1884 Kentucky Derby

10th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 16, 1884
Winning horse	Buchanan
Jockey	Isaac Burns Murphy
Trainer	William Bird
Owner	William Cottrill
Surface	Dirt
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The 1884 Kentucky Derby was the 10th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 16, 1884. ^[1]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st		Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	Samuel S. Brown & William Cottrill	2:40.25
2nd		Loftin	Thomas Sayers		R. A. Johnson & Co.
3rd		Audrain	C. Richard Fishburn		Thomas Jefferson Megibben
4th		Bob Miles	Jim McLaughlin		James T. Williams
5th		Bob Cook	E. Gorham		R. M. McClelland
6th		Boreas	O'Brien		R. M. McClelland
7th		Admiral	C. Taylor		Clay & Woodford partnership
8th		Exploit	W. Conkling		Wooding & Puryear
9th		Powhattan III	Dow Williams		R.A. Johnson & Co.

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
	Buchanan	$ 20.60

• The winner received a purse of $3,990.
• Second place received $200. ^[2]

References

1. Kentucky Derby History, 1884
2. "1884 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.