| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
 Kingman, winner of the 1891 Kentucky Derby | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 13, 1891 |
| Winning horse | Kingman |
| Jockey | Isaac Burns Murphy |
| Trainer | Dudley Allen |
| Owner | Jacobin Stable |
| Surface | Dirt (rated slow) |
The 1891 Kentucky Derby was the 17th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 13, 1891. [1] Run on a track rated as slow, the winning time of 2:52.25 was the slowest winning time in Derby history. [2]
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With each rider under orders to stay off the lead until the stretch, all four horses ran abreast the whole way waiting for someone to make a move. This resulted in the field to canter their way around the track going a mile in 2:01, a mile and a quarter in 2:26+3⁄4 and finishing the mile and half race in 2:52. [3]
