1959 Kentucky Derby

85th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs
Date May 2, 1959
Winning horse Tomy Lee
Jockey Bill Shoemaker
Surface Dirt
1958
1960

The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.[1][2]

Full results

Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind
1st Tomy Lee Bill Shoemaker Frank E. Childs Mr. and Mrs. Fred Turner, Jr.
2nd Sword Dancer C. Boland J. Elliott Burch Brookmeade Stable
3rd First Landing Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes Meadow Stable
4th Royal Orbit William Harmatz Reggie Cornell Halina Gregory Braunstein
5th Silver Spoon Raymond York Robert L. Wheeler Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
6th Finnegan Johnny Longden William B. Finnegan Neil S. McCarthy
7th Dunce Steve Brooks Moody Jolley Claiborne Farm
8th Open View Karl Korte Ray Metcalf Elkcam Stable
9th Atoll Samuel Boulmetis Ray Metcalf Elkcam & Chesler
10th Rico Tesio Manuel Ycaza J. F. Piarulli Briardale Farm
11th Festival King William Carstens E. W. Kuykendall C. B. Fischbach
12th John Bruce Kenneth Church Charlie Sanborn K. G. Marshall
13th Easy Spur Bill Hartack Paul L. Kelley Spring Hill Farm
14th The Chosen One James Combest N. L. Haymaker Mrs. S. H. Sadacca
15th Our Dad Pete D. Anderson Hirsch Jacobs Patrice Jacobs
16th Die Hard Johnny Sellers Joe Bollero Jacnot Stable
17th Troilus Chris Rogers Charles Peoples Bayard Sharp

References

  1. "Countdown to Kentucky Derby 2015 | *Tomy Lee, 1959". Courier-journal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. "1959". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.


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