1919 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 45th Kentucky Derby Stakes race Kentucky Derby Sir Barton, first winner of the Triple Crown in horse racing.png Sir Barton, first winner of the Triple Crown in horse racing Churchill Downs,Louisville, Kentucky May 10, 1919 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H.G. Bedwell J.K.L. Ross Heavy Dirt 1918 1920 The 1919 Kentucky Derby was the 45th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 10, 1919.Record May Fall In Kentucky Derby Chicago Daily Tribune May 4, 1919 18 174480956http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1919 Kentucky Derby History, 1919 2011-12-21 2022-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20220223083510/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1919 dead Winner Sir Barton went on to win in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, becoming the first winner of the American Triple Crown.https://www.si.com/vault/1994/06/27/131550/a-nearly-forgotten-first-sir-barton-won-the-triple-crown-in-1919-but-was-eclipsed-by-man-o-war A Nearly Forgotten First Stephanie Diaz June 27, 1994 Sports Illustrated Time Inc. 15 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529193614/http://www.si.com/vault/1994/06/27/131550/a-nearly-forgotten-first-sir-barton-won-the-triple-crown-in-1919-but-was-eclipsed-by-man-o-war May 29, 2016 live Pre-race coverage A New York Times writer believed that the Preakness Stakes was competing for attention with the Derby, as it was held four days following the Derby and offered a purse of $30,000, larger than the Derby's $20,000.Record May Fall In Kentucky Derby The New York Times May 4, 1919 6 100535167 The author felt that the three-year old racing horses during the 1919 season were a "good crop" and that the course record of 2:03 2 5 set by Old Rosebud in 1914 could be broken. Sennings Park, a horse who stayed through the winter at Churchill Downs, ran a mile at the track in 1:43 3/5, the best time of the season in late April.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50795712/the-tuscaloosa-news/ The Tuscaloosa News and Times–Gazette 5 May 1, 1919 Kentucky Derby To Be Run On May 10 October 27, 2019 Newspapers.com Result + Final placings (1–12)O'Connor 1921 137 Finish Post Position Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Final OddsOdds N The odds are all to $1; for example, Sir Barton's odds of winning were $ on a $1.00 wager. StakeStake N The total purse for the race was $24,600.Sir Barton Crosses Wire First in Rich Kentucky Derby Nashville Tennessean and the Nashville American May 11, 1919 18 905601822O'Connor 1921 137 1 1 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross $20,825 2 13 Billy Kelly Earl Sande H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross $2,500 3 8 Under Fire Mack Garner Patrick Dunne Patrick Dunne $1,000 4 7 Vulcanite Cecil Howard John Hogan William F. Polson $275 5 9 Sennings Park Harry Lunsford Oswald A. Bianchi Oswald A. Bianchi – 6 2 Be Frank James Butwell Walter B. Jennings Cornelius M. Garrison – 7 11 Sailor J. McIntyre Kimball Patterson James W. McClelland – 8 5 St. Bernard Earl Pool B. J. Brannon B. J. Brannon – 9 10 Regalo Frank Murphy John C. Gallaher Gallaher Bros. – 10 6 Eternal Andy Schuttinger Kimball Patterson James W. McClelland – 11 14 Frogtown John Morys Henry E. McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer – 12 3 Vindex Willie Knapp James G. Rowe Sr. Harry Payne Whitney – Winning Breeder: John E. Madden & Vivian A. Gooch; (KY) Horses Corson and Clermont scratched before the race.1919 Kentucky Derby Results Tables https://web.archive.org/web/20120306185403/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1919.pdf 2012-03-06 + Kentucky Derby Payout ScheduleKentucky Derby is Won By Sir Barton The New York Times May 11, 1919 21 100522630 Post Position Horse Win Place Show 1 Sir Barton $7.20 $6.70 $6.00 13 Billy Kelly – $6.70 $6.00 8 Under Fire – – $10.80 Aftermath For the first time in race history two horses from the same owner finished in first and second place.O'Connor 1921 134 In addition, Ross became the first Canadian owner to have a horse win the Kentucky Derby.O'Connor 1921 134 References Endnotes N Citations 30em Bibliography O'Connor John L. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875–1921 Forty-Fifth Derby 1919 134–137 Rider Press 1921 New York https://archive.org/details/historyofkentuck00ocon/page/n1/mode/2up 1919 Kentucky Derby Derby Category:May 1919 sports events in the United States Kentucky Category:1910s in Louisville, Kentucky