1879 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 5th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Original_Churchill_Downs_grandstands,_1875.png Grandstands at the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association, later known as Churchill Downs Churchill Downs May 20, 1879 Lord Murphy Charlie Shauer George Rice Geo. W. Darden & Co. Dirt 1878 1880 The 1879 Kentucky Derby was the 5th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 20, 1879.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1879 Kentucky Derby History, 1879 2010-07-11 2022-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20220221163907/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1879 dead The winning horse Lord Murphy set a new Derby record with a winning time of 2:37.00.http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1879.pdf 1879 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723050103/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1879.pdf 2011-07-23 dead Lord Murphy was not the first horse out of the starting gate. He then dramatically collided with another horse and stumbled badly. However he recovered and achieved his note-worthy finish. He was the first horse foaled in Tennessee to win the Derby. Two more natives of that state would go on to win future Derbys.Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 140 Days to go! https://www.derbymuseum.org/Blog/Article/158/Countdown-to-the-Kentucky-Derby-140-Days-to-go https://web.archive.org/web/20251124212206/https://www.derbymuseum.org/Blog/Article/158/Countdown-to-the-Kentucky-Derby-140-Days-to-go 2025-11-24 2025-11-24 www.derbymuseum.org Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st Lord Murphy Charles Shauer George Rice Geo. W. Darden & Co. 2:37.00 2nd Falsetto Isaac Murphy J.W.H. Reynolds 3rd Strathmore Hightower George Cadwallader 4th Trinidad Alonzo Allen Daniel Swigert 5th One Dime L. Jones G. W. Bowen & Co. 6th General Pike John Stoval Gen. Abe Buford 7th Ada Glenn Ramey G. D. Wilson 8th Buckner D. Edwards H. W. Farris 9th Wissahickon L. Hawkins H. Price McGrath Payout The winner received a purse of $3,550. Second place received $200.http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1879.pdf 1879 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723050103/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1879.pdf 2011-07-23 dead References 1879 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Category:May 1879 in the United States Derby Category:1870s in Louisville, Kentucky