1958 Kentucky Derby

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84th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 3, 1958
Winning horse Tim Tam
Jockey Ismael Valenzuela
Trainer Horace A. Jones
Owner Calumet Farm
SurfaceDirt
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The 1958 Kentucky Derby was the 84th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1958. [1] [2]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st3 Tim Tam Ismael Valenzuela Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 2:05 0/0
2nd7 Lincoln Road Chris Rogers Victor J. SovinskiSunny Blue Farm (Isaac Blumberg)
3rd10Noureddin Jimmy Combest James H. PierceCrabgrass Stable (Peter Graffagnino)
4th1 Jewel's Reward Eddie Arcaro Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm
5th5Martins Rullah Conn McCreary Eugene Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. George Lewis
6th9Chance It TonyLogan BatchellerWillie ManziMrs. Anthony Cannuli
7th8A Dragon KillerLawrence HansmanNorman L. HaymakerMrs. S. Helene Sadacca
8th4Gone Fishin' Ralph Neves Charles E. Whittingham Llangollen Farm Stable
9th14BenedictoRobert DeverWalter ColemanBellardi & Harkins
10th1AEbony Pearl Manuel Ycaza Ivan H. Parke Maine Chance Farm
11th12Red Hot Pistol Douglas Dodson John W. FernandezMrs. Sam E. Wilson Jr.
12th11 Silky Sullivan Bill Shoemaker Reggie Cornell Tom Ross & Phil Klipstein
13th6Flamingo Gordon Glisson Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
14th2Warren G. Kenneth Church Harry Saladin William G. Reynolds

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References

  1. ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1958 winner Tim Tam". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ↑ "1958". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
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