1935 Kentucky Derby

Last updated
61st Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 4, 1935
Winning horse Omaha
Jockey Willie Saunders
Trainer James E. Fitzsimmons
Owner Belair Stud
SurfaceDirt
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The 1935 Kentucky Derby was the 61st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1935. [1] [2] The race was won by Omaha, ridden by Willie Saunders and trained by James E. Fitzsimmons.

18 horses participated in the race. [3] The victorious Omaha won the Triple Crown, [4] [5] [6] as he went on to win the Preakness Stakes [7] [8] and the Belmont Stakes. [9]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st11 Omaha Willie Saunders James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 2:05.00
2nd3 Roman Soldier Lester Balaski Phil ReuterWilliam Sachsenmaier & Phil Reuter
3rd9Whiskolo Wayne D. Wright Robert V. McGarvey Milky Way Farm Stable
4th10 Nellie Flag Eddie Arcaro Burton B. Williams Calumet Farm
5th14Blackbirder Willie Garner Charles HainesworthCharles Hainesworth
6th8Psychic Bid Robert Jones Robert Augustus Smith Brookmeade Stable
7th12Morpluck Mack Garner Clarence Buxton Jerome H. Louchheim
8th16Plat Eye Silvio Coucci John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable
9th5McCarthyRobert FinnertyJohn ChesneyMorrison & Keating
10th19Commonwealth George Woolf Preston M. Burch Sarah F. Jeffords
11th6Sun Fairplay Sam Renick W. E. CollinsFair Fields Farm Stable
12th17Today Raymond Workman T. J. Healey Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
13th2WhopperCharles Landolt Duval A. Headley Hal Price Headley
14th7BluebeardHerman SchutteArthur GoldblattMrs. R. B. Fairbanks
15th20TutticurioCharles CorbettFrank M. BrayBrandon Stable
16th13Boxthorn Don Meade Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley
17th1St. BernardPaul KeesterAlbert B. GordonE. Dale Shaffer
18th15WestonSterling YoungTom B. YoungBraedalbane Stable

References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | 1935 winner Omaha". Courier-journal.com. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ↑ "1935". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. ↑ jrees@courier-journal.com. "Derby countdown | Omaha, 1935". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  5. ↑ "The Portsmouth Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  7. ↑ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  9. ↑ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.


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