1953 Kentucky Derby

Last updated
79th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 2, 1953
Winning horse Dark Star
Jockey Henry Moreno
Trainer Eddie Hayward
Owner Cain Hoy Stable
SurfaceDirt
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The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953. [1] [2]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st10 Dark Star Henry Moreno Eddie Hayward Cain Hoy Stable
2nd1 Native Dancer Eric Guerin Bill Winfrey Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
3rd5Invigorator Bill Shoemaker Norman R. McleodSaxon Stable
4th11Royal Bay Gem Jimmy Combest Clyde Troutt Eugene Constantin, Jr.
5th3Correspondent Eddie Arcaro T. Wallace Dunn Mrs. Gordon Guiberson
6th9Straight Face Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver, Sr. Greentree Stable
7th1a Social Outcast John H. Adams Bill WinfreyAlfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
8th8Money BrokerAlfred Popara Vester R. Wright G. & G. Stable
9th4Ram O' War Douglas Dodson Jerome J. Sarner, Jr.Bruce S. Campbell
10th7Curragh King David Erb James WallaceEdwar M. Goemans
11th2Ace Destroyer Job Dean Jessop Louis FinleyMr. & Mrs. Tom M. Daniel

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References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1953 winner Dark Star". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ↑ "1953". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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