1917 Kentucky Derby

43rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
	1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 12, 1917
Winning horse	Omar Khayyam
Jockey	Charles Borel
Trainer	Charles T. Patterson
Owner	Billings & Johnson
Surface	Dirt
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Last updated June 20, 2025

The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917.^[1] Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	8	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	Charles T. Patterson	C. K. G. Billings & Frederick Johnson	2:04.60
2nd	3	Ticket	John McTaggart	A. J. Goldsborough	Andrew Miller	2
3rd	1	Midway	Claude Hunt	William J. Young	James W. Parrish	1+1⁄2
4th	11	Rickety	Frank Robinson	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry Payne Whitney	4
5th	9	War Star	Merrit C. Buxton	Walter B. Jennings	A. Kingsley Macomber	1
6th	14	Manister Toi	Frank Keogh	John J. Flanigan	Emil Herz	Head
7th	4	Skeptic	Eddie Martin	John I. Smith	Herbert H. Hewitt	Head
8th	2	Guy Fortune	Danny Connelly	Dan Lehan	Pastime Stable	1+1⁄2
9th	12	Star Master	Johnny Loftus	Walter B. Jennings	A. Kingsley Macomber	1⁄2
10th	13	Stargazer	Willie Crump	Walter B. Jennings	A. Kingsley Macomber	Head
11th	5	Cudgel	Frank Murphy	James T. Mooney	John W. Schorr	2
12th	7	Green Jones	Roscoe Goose	William Huntley Baker	William Huntley Baker	5
13th	10	Top o' the Wave	John Morys	George Zeigler	Beverwyck Stable	8
14th	6	Berline	Walter Andress	John S. Ward	John S. Ward	4
15th	15	Acabado	Andy Schuttinger	William C. Clancy	Wickliffe Stable	12

Winning Breeder: Sir John Robinson; (England)
Horses Penrod, Diamond, and Sol Gilsey scratched before the race

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
8	Omar Khayyam	$ 27.60	10.90	6.20
3	Ticket		3.70	2.80
1	Midway			5.10

The winner received a purse of $16,600.
Second place received $2,500.
Third place received $1,000.
Fourth place received $275.^[2]

References

↑ Kentucky Derby History, 1917
1 2 "1917 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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[1] Kentucky Derby History, 1917

[1917_Kentucky_Derby_Results_Tables-2] 1 2 "1917 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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