1904 Kentucky Derby

30th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
	1904 Kentucky Derby winner Elwood
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 2, 1904
Winning horse	Elwood
Jockey	Shorty Prior
Trainer	Charles E. Durnell
Owner	Lasca Durnell
Surface	Dirt
	← 1903 1905 →

The 1904 Kentucky Derby was the 30th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1904.^[1] This year in Derby history is notable for several important firsts. Elwood, the winning horse, was owned by Lasca Durnell which marked the first time a female owner won the Derby.^[2] The winner was bred by Emma Holt Prather of Faustiana Stock Farm in Nodaway County, Missouri and was the first time a Derby winner was bred by a woman.^[3] In addition, Elwood was the first winner bred in the state of Missouri and through 2020 no other winner has been bred in that state.

Full results

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	Elwood	Frank Prior	Charles E. Durnell	Lasca Durnell	2:08.50
2nd	Ed Tierney	Joseph Dominick	John Fay	John Fay & Henry Wehmhoff	1⁄2
3rd	Brancas	Lucien Lyne	William McDaniel	William Gerst	3
4th	Prince Silverwings	Dale Austin	T. Hart Talbot	Talbot Bros.	2+1⁄2
5th	Proceeds	George Helgeson	Robert Tucker	Samuel S. Brown	1

Winning Breeder: Emma Holt Prather; (MO)

Payout

The winner received a purse of $4,850.
Second place received $700.
Third place received $300.^[4]

References

^ "1904 Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ "Women Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1934-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
^ Images of America - Nodaway County. Arcadia Publishing. 2008-06-23. ISBN 9781439635155. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
^ "1904 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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[1] "1904 Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[2] "Women Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1934-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

[3] Images of America - Nodaway County. Arcadia Publishing. 2008-06-23. ISBN 9781439635155. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

[1904_Kentucky_Derby_Results_Tables-4] "1904 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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