1947 Kentucky Derby

73rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 3, 1947
Winning horseJet Pilot
Winning time2:06 4/5
Final odds5.40:1
JockeyEric Guerin
TrainerR. Thomas Smith
OwnerMaine Chance Farm
ConditionsThree-year-olds
SurfaceDirt
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The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow. Jet Pilot led wire-to-wire and won in a three-horse photo finish. Jet Pilot finished a head ahead of Phalanx and a length ahead of Faultless.[1][2][3][4] Faultless went on to win the 1947 Preakness Stakes while Phalanx won the 1947 Belmont Stakes.[5][6]

Full results

Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind
1st 11 Jet Pilot Eric Guerin R. Thomas Smith Maine Chance Farm 2:06 4/5
2nd 8 Phalanx Eddie Arcaro Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
3rd 5 Faultless Douglas Dodson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm
4th 9 On Trust Johnny Longden William Molter Earl O. Stice & Sons
5th 2 Cosmic Bomb Shelby Clark Willie Booth William G. Helis Sr.
6th 7 Star Reward Steve Brooks Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana
7th 6 Bullet Proof Wayne D. Wright Henry S. Clark Liz Whitney
8th 1A W. L. Sickle Robert Campbell Graceton Philpot W-L Ranch Co.
9th 1 Stepfather Jack Westrope Graceton Philpot W-L Ranch Co.
10th 3 Liberty Road Job Dean Jessop Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable
11th 10 Riskolater William Balzaretti Burton B. Williams Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore)
12th 4 Double Jay John Gilbert Walter L. McCue Ridgewood Stable
13th 12 Jett-jett William Hanka E. C. Dobson William M. Peavey

References

  1. ^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1947 winner Jet Pilot". Courier-journal.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "1947". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Drummond, Cameron (May 5, 2024). "How does a three-horse photo in the Kentucky Derby rank? Here are the closest finishes ever". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  4. ^ "Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by nose in photo finish". ESPN. May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Steve Feitl (May 20, 2017). "2017 Preakness: Winners from 1873 through 2017". Asbury Park Press.
  6. ^ "Universal Newsreel: Phalanx wins at the 1947 Belmont Stakes". Universal Newsreel – via Getty Images.
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