1959 Kentucky Derby
The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.[1][2]
Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 2, 1959 |
Winning horse | Tomy Lee |
Jockey | Bill Shoemaker |
Trainer | Frank E. Childs |
Owner | Mr. & Mrs. Fred Turner Jr. |
Surface | Dirt |
Full results
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | 8 | Tomy Lee | Bill Shoemaker | Frank E. Childs | Mr. & Mrs. Fred Turner Jr. | |
2nd | 10 | Sword Dancer | William Boland | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | |
3rd | 4 | First Landing | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | |
4th | 11 | Royal Orbit | William Harmatz | Reggie Cornell | Halina Gregory Braunstein | |
5th | 5 | Silver Spoon | Raymond York | Robert L. Wheeler | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
6th | 7 | Finnegan | Johnny Longden | William B. Finnegan | Neil S. McCarthy | |
7th | 12 | Dunce | Steve Brooks | Moody S. Jolley | Claiborne Farm | |
8th | 1A | Open View | Karl Korte | Raymond F. Metcalf | Elkcam Stable | |
9th | A | Atoll | Samuel Boulmetis | Raymond F. Metcalf | Elkcam & Chesler | |
10th | 3 | Rico Tesio | Manuel Ycaza | Joseph F. Piarulli | Briardale Farm | |
11th | 16 | Festival King | William Carstens | E. William Kuykendall | Cecil B. Fischbach | |
12th | 9 | John Bruce | Kenneth Church | Charlie Sanborn | K. G. Marshall | |
13th | 6 | Easy Spur | Bill Hartack | Paul L. Kelley | Spring Hill Farm | |
14th | 17 | The Chosen One | Jimmy Combest | Norman L. Haymaker | Mrs. S. Helene Sadacca | |
15th | 2 | Our Dad | Pete D. Anderson | Hirsch Jacobs | Patrice Jacobs | |
16th | 15 | Die Hard | Johnny Sellers | Joseph M. Bollero | Jacnot Stable | |
17th | 13 | Troilus | Chris Rogers | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp |
References
- "Countdown to Kentucky Derby 2015 | *Tomy Lee, 1959". Courier-journal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "1959". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
Further reading
- "Disqualifications, Inquiries & Foul Claims" (PDF). kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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