1886 Kentucky Derby

12th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
1886 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Ali
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 14, 1886
Winning horse	Ben Ali
Jockey	Patsy Duffy
Trainer	James Murphy
Owner	James Ben Ali Haggin
Surface	Dirt
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The 1886 Kentucky Derby was the 12th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 14, 1886. ^[1] The winning time of 2:36.50 set a new Derby record. ^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	10	Ben Ali	Patsy Duffy	James Murphy	James B. A. Haggin	2:36.50
2nd	2	Blue Wing	Edward Garrison	Edward D. Brown	Melbourne Stable
3rd	8	Free Knight	William J. Fitzpatrick		Patrick Corrigan
4th	9	Lijero	Isaac Murphy		Lucky Baldwin
5th	5	Jim Gray	T. Withers		Gray & Co.
6th	1	Grimaldi	Isaac E. Lewis		J. & J. Swigert
7th	3	Sir Joseph	W. Conkling		Robert A. Swigert
8th	6	Harrodsburg	J. Riley		Jack P. Chinn & George Morgan
9th	7	Lafitte	John Stoval		J.G. Greener & Co.
10th	4	Masterpiece	Ed West	John W. Rogers	Samuel S. Brown

• Winning Breeder: Daniel Swigert; (KY)

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
	Ben Ali	$ 13.60	12.00
	Blue Wing		$16.00

• The winner received a purse of $4,890.
• Second place received $300.
• Third place received $150. ^[3]

References

1. Kentucky Derby History, 1886
2. "1886 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. "1886 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-25.