1911 Kentucky Derby

37th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Meridian with R.F. Carman and jockey George Archibald at the 1911 Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 13, 1911
Winning horse	Meridian
Jockey	George Archibald
Trainer	Albert Ewing
Owner	Richard F. Carman Sr.
Surface	Dirt
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The 1911 Kentucky Derby was the 37th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 13, 1911. ^[1] Meridian's winning time of 2:05.00 set a new Derby record. ^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	5	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	Richard F. Carman Sr.	2:05.00
2nd	7	Governor Gray	Roscoe Troxler	James S. Everman	R. N. Smith	3⁄4
3rd	1	Colston	Jess Conley	Raleigh Colston	Raleigh Colston	15
4th	2	Mud Sill	Ted Koerner	William H. Fizer	J. Hal Woodford & Buckner	2
5th	3	Jack Denman	J. Wilson	George Walker	Francis J. Pons	Head
6th	6	Round the World	Matt McGee	William G. Yanke	William G. Yanke	1
7th	4	Col. Hogan	J. McIntyre	S. Miller Henderson	Henderson & Hogan	15

• Winning Breeder: Charles L. Harrison; (KY)
• Horses Jabot, Ramazan, and Captain Carmody scratched before the race.

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
5	Meridian	$ 7.80	2.70	2.70
7	Governor Gray		2.70	2.60
1	Colston			3.80

• The winner received a purse of $4,850.
• Second place received $700.
• Third place received $300. ^[2]

References

1. Kentucky Derby History, 1911
2. "1911 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-12-17.