1883_Kentucky_Derby Knowpia

9th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
	1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus in an 1886 engraving by Henry H. Cross
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 23, 1883
Winning horse	Leonatus
Jockey	William Donohue
Trainer	Raleigh Colston Sr.
Owner	Jack P. Chinn &; George W. Morgan
Surface	Dirt
	← 1882 1884 →

The 1883 Kentucky Derby was the 9th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 23, 1883.^[1] An article in the Louisville Commercial about the 1883 Derby contained the first reference to the track as Churchill Downs.^[2]

Full results edit

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	Leonatus	William Donohue	Raleigh Colston Sr.	Jack P. Chinn & George W. Morgan	2:43.00
2nd	Drake Carter	John Spellman	Green B. Morris	Green B. Morris & James D. Patton
3rd	Lord Raglan	George Quantrell		Noah Armstrong
4th	Ascender	John Stoval		R. C. Pate
5th	Standiford Kellar	Harry Blaylock		J. R. Watts
6th	Pike's Pride	George Evans		Clipsiana Stable
7th	Chatter	H. Henderson		W. C. McCurdy

Winning Breeder: John Henry Miller; (KY)

Payout edit

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
	Leonatus	$ 14.80

The winner received a purse of $3,760.
Second place received $200.^[3]

References edit

^ Kentucky Derby History, 1883
^ "Kentucky Derby History, 1874-1899". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
^ "1883 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.

[1] Kentucky Derby History, 1883

[2] "Kentucky Derby History, 1874-1899". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

[3] "1883 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.

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Summary

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