1917 Kentucky Derby

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Location Churchill Downs Winning horse Omar Khayyam Surface Dirt		Date May 12, 1917 Jockey Charles B. Borel

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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