1876 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
![]() 1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant in an 1877 drawing by T.J. Scott | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 15, 1876 |
Winning horse | Vagrant |
Jockey | Bobby Swim |
Trainer | James Williams |
Owner | William Backhouse Astor Jr. |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1876 Kentucky Derby was the 2nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 15, 1876.[1] Winning horse Vagrant ran carrying only 97 pounds, one of the lightest loads carried by a winner in Derby history.[2]
Full results
[edit]Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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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
[edit]The winner received a purse of $2,950. The second-place finisher received $200.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1876
- ^ Tom Gilcoyne. Ask the Historian, Spring 1997 Vol. 3 No. 2. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
- ^ "1876 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-08.