1917 Kentucky Derby

43rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 12, 1917
Winning horse	Omar Khayyam
Jockey	Charles B. Borel
Surface	Dirt
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The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917.^[1] 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.^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	8	Omar Khayyam	Charles B. Borel	C.T. Patterson	Billings & Johnson	2:04.60
2nd	3	Ticket	J. McTaggart		A. Miller	2
3rd	1	Midway	C. Hunt		J.W. Parrish	1-1/2
4th	11	Rickety	F. Robinson		H.P. Whitney	4
5th	9	War Star	M. Buxton		A.K. Macomber	1
6th	14	Manister Toi	F. Keogh		E. Herz	Head
7th	4	Skeptic	E. Martin		H.H. Hewitt	Head
8th	2	Guy Fortune	D. Connelly		Pastime Stable	1-1/2
9th	12	Star Master	Johnny Loftus		A.K. Macomber	1/2
10th	13	Stargazer	W. Crump		A.K. Macomber	Head
11th	5	Cudgel	F. Murphy		J.W. Schorr	2
12th	7	Green Jones	R. Goose		W.H. Baker	5
13th	10	Top o' the Wave	J. Morys		Beverwyck Stable	8
14th	6	Berline	W. Andress		J.S. Ward	4
15th	15	Acabado	A. Schuttinger		Wickliffe Stable	12

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
8	Omar Khayyam	$ 27.60	10.90	6.20
3	Ticket		3.70	2.80
1	Midway			5.10

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

References

Kentucky Derby

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