1947 Kentucky Derby

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73rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 3, 1947
Winning horse Jet Pilot
Winning time2:06 4/5
Final odds5.40:1
Jockey Eric Guerin
Trainer R. Thomas Smith
Owner Maine Chance Farm
Conditions Three-year-olds
SurfaceDirt
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The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow. Jet Pilot led wire-to-wire and won in a three-horse photo finish. Jet Pilot finished a head in front of Phalanx and a length ahead of Faultless. [1] [2] [3] [4] Faultless went on to win the 1947 Preakness Stakes while Phalanx won the 1947 Belmont Stakes. [5] [6]






Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st11 Jet Pilot Eric Guerin R. Thomas Smith Maine Chance Farm 2:06 4/5
2nd8 Phalanx Eddie Arcaro Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
3rd5 Faultless Douglas Dodson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm
4th9 On Trust Johnny Longden William Molter Earl O. Stice & Sons
5th2 Cosmic Bomb Shelby Clark Willie Booth William G. Helis Sr.
6th7Star Reward Steve Brooks Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana
7th6Bullet Proof Wayne D. Wright Henry S. Clark Liz Whitney
8th1AW. L. SickleRobert Campbell Graceton Philpot W-L Ranch Co.
9th1Stepfather Jack Westrope Graceton PhilpotW-L Ranch Co.
10th3Liberty Road Job Dean Jessop Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable
11th10RiskolaterWilliam Balzaretti Burton B. Williams Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore)
12th4 Double Jay John Gilbert Walter L. McCueRidgewood Stable
13th12Jett-jettWilliam HankaE. C. DobsonWilliam M. Peavey

References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1947 winner Jet Pilot". Courier-journal.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1947". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Drummond, Cameron (May 5, 2024). "How does a three-horse photo in the Kentucky Derby rank? Here are the closest finishes ever". Lexington Herald-Leader .
  4. ↑ "Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by nose in photo finish". ESPN. May 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ Steve Feitl (May 20, 2017). "2017 Preakness: Winners from 1873 through 2017". Asbury Park Press .
  6. ↑ "Universal Newsreel: Phalanx wins at the 1947 Belmont Stakes". Universal Newsreel – via Getty Images.
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