| Grade I stakes race | |
 Baden-Baden, the 1877 winner. | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 22, 1877 |
| Winning horse | Baden-Baden |
| Jockey | William Walker |
| Trainer | Edward D. Brown |
| Owner | Daniel Swigert |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 22, 1877. [1] The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska. [2] Mint juleps, sometimes associated with the Derby, were first served at this race to Modjeska. [3] Baden-Baden, the horse that won, went on to win the Travers Stakes, one of only ten horses to do this. [4] William Walker, his jockey, was one of the Black jockeys who dominated the sport in the South after the Civil war. He went on to become a respected expert and advisor on Thoroughbred and attended every Derby for the rest of his life. [5]
