Kentucky Derby | |
![]() 1903 Kentucky Derby winner Judge Himes | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 2, 1903 |
Winning horse | Judge Himes |
Jockey | Hal Booker |
Trainer | John P. Mayberry |
Owner | Charles R. Ellison |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1903 Kentucky Derby was the 29th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1903, and offered a purse of $6,000. [1]
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | Judge Himes | Harold Booker | John P. Mayberry | Charles R. Ellison | 2:09.00 | |
2nd | Early | Jimmy Winkfield | Patrick Dunne | Myron H. Tichenor & Co. | 3⁄4 | |
3rd | Bourbon | Richard Crowhurst | Thomas Clay McDowell | Thomas Clay McDowell | 6 | |
4th | Bad News | Willie Davis | French Brooks | J. H. Woodford & Buckner | 1⁄2 | |
5th | Woodlake | George Helgeson | Thomas Clay McDowell | Thomas Clay McDowell | 3 | |
6th | Treacy | Frank Landry | M. J. Powers | T. H. Stevens | 5 |
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