1939 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 6, 1939 |
Winning horse | Johnstown |
Jockey | James Stout |
Trainer | James E. Fitzsimmons |
Owner | Belair Stud |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1939 Kentucky Derby was the 65th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1939.[1][2]
Full results[]
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | Johnstown | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | 2:03 2/5 | |
2nd | Challedon | George Seabo | Louis Schaefer | William L. Brann | ||
3rd | Heather Broom | Basil James | Earl Sande | John Hay Whitney | ||
4th | Viscounty | Carroll Bierman | Valdina Farms Stable | |||
5th | Technician | Johnny Adams | Ben A. Jones | Woolford Farm | ||
6th | Nick Wall | William Ziegler Jr. | ||||
7th | T. M. Dorsett | Leon Haas | John B. Theall | |||
8th | On Location | Alfred M. Robertson | Roy Waldron | Milky Way Farm Stable |
- Winning breeder: Claiborne Farm (KY)
References[]
- ^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Johnstown, 1939". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "1939". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
Categories:
- Kentucky Derby races
- 1939 in horse racing
- 1939 in sports in Kentucky
- Kentucky Derby stubs