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The 1949 Kentucky Derby was the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1949, on a track rated fast. [1] [2] Full results. Finished
Ponder was the son of the 1944 Kentucky Derby winner, Pensive, and sire of the winner of the 1956 Kentucky Derby, Needles.Pensive, Ponder, and Needles are the second family of grandfather, father, and son to win the Kentucky Derby (the first were Reigh Count in 1928, 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet, and Count Turf in 1951).
[2] [3] While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby. The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers with the nominator of each of the top three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500, respectively.
1949: Ponder. Owner: Calumet Farm. Career earnings: $541,275. Career earnings in 2022 dollars: $6,538,602. ... Then GOBankingRates used Equibase to find each Kentucky Derby winner’s (5) career ...
The first ever Kentucky Derby was won by jockey Oliver Lewis. 34. Only one Triple Crown winner, Halma, has ever sired another Tripe Crown winner, Omaha, though 12 Derby winners have been sired by ...
Pensive (February 5, 1941 – May 20, 1948) was a bright chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1944 won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown.Pensive also began only the second sire line "hat trick" in the Kentucky Derby, as his son Ponder won the 1949 Derby, and Ponder's son Needles won the 1956 edition.
Alan-A-Dale, ridden by jockey Jimmy Winkfield won the Derby in 1902. The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of ...
With the 2024 Kentucky Derby set for May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, we introduce you to the trainers who have defined the Run for the Roses.