| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
 1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant in an 1877 drawing by T.J. Scott | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 1876 |
| Winning horse | Vagrant |
| Jockey | Bobby Swim |
| Trainer | James Williams |
| Owner | William Backhouse Astor Jr. |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1876 Kentucky Derby was the 2nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 15, 1876. [1] Winning horse Vagrant ran carrying only 97 pounds, one of the lightest loads carried by a winner in Derby history. [2]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Vagrant | Robert Swim | James Williams | William Backhouse Astor Jr. | 2:38.25 |
| 2nd | Creedmore | D. Williams | Williams & Owings | |||
| 3rd | Harry Hill | J. Miller | John Funk | |||
| 4th | Parole | P. Sparling | Pierre Lorillard IV | |||
| 5th | Germantown | W. Graham | Frank B. Harper | |||
| 6th | Lizzie Stone | W. James | Frank B. Harper | |||
| 7th | Marie Michon | Stradford | J. A. Grinstead | |||
| 8th | Bombay | William Walker | Daniel Swigert | |||
| 9th | Red Coat | Lloyd Hughes | Green Clay | |||
| 10th | Leamingtonian | Raleigh Colston Sr. | H. F. Vissman | |||
| 11th | Bullion | M. Kelso | A. Keene Richards |
The winner received a purse of $2,950. The second-place finisher received $200. [3]
The 1875 Kentucky Derby was the first running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 17, 1875. The first Kentucky Derby was a 1.5-mile race, and the traditional distance of 1.25 miles was not established until the 1896 Derby. Thirteen of the fifteen jockeys in the race, including winner Oliver Lewis, were African-American. Attendance was estimated at 10,000.
The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 22, 1877. The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska.
The 1878 Kentucky Derby was the 4th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 21, 1878. Winning horse Day Star set a new Kentucky Derby record with a winning time of 2:37.25.
The 1879 Kentucky Derby was the 5th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 20, 1879. The winning horse Lord Murphy set a new Derby record with a winning time of 2:37.00.
The 1880 Kentucky Derby was the 6th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 18, 1880.
The 1881 Kentucky Derby was the 7th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 17, 1881.
The 1882 Kentucky Derby was the 8th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 16, 1882.
The 1883 Kentucky Derby was the 9th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 23, 1883. An article in the Louisville Commercial about the 1883 Derby contained the first reference to the track as Churchill Downs.
The 1884 Kentucky Derby was the 10th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 16, 1884.
The 1886 Kentucky Derby was the 12th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 14, 1886. The winning time of 2:36.50 set a new Derby record.
The 1887 Kentucky Derby was the 13th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 11, 1887.
The 1888 Kentucky Derby was the 14th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 14, 1888. The track was labeled as fast.
The 1889 Kentucky Derby was the 15th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 9, 1889. The winning time of 2:34.50 set a new Derby record for a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km).
The 1890 Kentucky Derby was the 16th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 14, 1890.
The 1891 Kentucky Derby was the 17th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 13, 1891. The winning time of 2:52.25 was the slowest winning time in Derby history.
The 1894 Kentucky Derby was the 20th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 15, 1894.
The 1895 Kentucky Derby was the 21st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1895. It was the last Kentucky Derby race that was run at a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km). In 1896, the race was shortened to 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km), which has remained as the current race length.
The 1896 Kentucky Derby was the 22nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1896. This was the first Derby held at the current distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km). Accordingly, the winning horse, Ben Brush, set the then-current Derby record at that distance with a time of 2:07.75.
The 1904 Kentucky Derby was the 30th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1904. This year in Derby history is notable for several important firsts. Elwood, the winning horse, was owned by Lasca Durnell which marked the first time a female owner won the Derby. The winner was bred by Emma Holt Prather of Faustiana Stock Farm in Nodaway County, Missouri and was the first time a Derby winner was bred by a woman. In addition, Elwood was the first winner bred in the state of Missouri and through 2020 no other winner has been bred in that state.
The 1906 Kentucky Derby was the 32nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1906. The field was reduced to six competitors when Creel was scratched.
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