1917 Kentucky Derby

43rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam
Location Churchill Downs
Date May 12, 1917
Winning horse Omar Khayyam
Jockey Charles B. Borel
Trainer Charles T. Patterson
Owner Billings & Johnson
Surface Dirt

The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917.[1] Horses Penrod, Diamond, and Sol Gilsey scratched before the race. Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.[2]

Full results

Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind
1st 8 Omar Khayyam Charles B. Borel Charles T. Patterson Billings & Johnson 2:04.60
2nd 3 Ticket J. McTaggart A. Miller 2
3rd 1 Midway C. Hunt J.W. Parrish ​1 1⁄2
4th 11 Rickety F. Robinson H.P. Whitney 4
5th 9 War Star M. Buxton A.K. Macomber 1
6th 14 Manister Toi F. Keogh E. Herz Head
7th 4 Skeptic E. Martin H.H. Hewitt Head
8th 2 Guy Fortune D. Connelly Pastime Stable ​1 1⁄2
9th 12 Star Master Johnny Loftus A.K. Macomber ​1⁄2
10th 13 Stargazer W. Crump A.K. Macomber Head
11th 5 Cudgel F. Murphy J.W. Schorr 2
12th 7 Green Jones R. Goose W.H. Baker 5
13th 10 Top o' the Wave J. Morys Beverwyck Stable 8
14th 6 Berline W. Andress J.S. Ward 4
15th 15 Acabado A. Schuttinger Wickliffe Stable 12

Payout

Post Horse Win Place Show
8 Omar Khayyam $ 27.60 10.90 6.20
3 Ticket 3.70 2.80
1 Midway 5.10
  • The winner received a purse of $16,600.
  • Second place received $2,500.
  • Third place received $1,000.
  • Fourth place received $275.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kentucky Derby History, 1917
  2. 1 2 "1917 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
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