1949 Kentucky Derby

75th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 7, 1949
Distance	1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs)
Winning horse	Ponder
Winning time	2:04 1/5
Jockey	Steve Brooks
Trainer	Ben A. Jones
Owner	Calumet Farm
Surface	Dirt
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Last updated August 04, 2022

The 1949 Kentucky Derby was the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1949, on a track rated fast.^[1]^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	3	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04 1/5
2nd	1	Capot	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable
3rd	10	Palestinian	Hedley Woodhouse	Hirsch Jacobs	Isidor Bieber
4th	6	Old Rockport	Gordon Glisson	Phil Reilly	Clifford Mooers
5th	9	Halt	Conn McCreary	Woody Stephens	Woodvale Farm
6th	5	Olympia	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan H. Parke	Fred W. Hooper
7th	7	Model Cadet	Ovie Scurlock	R. Thomas Smith	Ada L. Rice
8th	11	Duplicator	Basil James	Sam Sechrest	Mr. & Mrs. J. Harold Seley
9th	8	Johns Joy	Johnny Adams	Monte Parke	John A. Kinard Jr.
10th	4	Ky. Colonel	Melvin Peterson	John M. Goode	Joe A. Goodwin
11th	13	Lextown	Jack Richard	Dave Hurn	Lexbrook Stable
12th	2	Jacks Town	Walter Lee Taylor	Lester L. Jenkins	Afton Villa Farm
13th	1A	Wine List	Douglas Dodson	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable
14th	12	Senecas Coin	Jimmy John Duff	Mrs. Albert Roth	Mrs. Albert Roth

Winning breeder: Calumet Farm (KY)

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References

↑ "Countdown to Kentucky Derby 2015 | Ponder, 1949". Courier-journal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
↑ "1949". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

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[1] "Countdown to Kentucky Derby 2015 | Ponder, 1949". Courier-journal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

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