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

85th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 2, 1959
Winning horseTomy Lee
JockeyBill Shoemaker
TrainerFrank E. Childs
OwnerFred W. & Juliette M. Turner Jr.
SurfaceDirt
← 1958
1960 →

Full results

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

References

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  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.

Further reading

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