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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. The race took place on May 7, 1949, on a track rated fast. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
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).
Count Fleet won the 1943 Kentucky Derby and was one of four horses to win the Triple Crown in the 1940s. The 1940s were a good time for horse racing, and a good time for the Triple Crown, with ...
After a very successful two-year-old season, Olympia won the San Felipe Stakes, [2] the Flamingo Stakes, [3] the Wood Memorial Stakes [4] and the Derby Trial Stakes [5] that resulted in him being sent off as the heavy betting favorite for the 1949 Kentucky Derby, in which he finished sixth. [6]
The first Kentucky Derby. The first time it was run, the Kentucky Derby wasn’t even the main event at the track that day. On May 17, 1875, a Monday afternoon, Kentucky Derby winner Aristides ran ...
Silver Charm (foaled February 22, 1994) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and 1998 Dubai World Cup (of all of which he is the oldest surviving winner). He stood at stud in the United States and Japan, and is now retired at Old Friends Farm in Kentucky.
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.
He had seen every derby run, since the first derby in 1875, when he was 14 years old. Martin J. "Matt" Winn (June 30, 1861 – October 6, 1949) was a prominent personality in American thoroughbred horse racing history and president of Churchill Downs racetrack, home to the Kentucky Derby race that he made famous.