1968 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 94th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 4, 1968 Forward PassDancer's Image was initially declared the winner of the race with Forward Pass coming in second but was later disqualified due to prohibited drugs being found in his system post-race making Forward Pass the winner. Ismael Valenzuela Henry Forrest Calumet Farm Dirt 1967 1969 The 1968 Kentucky Derby was the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1968.https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1968 1968 Kentuckyderby.com 2016-06-05 Controversy over the disqualification of the winning horse The race was the first Kentucky Derby in which the winning horse was subsequently disqualified. Dancer's Image won the race, but was disqualified to last after traces of phenylbutazone were discovered in the mandatory post-race urinalysis.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-01-sp-3316-story.html THE 1968 KENTUCKY DERBY : THE VICTORY THAT WASN'T : Dancer's Image, Who Finished First, Was Disqualified After Positive Test for Illegal Medication Los Angeles Times 1988-05-01 2016-06-05 Second-place finisher Forward Pass was declared the winner. The controversy filled the sporting news of media outlets in North America and was a cover story for Sports Illustrated,https://www.si.com/vault/issue/42998/toc May 20, 1968 Issue Sports Illustrated May 5, 2019 which referred to it as "the year's major sports story."https://www.si.com/vault/1968/05/20/610228/it-was-a-bitter-pill It Was a Bitter Pill Whitney Tower Sports Illustrated May 20, 1968 May 5, 2019 si.com/vault Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 10 Forward Pass Ismael Valenzuela Henry Forrest Calumet Farm 2:02 1/5 2nd 7 Francie's Hat Earlie Fires James P. Conway Saddle Rock Farm 3rd 2 T V Commercial Howard Grant Anthony L. Basile Bwamazon Farm 4th 12 Kentucky Sherry Jimmy Combest Alcee J. Richard Dorothy D. Brown 5th 3 Jig Time Ray Broussard MacKenzie Miller Cragwood Stables 6th 4 Don B. Donald Pierce Lester Holt Don B. Wood 7th 13 Trouble Brewing Buck Thornburg William Sterling Coventry Rock Farm 8th 8 Proper Proof Johnny Sellers J. Lee Mosbacher Mrs. Montgomery R. Fisher 9th 14 Te Vega Mike Manganello George C. Berthold Brunswick Farm (Frank C. Sullivan) 10th 6 Captain's Gig Manuel Ycaza William Ward Stephens Cain Hoy Stable 11th 1 Iron Ruler Braulio Baeza Edward J. Yowell October House Farm 12th 5 Verbatim Angel Cordero Jr. Jerry C. Meyer Elmendorf Farm 13th 11 Gleaming Sword Eddie Belmonte Robert L. Wheeler Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 14th 9 Dancer's Image Bobby Ussery Lou Cavalaris Jr. Peter D. Fuller Winning Breeder: Calumet Farm; (KY) Race Description Starting off out of the gates Dancers Image had a bad break out of the gate, leading the horse to fall behind very quickly being in last. Then Dancers Image started to make a comeback and getting all the way back to the front and by the 8th pole passed the favorite, Forward Pass, Leading Dancers image to victory. This was the 5th time a Horse had gone from last to first. This was short-lived as Dancers Image failed its urinalysis, this put Dancers Image back into last place. Runner-up Forward Pass was deemed the winner.Maese Rick May 3, 2018 Dancer's Image, drugs and MLK: The enduring mystery of the 1968 Kentucky Derby The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/05/03/dancers-image-drugs-and-mlk-the-enduring-mystery-of-the-1968-kentucky-derby/ December 15, 2021 Notes note References Further reading https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Disqualifications_Inquiries_and_Claims_of_Foul__Kentucky_Derby__2019_.pdf Disqualifications, Inquiries & Foul Claims kentuckyderby.com May 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190505021447/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Disqualifications_Inquiries_and_Claims_of_Foul__Kentucky_Derby__2019_.pdf dead External links 1968 Kentucky Derby via YouTube Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Kentucky Derby Category:1968 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1968 controversies in the United States 1968