1939 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 65th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 6, 1939 Johnstown James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Dirt 1938 1940 The 1939 Kentucky Derby was the 65th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1939.http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/02/26/countdown-kentucky-derby-johnstown/24018093/ Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Johnstown, 1939 Courier-journal.com 2015-02-26 2016-06-30https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1939 1939 Kentuckyderby.com 2016-06-30 Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st Johnstown James Stout James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 2:03 2/5 2nd Challedon George Seabo Louis Schaefer William L. Brann 3rd Heather Broom Basil James Earl Sande John Hay Whitney 4th Viscounty Carroll Bierman John J. Flanigan Valdina Farms Stable 5th Technician Johnny Adams Ben A. Jones Woolford Farm 6th El Chico Nick Wall Matthew P. Brady William Ziegler Jr. 7th T. M. Dorsett Leon Haas John B. Theall Joe W. Brown 8th On Location Alfred M. Robertson Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm Stable Winning breeder: Claiborne Farm (KY) References 1939 Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Derby Kentucky Category:1939 in Louisville, Kentucky