1956 Kentucky Derby

Last updated
82nd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 5, 1956
Winning horse Needles
Jockey David Erb
Trainer Hugh L. Fontaine
OwnerD & H Stable
SurfaceDirt
←  1955
1957  →

The 1956 Kentucky Derby was the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1956. [1] [2]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st3 Needles David Erb Hugh L. Fontaine D & H Stable (Jack Dudley & Bonnie Heath)2:03 2/5
2nd2C Fabius Bill Hartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm
3rd12Come On RedAlfred PoparaOdie ClellandHelen W. Kellogg
4th4Count Chic Steve Brooks Lloyd A. LawsonMr. & Mrs. Dino Lozzi
5th2Pintor Lea Robert L. Baird Horace A. JonesCalumet Farm
6th1 Career Boy Eric Guerin Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
7th6No Regrets Douglas Dodson Richard T. WaggonerWallace E. Britt
8th1AHead Man Eddie Arcaro Sylvester VeitchCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
9th15King O' SwordsRalph BorgemenkeFrankie SandersReverie Knoll Farm
10th5High KingWilliam McKinley CookThomas BarryJoseph Gavegnano
11th13Jean Baptiste James D. Nichols Loyd P. TateMrs. Loyd P. Tate
12th9 Terrang Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth
13th10Black Emperor John H. Adams Harry Trotsek Hasty House Farm
14th8Besomer Nick Shuk Colin MacLeod Jr.Companas Stable
15th14InvalidateLarry Gilligan Vester R. Wright T. Alie Grissom
16th7Ben A. Jones Paul J. Bailey Elmer KalenskyG & M Stable
17th11Countermand Arnold Kirkland Virgil W. Raines Brandywine Stable

Winning Breeder: William E. Leach; (FL)

Related Research Articles

The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Currently offering a purse of $500,000, the race is open to two-year-old horses and is run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. From 1997 to 2008, the race was sponsored by Lane's End Farm. From 2009 to 2013 it was sponsored by Dixiana Farm. It is now sponsored by Claiborne Farm.

Needles was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1956, he became the first Florida-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby; that year he also won the Belmont Stakes.

The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, with 163,628 people in attendance. The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing.

The 1971 Kentucky Derby was the 97th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1971, with 123,284 people in attendance.

The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970.

The 1967 Kentucky Derby was the 93rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1967.

The 1966 Kentucky Derby was the 92nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1966.

The 1965 Kentucky Derby was the 91st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1965.

The 1964 Kentucky Derby was the 90th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1964. Northern Dancer's winning time set a new Derby record.

The 1963 Kentucky Derby was the 89th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1963.

The 1962 Kentucky Derby was the 88th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1962. Decidedly's winning time set a new Derby record.

The 1960 Kentucky Derby was the 86th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1960.

The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.

The 1958 Kentucky Derby was the 84th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1958.

The 1955 Kentucky Derby was the 81st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1955. The race carried a purse of $152,500 of which winner Swaps received $108,400, a then record.

The 1954 Kentucky Derby was the 80th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1954.

The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953.

The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1952.

The 1948 Kentucky Derby was the 74th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1948, on a track rated sloppy.

The 1935 Kentucky Derby was the 61st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1935.

References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1956 winner Needles". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ↑ "1956". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.