1879 Kentucky Derby

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5th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Original Churchill Downs grandstands, 1875.png
Grandstands at the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association, later known as Churchill Downs
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 20, 1879
Winning horse Lord Murphy
Jockey Charlie Shauer
Trainer George Rice
OwnerGeo. W. Darden & Co.
SurfaceDirt
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The 1879 Kentucky Derby was the 5th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 20, 1879. [1] The winning horse Lord Murphy set a new Derby record with a winning time of 2:37.00. [2] Lord Murphy was not the first horse out of the starting gate. He then dramatically collided with another horse and stumbled badly. However he recovered and achieved his note-worthy finish. He was the first horse foaled in Tennessee to win the Derby. Two more natives of that state would go on to win future Derbys. [3]

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Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st Lord Murphy Charles Shauer George RiceGeo. W. Darden & Co.2:37.00
2nd Falsetto Isaac Murphy J.W.H. Reynolds
3rdStrathmoreHightowerGeorge Cadwallader
4thTrinidadAlonzo Allen Daniel Swigert
5thOne DimeL. JonesG. W. Bowen & Co.
6thGeneral Pike John Stoval Gen. Abe Buford
7thAda GlennRameyG. D. Wilson
8thBucknerD. EdwardsH. W. Farris
9thWissahickonL. Hawkins H. Price McGrath

Payout

References

  1. ↑ Kentucky Derby History, 1879
  2. ↑ "1879 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 140 Days to go!". www.derbymuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2025-11-24. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ↑ "1879 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-11.


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