1934 Kentucky Derby

60th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 5, 1934
Winning horse	Cavalcade
Jockey	Mack Garner
Trainer	Robert A. Smith
Owner	Brookmeade Stable
Surface	Dirt
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Last updated March 27, 2025

The 1934 Kentucky Derby was the 60th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1934.^[1]^[2] The win by the Brookmeade Stable of Isabel Dodge Sloane marked the fifth time in Derby history that a woman was the winning owner.^[3] Horses Prince Pompey, Thomasville, Howard, Blue Again, & Riskulus were scratched before the race.

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	8	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Robert Augustus Smith	Brookmeade Stable	2:04.00
2nd	6	Discovery	John Bejshak	Joseph H. Stotler	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
3rd	9	Agrarian	Charles Kurtsinger	George H. Strate	Mrs. Frank J. Heller
4th	3	Mata Hari	John Gilbert	Clyde Van Dusen	Dixiana Stable
5th	2	Peace Chance	Wayne D. Wright	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener
6th	11	Spy Hill	Silvio Coucci	Marshall Lilly	Greentree Stable
7th	1	Time Clock	Dominick Bellizzi	Robert Augustus Smith	Brookmeade Stable
8th	7	Singing Wood	Robert Jones	James W. Healy	Mary E. Whitney
9th	12	Bazaar	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley
10th	5	Speedmore	Francis Horn	Clarence Buxton	Jerome H. Louchheim
11th	10	Sgt. Byrne	Sam Renick	James Ritchie	John Simonetti
12th	4	Sir Thomas	Anthony Pascuma	Albert B. Gordon	Albert B. Gordon
13th	13	Quasimodo	J. H. James Burke	Allie C. Dettwiler	Mrs. Bessie Franzheim

Winning breeder: F. Wallis Armstrong (NJ)

References

↑ "Derby countdown | Cavalcade, 1934". Courier-journal.com. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "1934". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Women Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1934-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

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[1] "Derby countdown | Cavalcade, 1934". Courier-journal.com. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

[2] "1934". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

[3] "Women Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1934-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

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