1911 Kentucky Derby

37th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Meridian with R.F. Carman and jockey George Archibald at the 1911 Kentucky Derby.
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 13, 1911
Winning horse	Meridian
Jockey	George Archibald
Surface	Dirt

The 1911 Kentucky Derby was the 37th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 13, 1911. Horses Jabot, Ramazan, and Captain Carmody scratched before the race. The winning time of 2:05.00 set a new Derby record.

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	5	Meridian	G. Archibald	Albert Ewing	R.F. Carman	2:05.00
2nd	7	Governor Gray	R. Troxler		R.N. Smith	3/4
3rd	1	Colston	J. Conley		Raleigh Colston	15
4th	2	Mud Sill	T. Koerner		Woodford-Buckner	2
5th	3	Jack Denman	J. Wilson		F.J. Pons	Head
6th	6	Round the World	M. McGee		W.G. Yanke	1
7th	4	Col. Hogan	J. McIntyre		Henderson-Hogan	15

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
5	Meridian	$ 7.80	2.70	2.70
7	Governor Gray		2.70	2.60
1	Colston			3.80

• The winner received a purse of $4,850.
• Second place received $700.
• Third place received $300.