1904 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 30th Kentucky Derby Stakes race Kentucky Derby Elwood 1904.jpg 1904 Kentucky Derby winner Elwood Churchill Downs May 2, 1904 Elwood Shorty Prior Charles E. Durnell Lasca Durnell Dirt 1903 1905 The 1904 Kentucky Derby was the 30th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1904.http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1904 1904 Kentucky Derby www.kentuckyderby.com 2017-07-18 2022-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220223100646/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1904 dead This year in Derby history is notable for several important firsts. Elwood, the winning horse, was owned by Lasca Durnell which marked the first time a female owner won the Derby.https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1930s/drf1934050501/drf1934050501_2_7 Women Have Won Derby Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives 1934-05-05 2020-02-08 The winner was bred by Emma Holt Prather of Faustiana Stock Farm in Nodaway County, Missouri and was the first time a Derby winner was bred by a woman.https://books.google.com/books?id=pFwjEbstL58C&dq=%22Prather%22%2C+%22Faustiana%22&pg=PT52 Images of America - Nodaway County Arcadia Publishing 2008-06-23 9781439635155 2020-03-15 In addition, Elwood was the first winner bred in the state of Missouri and through 2020 no other winner has been bred in that state. Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st Elwood Frank Prior Charles E. Durnell Lasca Durnell 2:08.50 2nd Ed Tierney Joseph Dominick John Fay John Fay & Henry Wehmhoff1 2 3rd Brancas Lucien Lyne William McDaniel William Gerst 3 4th Prince Silverwings Dale Austin T. Hart Talbot Talbot Bros. 2 1 2 5th Proceeds George Helgeson Robert Tucker Samuel S. Brown 1 Winning Breeder: Emma Holt Prather; (MO) 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/1904.pdf 1904 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055304/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1904.pdf 2011-08-14 dead References 1904 Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Category:May 1904 sports events in the United States Category:1900s in Louisville, Kentucky