1989 Kentucky Derby

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115th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 6, 1989
Winning horse Sunday Silence
Jockey Pat Valenzuela
Trainer Charles E. Whittingham
Owner Hancock III, Gaillard & Whittingham
Conditions Muddy
SurfaceDirt
Attendance122,653
  1988
1990  

The 1989 Kentucky Derby was the 115th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1989, [1] with 122,653 people in attendance. [2] The race took place on a track that was listed as muddy but was drying out very well. The time on the 1+14-mile was the slowest time since Tim Tam rode to victory at the same length at also the same time of 2:05. Sunday Silence took the win with a 2 1/2 length victory over the favorite to win, Easy Goer. [3]

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Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st10 Sunday Silence Pat Valenzuela Charlie Whittingham Hancock III, Gaillard & Whittingham 2:05
2nd13 Easy Goer Pat Day Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps
3rd12Awe Inspiring Craig Perret Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Mills Phipps
4th7Dansil Larry Snyder Frank L. Brothers John A. Franks
5th4 Hawkster Marco Castaneda Ron McAnally Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Meredith
6th15Northern WolfClarence Ladner III Hank Allen Deep Silver Stable
7th11Irish Actor Don Howard LeRoy Jolley Tiffany Farms
8th6Houston Laffit Pincay Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Beal, French Jr. & Lukas
9th9Triple Buck José A. Santos John J. Lenzini Jr. Gary Marano
10th5Shy Tom Chris Antley D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm
11th14Wind Splitter Donnie Miller Jr. Dale CapuanoRandall Williams Jr.
12th2 Flying Continental Corey Black Jay M. Robbins Jack Kent Cooke
13th1Clever Trevor Don Pettinger Donnie K. Von Hemel Cheri & Don McNeill
14th8Faultless EnsignChris DeCarlo Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. Anthony Tornettam et al.
15th3Western Playboy Randy Romero Harvey L. Vanier Nancy Vanier & Raymond Roncari

Purse winnings

PlaceHorsePurse WinningsTotal Purse Amount
1stSunday Silence$574,200$749,200

Payout

PostHorseWinPlaceShow
10Sunday SilenceUS$8.203.003.60
2bEasy Goer2.603.40
2Awe Inspiring3.40

Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence was an unlikely winner as a youngster, but he grew into a true champion. He sported crooked hind legs and barely survived a virus as a weanling. [5] Sunday Silence was not an attractive youngster and his owner, Arthur B. Hancock III, attempted to sell him at the 1987 Keeneland yearling sale. Hancock ended up buying the colt back for only $17,000. [6] Sunday Silence completed his two-year-old season with only one victory from three starts and was described as looking like a "skinny teenager" from Hancock. Between two and three years old, the colt matured and began his three-year-old season as a front runner for the Kentucky Derby. [7] Sunday Silence won both the San Felipe Stakes and the Santa Anita Derby and anticipation built for the confrontation between Sunday Silence and his competition for the Kentucky Derby, Easy Goer. Sunday Silence's win at the Derby was largely attributed to the muddy track, which Easy Goer was claimed to have not liked. Sunday Silence bested Easy Goer by a win of 2 1/2 lengths.

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