1915 Kentucky Derby

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41st Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Regret with trainer James Rowe and owner Harry Payne Whitney, 1915.jpg
Regret and owner Harry Payne Whitney
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 8, 1915
Winning horse Regret
Jockey Joe Notter
Trainer James G. Rowe Sr.
Owner Harry Payne Whitney
SurfaceDirt
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The 1915 Kentucky Derby was the 41st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 8, 1915. [1] The winning horse, Regret, generated significant publicity for the race being the first filly to ever win the Derby. Churchill Downs president Matt Winn observed that because of Regret's win "the Derby was thus made an American institution." [2]

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Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st2 Regret Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney 2:05.40
2nd3Pebbles Charles Borel Richard C. Benson James Butler 2
3rd8Sharpshooter James Butwell William H. Karrick Schulyer L. Parsons 2
4th10Royal IIAndy NeylonHerman R. BrandtJefferson Livingston1
5th5Emerson CochranWilliam Taylor Auval John Baker Col. Robert L. Baker3
6th11Leo Ray Thomas McTaggart William J. YoungJames T. Looney1⁄2
7th13Double EagleClaude BurlingameStephen J. Lawler Quincy Stable (James F. Johnson)1+1⁄2
8th1DortchAlbert MottHenry LoudenWilliam W. Darden4
9th4For FairWilliam WarringtonGeorge M. MillerGeorge M. Miller5
10th7Ed Crump Roscoe Goose John F. Schorr John W. Schorr 1⁄2
11th12Little String Earl Pool Elza BrownMichael B. GruberHead
12th6Goldcrest BoyJoe Kederis John F. Schorr John W. Schorr 1+1⁄2
13th16Uncle Bryn John McTaggart Robert W. WaldenMrs. Robert W. Walden2
14th15TetanJames Smyth William Perkins Johnson & Crosthwaite2
15th9Norse KingWilliam O'Brien Max Hirsch Frederick B. Lemaire2
16th14Booker BillWalter Andress William Perkins Mose C. Moore4

Payout

PostHorseWinPlaceShow
2Regret $ 7.304.003.60
3Pebbles7.604.80
8Sharpshooter7.10

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References

  1. ↑ Kentucky Derby History, 1915
  2. ↑ Bolus, Jim. Kentucky Derby Stories. Pelican Publishing Company. Gretna, LA, 1993, p. 74
  3. 1 2 "1915 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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