79th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 2, 1953
Winning horseDark Star
JockeyHenry Moreno
TrainerEddie Hayward
OwnerCain Hoy Stable
SurfaceDirt

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.
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