1948 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 74th Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 1, 1948 Citation 2:05 2/5 Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm Three-year-olds Dirt 1947 1949 The 1948 Kentucky Derby was the 74th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1948, on a track rated sloppy.http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/02/17/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-citation/23513371/ Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1948 winner Citation Courier-journal.com 2015-02-17 2016-06-22https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1948 1948 Kentuckyderby.com 2016-06-22 Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 1 Citation Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 2:05 2/5 2nd 1a Coaltown Newbold L. Pierson Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 3rd 5 My Request Douglas Dodson James P. Conway Florence Whitaker 4th 4 Billings Melvin Peterson Howard Wells Walmac Stable 5th 3 Grand Pere John Gilbert E. H. J. Shaw Muriel Vanderbilt Adams 6th 2 Escadru Arnold Kirkland Edward A. Christmas William L. Brann Winning breeder: Calumet Farm (KY) References 1948 Kentucky Derby Derby Kentucky Derby Kentucky Category:1948 in Louisville, Kentucky