1978 Kentucky Derby

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1978 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location Churchill Downs,
Louisville, Kentucky
DateMay 6, 1978
Winning horse Affirmed
Jockey Steve Cauthen
Trainer Laz Barrera
Owner Harbor View Farm
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance131,004 [1]
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The 1978 Kentucky Derby was the 104th running of the Kentucky Derby. [2] Affirmed, under jockey Steve Cauthen, won the race by 1 1/2 lengths over Alydar. [3] [4] Believe It finished 3rd, 1 1/4 lengths behind Alydar, and 30:1 longshot Darby Creek Road finished 4th. [5] [6] Affirmed won the Triple Crown by defeating Alydar by decreasing margins in the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. [3]

Contents

11 horses competed in the race. [3] Alydar went into the race as a 6:5 favorite, despite Affirmed having won 4 of the 6 previous races between the two. [3] Affirmed went off at 9:5. [3] Sensitive Prince and Believe It were the only other horses to go off at less than 30:1, at 9:2 and 7:1 respectively. [5] Sensitive Prince and Affirmed, both frontrunners, were near the lead early in the race behind long shot Raymond Earl. [5] Sensitive Prince took the lead at the first turn, but Affirmed gained the lead at the second turn. [2] After attaining the lead, Affirmed held it for the remainder of the race except for a brief moment when Believe It led by a head. [2] [6] Alydar charged from the outside down the stretch, and overtook Believe It, despite the two horses bumping, but Alydar could not overtake Affirmed. [2] [4] [6]

Payout

The 104th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
2 Affirmed $5.60$2.80$2.60
10 Alydar -$2.60$2.40
9 Believe It --$2.80

Results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime /
behind		Odds
1st2 Affirmed Steve Cauthen [a] Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 2:01 1/59:5
2nd10 Alydar Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 11⁄26:5
3rd9 Believe It Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 11⁄47:1
4th7Darby Creek Road Donald Brumfield Lou Rondinello James W. (Wally) & Jody Galbreath Phillips30:1
5th3Esops Foibles Chris McCarron Loren Rettele Jerry Frankel 45:1
6th11 Sensitive Prince Mickey Solomone H. Allen Jerkens Top of the Marc Stable (Joseph Taub)9:2
7th8Dr. ValeriRene Riera Jr.Aurelio M. PerezVirginio & Ronal Renzi90:1
8th5Hoist the Silver Richard DePass [b] Richard J. FischerWashington Stud (Jack E. Dasso/D. Golab/Perry Levinson/E.M. Solomon)99:1
9th6Chief of DixielandAnthony RiniJake MorrealeDixie-Jake, Inc.99:1
10th1Raymond Earl Robert L. Baird [c] Smiley Adams Robert N. Lehmann99:1
11th4Special HonorPaul NicoloElwood D. McCannLinda Gaston & Alvin D. Haynes99:1

References

  1. ↑ "9‐5 Affirmed, Cauthen Up, Wins Kentucky Derby". The New York Times. 7 May 1978. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Affirmed Wins!". Churchill Downs . Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Mitchell, R. (January 12, 2001). "Triple Crown Winner Affirmed Euthanized". Blood Horse. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  4. 1 2 Rees, J. (January 18, 2015). "Kentucky Derby countdown: Affirmed, 1978". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  5. 1 2 3 1978 Kentucky Derby telecast. ABC. May 1978.
  6. 1 2 3 Sowers, R. (2014). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes: A Comprehensive History. McFarland. p. 232. ISBN   9780786476985.
  7. ↑ Nationwide Newsnet (2021-04-29). "No Caribbean Representative Will be at the Kentucky Derby". Nationwide Radio JM. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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