was extinguished, and post time for the Derby had to be put back by half an hour to allow the soaked section of the track to be gotten back into racing condition. In what year did the unscheduled fireworks take place, and who was that year's Derby winner?
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