1902 Kentucky Derby

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28th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Alan-A-Dale - 1902.jpg
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 3, 1902
Winning horse Alan-a-Dale
Jockey Jimmy Winkfield
Trainer Thomas Clay McDowell
OwnerThomas Clay McDowell
SurfaceDirt
  1901
1903  

The 1902 Kentucky Derby was the 28th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1902. [1] This marked the first year in which the race was held on its now-traditional day of Saturday; all prior races had taken place anywhere from Monday through Friday. [2] Alan-a-Dale won by a nose after going lame while he was well in front of the other horses; jockey Jimmy Winkfield held him together as the colt barely won. Inventor finished second. The Rival was third, 12 length behind Inventor. [3] Winkfield's win in the 1902 Kentucky Derby was the last time that an African American jockey rode a winning horse in the Kentucky Derby. [4]

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Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st Alan-a-Dale Jimmy Winkfield Thomas Clay McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell2:08.75
2ndInventorRobert "Tiny" WilliamsT. W. MooreNose
3rdThe Rival Nash Turner Thomas Clay McDowellThomas Clay McDowell12
4thAbe FrankMonk Coburn Henry McDaniel George C. Bennett & Co.Nose

Payout

References

  1. Kentucky Derby History, 1902
  2. First Saturday in May (data as of 2017). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. Kellie Reilly (May 5, 2024). "MYSTIK DAN INSPIRES A LOOK AT THE CLOSEST FINISHES IN KENTUCKY DERBY HISTORY". twinspires.com.
  4. Gerald L. Smith (2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 536. ISBN   9780813160658.
  5. "1902 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-11-27.