1940 Kentucky Derby

Last updated
66th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 4, 1940
Winning horse Gallahadion
Jockey Carroll Bierman
Trainer Roy Waldron
Owner Milky Way Farm Stable
SurfaceDirt
  1939
1941  

The 1940 Kentucky Derby was the 66th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1940. [1] [2]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st1 Gallahadion Carroll Bierman Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm Stable 2:05 0/0
2nd2 Bimelech Fred A. Smith William A. Hurley Edward R. Bradley
3rd7Dit Leon Haas Max Hirsch W. Arnold Hanger
4th3 Mioland Lester Balaski R. Thomas Smith Charles S. Howard
5th6Sirocco Johnny Longden James W. Smith Dixiana Stable
6th5RomanKenneth McCombsDaniel Stewart Joseph E. Widener
7th8Royal Man John Gilbert Moody Jolley Tower Stable
8th9Pictor George Woolf Louis Schaefer William L. Brann

References

  1. "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Gallahadion, 1940". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. "1940". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.