1970 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 96th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 2, 1970 Dust Commander Mike Manganello Don Combs Robert E. Lehmann Dirt 1969 1971 The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970.http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/01/26/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-dust-commander/22320053/ Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1970 winner Dust Commander Courier-journal.com 2015-01-26 2016-06-04https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1970 1970 Kentuckyderby.com 2016-06-04 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507111845/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1970 dead The race is most notable in American popular culture as the setting for "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", an article written for Scanlan's Monthly by Hunter S. Thompson that would later be identified as the first instance of gonzo journalism. Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 3 Dust Commander Mike Manganello Don Combs Robert E. Lehmann 2:03.40 2nd 7 My Dad George Ray Broussard Frank J. McManus Raymond M. Curtis 3rd 1 High Echelon Larry Adams John W. Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 4th 9 Naskra Braulio Baeza Philip G. Johnson Her-Jac Stable 5th 5 Silent Screen John L. Rotz J. Bowes Bond Elberon Farm 6th 10 Admiral's Shield Jimmy Nichols Harvey L. Vanier William C. Robinson Jr. 7th 11 Corn off the Cob Angel Cordero Jr. Arnold N. Winick Fence Post Farm 8th 1A Personality Eddie Belmonte John W. Jacobs Ethel D. Jacobs 9th 15 Native Royalty Ismael Valenzuela John T. Davis Happy Valley Farm 10th 14 Robin's Bug Leroy Moyers Tracey Bougon W. J. Hickey-R. F. Kuhn 11th 8 Terlago Bill Shoemaker Jerry M. Fanning Samuel J. Agnew 12th 12 Dr. Behrman Chuck Baltazar James P. Conway Lin-Drake Farm 13th 16 Action Getter Mike Venezia Bob G. Dunham E. V. Benjamin-J. Jones Jr. 14th 2 George Lewis Bill Hartack Buster Millerick Mr. & Mrs. Allan Magerman 15th 17 Fathom Diane Crump Don H. Divine W. L. Lyons Brown 16th 4 Holy Land Hector Pilar John Weiport Steve Carson & Irving Apple 17th 13 Rancho Lejos H. Rudy Campas Chay R. Knight Mrs. J. S. Dean Jr. Winning Breeder: Pullen Bros; (IL) References 1970 Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Kentucky Derby Category:1970 in Louisville, Kentucky