1940 Kentucky Derby

66th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 4, 1940
Winning horseGallahadion
JockeyCarroll Bierman
TrainerRoy Waldron
OwnerMilky Way Farm Stable
SurfaceDirt
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The 1940 Kentucky Derby was the 66th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1940.[1][2]

Full results

Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind
1st 1 Gallahadion Carroll Bierman Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm Stable 2:05 0/0
2nd 2 Bimelech Fred A. Smith William A. Hurley Edward R. Bradley
3rd 7 Dit Leon Haas Max Hirsch W. Arnold Hanger
4th 3 Mioland Lester Balaski R. Thomas Smith Charles S. Howard
5th 6 Sirocco Johnny Longden James W. Smith Dixiana Stable
6th 5 Roman Kenneth McCombs Daniel Stewart Joseph E. Widener
7th 8 Royal Man John Gilbert Moody Jolley Tower Stable
8th 9 Pictor George Woolf Louis Schaefer William L. Brann
  • Winning breeder: Robert A. Fairbairn (KY)

References

  1. ^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Gallahadion, 1940". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. ^ "1940". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.


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