1877 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 3rd Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Baden-Baden_(USA).jpg Baden-Baden, the 1877 winner. Churchill Downs May 22, 1877 Baden-Baden William Walker Edward D. Brown Daniel Swigert Dirt 1876 1878 The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 22, 1877.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1877 Kentucky Derby History, 1877 2010-07-10 2022-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20220221140320/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1877 dead The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/party/style/red-carpet Kentucky Derby Red Carpet. 2010-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100504144026/http://www.kentuckyderby.com/party/style/red-carpet 2010-05-04 dead Mint juleps, sometimes associated with the Derby, were first served at this race to Modjeska.The History of Racing and the Mint Julep https://www.reservebar.com/blogs/spirits-explained/the-history-of-racing-and-the-mint-julep https://web.archive.org/web/20220425195833/https://www.reservebar.com/blogs/spirits-explained/the-history-of-racing-and-the-mint-julep 2022-04-25 2025-11-24 ReserveBar en Baden-Baden, the horse that won, went on to win the Travers Stakes, one of only ten horses to do this.2019-03-26 Mixed Results: How Kentucky Derby Winners Have Fared In The Travers Stakes https://saratogaliving.com/mixed-results-how-kentucky-derby-winners-have-fared-in-the-travers-stakes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200929161126/https://saratogaliving.com/mixed-results-how-kentucky-derby-winners-have-fared-in-the-travers-stakes/ 2020-09-29 2025-11-24 Saratoga Living en-US William Walker, his jockey, was one of the Black jockeys who dominated the sport in the South after the Civil war. He went on to become a respected expert and advisor on Thoroughbred and attended every Derby for the rest of his life.Libecap Emily William Walker https://kyhorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/William-Walker-Sr.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20250317145137/https://kyhorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/William-Walker-Sr.pdf March 17, 2025 Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st Baden-Baden William Walker Edward D. Brown Daniel Swigert 2:38 0/0 2nd Leonard Robert Swim Hal Pettit McGrath 3rd King William Bailey Smallwood & Co. 4th Vera Cruz Isaac Burns Murphy James T. Williams 5th McWhirter H. Moore Abraham Perry Gen. Abe Buford 6th Odd Fellow D. Williams J. J. Merrill 7th Malvern S. Jones George H. Rice 8th Early Light W. James Frank B. Harper 9th Dan K. McGrath Johnson & Mills 10th Lisbon Douglass Daniel Swigert 11th Headlight Shelton L. B. Field Payout The winner received a purse of $3,300. The second-place finisher received $200.http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1877.pdf 1877 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723050026/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1877.pdf 2011-07-23 dead References 1877 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Category:May 1877 in the United States Derby Category:1877 in Louisville, Kentucky