1927 Kentucky Derby

53rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 14, 1927
Winning horse	Whiskery
Jockey	Linus McAtee
Trainer	Fred Hopkins
Owner	Harry Payne Whitney
Conditions	Slow
Surface	Dirt
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The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927.^[1]^[2] Whiskery was the winner after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch.^[3]

Payout

The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
9	Whiskery	$6.80	$3.80	$3.40
12	Osmand	–	$6.40	$5.80
1	Jock	–	–	$14.20

Field

Position	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Final Odds	Stake
1	7	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	Harry Payne Whitney	2.40	$51,000
2	10	Osmand	Earl Sande	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	6.90	$6,000
3	1	Jock	Chick Lang	John F. Schorr	Edward Beale McLean	37.80	$3,000
4	5	Hydromel	Willie Garner	Daniel E. Stewart	Johnson N. Camden, Jr.	16.00	$1,000
5	12	Bostonian	Whitey Abel	Fred Hopkins	Harry Payne Whitney	2.40
6	4	Buddy Bauer	Goldie Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	15.40
7	2	Royal Julian	Walter Lilley	Lon Johnson	W. H. Whitehouse	14.70
8	13	Fred Jr.	Nicholas Burger	Frank A. Stevens	S. W. Grant	18.30
9	15	Scapa Flow	Frank Coltiletti	Scott P. Harlan	Walter M. Jeffords Sr.	7.00
10	6	Black Panther	Louis Schaefer	Thomas J. Healey	Walter J. Salmon Sr.	14.70
11	8	Kiev	Mack Garner	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	6.90
12	3	Rolled Stocking	William Pool	Charles C. Van Meter	James W. Parrish	4.70
13	11	Rip Rap	Steve O'Donnell	Max Hirsch	Sage Stable	11.60
14	9	Bewithus	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	15.40
15	14	War Eagle	Eddie Ambrose	John F. Schorr	Edward Beale McLean	37.80

Winning Breeder: Harry Payne Whitney; (KY)
Margins – Head
Time – 2:06
Track – Slow
Horses Saxon, My Son, and Mr. Kirkwood were scratched before the race.

References

^ Kentucky Derby History, 1927
^ "1927 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ Ilsley, Henry R. (May 15, 1927). "75,000 See Whiskery Win Kentucky Derby with Osmand Second". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

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[1] Kentucky Derby History, 1927

[2] "1927 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[3] Ilsley, Henry R. (May 15, 1927). "75,000 See Whiskery Win Kentucky Derby with Osmand Second". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

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