1953 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 2, 1953 |
Winning horse | Dark Star |
Jockey | Henry Moreno |
Trainer | Eddie Hayward |
Owner | Cain Hoy Stable |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953.[1][2]
Full results[]
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | 10 | Dark Star | Henry Moreno | Eddie Hayward | Cain Hoy Stable | |
2nd | 1 | Native Dancer | Eric Guerin | Bill Winfrey | Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. | |
3rd | 5 | Invigorator | Bill Shoemaker | Norman R. Mcleod | Saxon Stable | |
4th | 11 | Royal Bay Gem | Jimmy Combest | Clyde Troutt | Eugene Constantin, Jr. | |
5th | 3 | Correspondent | Eddie Arcaro | T. Wallace Dunn | Mrs. Gordon Guiberson | |
6th | 9 | Straight Face | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver, Sr. | Greentree Stable | |
7th | 1a | Social Outcast | John H. Adams | Bill Winfrey | Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. | |
8th | 8 | Money Broker | Alfred Popara | Vester R. Wright | G. & G. Stable | |
9th | 4 | Ram O' War | Douglas Dodson | Jerome J. Sarner, Jr. | Bruce S. Campbell | |
10th | 7 | Curragh King | David Erb | James Wallace | Edwar M. Goemans | |
11th | 2 | Ace Destroyer | Job Dean Jessop | Louis Finley | Mr. & Mrs. Tom M. Daniel |
References[]
- ^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1953 winner Dark Star". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "1953". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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