1902 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 28th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Alan-A-Dale - 1902.jpg Jimmy Winkfield aboard Alan-a-Dale in 1902 Churchill Downs May 3, 1902 Alan-a-Dale Jimmy Winkfield Thomas Clay McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell Dirt 1901 1903 The 1902 Kentucky Derby was the 28th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1902.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1902 Kentucky Derby History, 1902 2010-11-27 2022-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220223082708/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1902 dead This marked the first year in which the race was held on its now-traditional day of Saturday; all prior races had taken place anywhere from Monday through Friday.First Saturday in May (data as of 2017). Retrieved April 28, 2022. Alan-a-Dale won by a nose after going lame while he was well in front of the other horses; jockey Jimmy Winkfield held him together as the colt barely won. Inventor finished second. The Rival was third, 1 2 length behind Inventor.twinspires.com MYSTIK DAN INSPIRES A LOOK AT THE CLOSEST FINISHES IN KENTUCKY DERBY HISTORY https://www.twinspires.com/edge/racing/mystik-dan-inspires-a-look-at-the-closest-finishes-in-kentucky-derby-history/ Kellie Reilly May 5, 2024 Winkfield's win in the 1902 Kentucky Derby was the last time that an African American jockey rode a winning horse in the Kentucky Derby.The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia Gerald L. Smith 2015 9780813160658 https://books.google.com/books?id=-0AoCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA536 University Press of Kentucky 536 Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st Alan-a-Dale Jimmy Winkfield Thomas Clay McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell 2:08.75 2nd Inventor Robert "Tiny" Williams T. W. Moore Nose 3rd The Rival Nash Turner Thomas Clay McDowell Thomas Clay McDowell1 2 4th Abe Frank Monk Coburn Henry McDaniel George C. Bennett & Co. Nose Payout The winner received a purse of $4,850. Second place received $700. Third place received $300.http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1902.pdf 1902 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055230/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1902.pdf 2011-08-14 dead References 1902 Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Category:May 1902 sports events in the United States Category:1900s in Louisville, Kentucky