Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 1, 1948 |
Winning horse | Citation |
Winning time | 2:05 2/5 |
Jockey | Eddie Arcaro |
Trainer | Ben A. Jones |
Owner | Calumet Farm |
Conditions | Three-year-olds |
Surface | Dirt |
The 1948 Kentucky Derby was the 74th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1948, on a track rated sloppy. [1] [2]
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | 1 | Citation | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 2:05 2/5 |
2nd | 1a | Coaltown | Newbold L. Pierson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
3rd | 5 | My Request | Douglas Dodson | James P. Conway | Florence Whitaker | |
4th | 4 | Billings | Melvin Peterson | Howard Wells | Walmac Stable | |
5th | 3 | Grand Pere | John Gilbert | E. H. J. Shaw | Muriel Vanderbilt Adams | |
6th | 2 | Escadru | Arnold Kirkland | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann |