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. [1] [2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1947 winner Jet Pilot". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. ↑ "1947". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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