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1917 Kentucky Derby

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Location
  
Churchill Downs

Winning horse
  
Omar Khayyam

Surface
  
Dirt

Date
  
May 12, 1917

Jockey
  
Charles B. Borel

1917 Kentucky Derby

The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917. Horses Penrod, Diamond, and Sol Gilsey scratched before the race. Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.

Payout

  • The winner received a purse of $16,600.
  • Second place received $2,500.
  • Third place received $1,000.
  • Fourth place received $275.

    • References

    1917 Kentucky Derby Wikipedia
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