1940 Kentucky Derby

66th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs
Date May 4, 1940
Winning horse Gallahadion
Jockey Carroll Bierman
Surface Dirt
1939
1941

The 1940 Kentucky Derby was the 66th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1940.[1][2]

Full results

Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind
1st Gallahadion Carroll Bierman Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm
2nd Bimelech Fred A. Smith William A. Hurley E. R. Bradley
3rd Dit Leon Haas Max Hirsch W. A. Hanger
4th Mioland Lester Balaski R. Thomas Smith C. S. Howard
5th Sirocco Johnny Longden James W. Smith Dixiana
6th Roman Kenneth McCombs Daniel Stewart J. E. Widener
7th Royal Man John Gilbert Moody Jolley Tower Stable
8th Pictor George Woolf Louis J. Schaefer W. L. Brann

References

  1. "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Gallahadion, 1940". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. "1940". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.


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