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1927 Kentucky Derby

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53rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 14, 1927 (1927-May-14)
Winning horseWhiskery
JockeyLinus McAtee
TrainerFred Hopkins
OwnerHarry Payne Whitney
ConditionsSlow
SurfaceDirt
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The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927.[1][2] Whiskery was the winner after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch.[3]

Payout

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The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
9 Whiskery $6.80 $3.80 $3.40
12 Osmand $6.40 $5.80
1 Jock $14.20

Field

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Position Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Final Odds Stake
1 7 Whiskery Linus McAtee Fred Hopkins Harry Payne Whitney 2.40 $51,000
2 10 Osmand Earl Sande Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener 6.90 $6,000
3 1 Jock Chick Lang John F. Schorr Edward Beale McLean 37.80 $3,000
4 5 Hydromel Willie Garner Daniel E. Stewart Johnson N. Camden, Jr. 16.00 $1,000
5 12 Bostonian Whitey Abel Fred Hopkins Harry Payne Whitney 2.40
6 4 Buddy Bauer Goldie Johnson Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 15.40
7 2 Royal Julian Walter Lilley Lon Johnson W. H. Whitehouse 14.70
8 13 Fred Jr. Nicholas Burger Frank A. Stevens S. W. Grant 18.30
9 15 Scapa Flow Frank Coltiletti Scott P. Harlan Walter M. Jeffords Sr. 7.00
10 6 Black Panther Louis Schaefer Thomas J. Healey Walter J. Salmon Sr. 14.70
11 8 Kiev Mack Garner Pete Coyne Joseph E. Widener 6.90
12 3 Rolled Stocking William Pool Charles C. Van Meter James W. Parrish 4.70
13 11 Rip Rap Steve O'Donnell Max Hirsch Sage Stable 11.60
14 9 Bewithus Albert Johnson Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 15.40
15 14 War Eagle Eddie Ambrose John F. Schorr Edward Beale McLean 37.80
  • Winning Breeder: Harry Payne Whitney; (KY)
  • Margins – Head
  • Time – 2:06
  • Track – Slow
  • Horses Saxon, My Son, and Mr. Kirkwood were scratched before the race.

References

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  1. ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1927
  2. ^ "1927 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Ilsley, Henry R. (May 15, 1927). "75,000 See Whiskery Win Kentucky Derby with Osmand Second". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.