1959 Kentucky Derby
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 2, 1959 |
| Winning horse | Tomy Lee |
| Jockey | Bill Shoemaker |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.[1][2]
Full results
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tomy Lee | Bill Shoemaker | Frank E. Childs | Mr. and Mrs. Fred Turner, Jr. | ||
| 2nd | Sword Dancer | C. Boland | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | ||
| 3rd | First Landing | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | ||
| 4th | Royal Orbit | William Harmatz | Reggie Cornell | Halina Gregory Braunstein | ||
| 5th | Silver Spoon | Raymond York | Robert L. Wheeler | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | ||
| 6th | Finnegan | Johnny Longden | William B. Finnegan | Neil S. McCarthy | ||
| 7th | Dunce | Steve Brooks | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | ||
| 8th | Open View | Karl Korte | Ray Metcalf | Elkcam Stable | ||
| 9th | Atoll | Samuel Boulmetis | Ray Metcalf | Elkcam & Chesler | ||
| 10th | Rico Tesio | Manuel Ycaza | J. F. Piarulli | Briardale Farm | ||
| 11th | Festival King | William Carstens | E. W. Kuykendall | C. B. Fischbach | ||
| 12th | John Bruce | Kenneth Church | Charlie Sanborn | K. G. Marshall | ||
| 13th | Easy Spur | Bill Hartack | Paul L. Kelley | Spring Hill Farm | ||
| 14th | The Chosen One | James Combest | N. L. Haymaker | Mrs. S. H. Sadacca | ||
| 15th | Our Dad | Pete D. Anderson | Hirsch Jacobs | Patrice Jacobs | ||
| 16th | Die Hard | Johnny Sellers | Joe Bollero | Jacnot Stable | ||
| 17th | 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.
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