1956 Kentucky Derby

The 1956 Kentucky Derby was the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1956.^[1]^[2]

Full results

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1st	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable
2nd	Fabius	Bill Hartack	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm
3rd	Come On Red	Alfred Popara	Odie Clelland	Helen W. Kellogg
4th	Count Chic	Steve Brooks	L. A. Lawson	Mr. and Mrs. D. Lozzi
5th	Pintor Lea	R. L. Baird	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm
6th	Career Boy	Eric Guerin	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
7th	No Regrets	Douglas Dodson	R. T. Waggoner	W. E. Britt
8th	Head Man	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
9th	King O' Swords	Ralph Borgemenke	Frankie Sanders	Reverie Knoll Farm
10th	High King	William McKenly Cook	Thomas Barry	Joseph Gavegnano
11th	Jean Baptiste	Jim Nichols	L. P. Tate	L. P. Tate
12th	Terrang	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth
13th	Black Emperor	Johnny Adams	Harry Trotsek	Hasty House Farm
14th	Besomer	Nicholas Shuk, Jr.	C. Macleod Jr.	Companas Stable
15th	Invalidate	Larry Gilligan	Vester Richard Wright	T. Allie Grissom
16th	Ben A Jones	Paul J. Bailey	Elmer Kalensky	G & M Stable
17th	Countermand	Arnold Kirkland	V. W. Raines	Brandywine Stable

↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1956 winner Needles". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
↑ "1956". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

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