1956 Kentucky Derby
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 5, 1956 |
| Winning horse | Needles |
| Jockey | David Erb |
| Trainer | Hugh L. Fontaine |
| Owner | D & H Stable |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1956 Kentucky Derby was the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1956.[1][2]
Full results
[edit]| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Needles | David Erb | Hugh L. Fontaine | D & H Stable (Jack Dudley & Bonnie Heath) | 2:03 2/5 |
| 2nd | 2C | Fabius | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 3rd | 12 | Come On Red | Alfred Popara | Odie Clelland | Helen W. Kellogg | |
| 4th | 4 | Count Chic | Steve Brooks | Lloyd A. Lawson | Mr. & Mrs. Dino Lozzi | |
| 5th | 2 | Pintor Lea | Robert L. Baird | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 6th | 1 | Career Boy | Eric Guerin | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| 7th | 6 | No Regrets | Douglas Dodson | Richard T. Waggoner | Wallace E. Britt | |
| 8th | 1A | Head Man | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| 9th | 15 | King O' Swords | Ralph Borgemenke | Frankie Sanders | Reverie Knoll Farm | |
| 10th | 5 | High King | William McKinley Cook | Thomas Barry | Joseph Gavegnano | |
| 11th | 13 | Jean Baptiste | James D. Nichols | Loyd P. Tate | Mrs. Loyd P. Tate | |
| 12th | 9 | Terrang | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | |
| 13th | 10 | Black Emperor | John H. Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | |
| 14th | 8 | Besomer | Nick Shuk | Colin MacLeod Jr. | Companas Stable | |
| 15th | 14 | Invalidate | Larry Gilligan | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | |
| 16th | 7 | Ben A. Jones | Paul J. Bailey | Elmer Kalensky | G & M Stable | |
| 17th | 11 | Countermand | Arnold Kirkland | Virgil W. Raines | Brandywine Stable |
Winning Breeder: William E. Leach; (FL)
References
[edit]- ^ "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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