1876 Kentucky Derby

Horse race 2nd Kentucky Derby stakes race Kentucky Derby Vagrant (horse).jpeg 1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant in an 1877 drawing by T.J. Scott Churchill Downs May 15, 1876 Vagrant Bobby Swim James Williams William Backhouse Astor Jr. Dirt 1875 1877 The 1876 Kentucky Derby was the 2nd running of that annually recurring race. It took place on May 15, 1876, on the Louisville Jockey Club grounds.1876-05-13 "Let "em Go!" and Spring Meeting 1876 Louisville Jockey Club https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-let-em-go-and-sp/184801333/ 2025-11-12 The Courier-Journal 4 Vagrant, the winning horse, won carrying only 97 pounds.Jockeys and weight in the Kentucky Derby TwinSpires https://www.twinspires.com/edge/jockeys-and-weight-in-the-kentucky-derby/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240511012652/https://www.twinspires.com/edge/jockeys-and-weight-in-the-kentucky-derby/ 2024-05-11 2025-11-24 The TwinSpires Edge en-US Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 4 Vagrant Robert Swim James Williams William Backhouse Astor Jr. 2:38.25 2nd Creedmore D. Williams Williams & Owings 3rd Harry Hill J. Miller John Funk 4th Parole P. Sparling Pierre Lorillard IV 5th Germantown W. Graham Frank B. Harper 6th Lizzie Stone W. James Frank B. Harper 7th Marie Michon Stradford J. A. Grinstead 8th Bombay William Walker Daniel Swigert 9th Red Coat Lloyd Hughes Green Clay 10th Leamingtonian Raleigh Colston Sr. H. F. Vissman 11th Bullion M. Kelso A. Keene Richards Payout The winner received a purse of $2,950. The second-place finisher received $200.http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1876.pdf 1876 Kentucky Derby Results Tables 2010-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723050005/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1876.pdf 2011-07-23 dead References 1876 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Category:May 1876 in the United States Derby Category:1876 in Louisville, Kentucky