1953 Kentucky Derby

79th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 2, 1953
Winning horse	Dark Star
Jockey	Henry Moreno
Trainer	Eddie Hayward
Owner	Cain Hoy Stable
Surface	Dirt
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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

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	10	Dark Star	Henry Moreno	Eddie Hayward	Cain Hoy Stable
2nd	1	Native Dancer	Eric Guerin	Bill Winfrey	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
3rd	5	Invigorator	Bill Shoemaker	Norman R. Mcleod	Saxon Stable
4th	11	Royal Bay Gem	Jimmy Combest	Clyde Troutt	Eugene Constantin, Jr.
5th	3	Correspondent	Eddie Arcaro	T. Wallace Dunn	Mrs. Gordon Guiberson
6th	9	Straight Face	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable
7th	1a	Social Outcast	John H. Adams	Bill Winfrey	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
8th	8	Money Broker	Alfred Popara	Vester R. Wright	G. & G. Stable
9th	4	Ram O' War	Douglas Dodson	Jerome J. Sarner, Jr.	Bruce S. Campbell
10th	7	Curragh King	David Erb	James Wallace	Edwar M. Goemans
11th	2	Ace Destroyer	Job Dean Jessop	Louis Finley	Mr. & Mrs. Tom M. Daniel

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.