1937 Kentucky Derby

The 1937 Kentucky Derby was the 63rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 8, 1937.^[1][2]

63rd Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 8, 1937
Winning horse	War Admiral
Jockey	Charles Kurtsinger
Trainer	George Conway
Owner	Glen Riddle Farm
Surface	Dirt
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Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st		War Admiral	Charles Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:03 1/5
2nd		Pompoon	Harry C. Richards	Cyrus Field Clarke	Jerome Louchheim
3rd		Reaping Reward	Alfred M. Robertson	Robert V. McGarvey	Milky Way Farm Stable
4th		Melodist	Johnny Longden	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable
5th		Sceneshifter	James Stout	Earl Sande	Maxwell Howard
6th		Heelfly	Wayne D. Wright	Jack R. Pryce	Three D's Stock Farm
7th		Dellor	Basil James	John M. Goode	James W. Parrish
8th		Burning Star	Charles Parke	John J. Greely Sr.	Shandon Farm (Patrick A. & Richard J. Nash)
9th		Court Scandal	Earl Steffen	Walter Burrows	Townsend B. Martin
10th		Clodion	Irving Anderson	Walter A. Carter	Walter A. Carter
11th		Fairy Hill	Maurice Peters	Richard E. Handlen	Foxcatcher Farms
12th		Merry Maker	Hilton Dabson	Willie A. Shea	Miss E. G. Rand
13th		No Sir	Hubert Leblanc	Mary Hirsch	Mary Hirsch
14th		Grey Gold	Joseph Rosen	George R. Miller	Edward W. Duffy
15th		Military	Charles Corbett	Robert V. McGarvey	Milky Way Farm Stable
16th		Sunset Trail	Robert Dotter	George Walsh	Raoul Walsh
17th		Fencing	Jack Westrope	Earl Sande	Maxwell Howard
18th		Bernard F.	Lee Hardy	Al Miller	Isaac Jacob Collins
19th		Sir Damion	Edward Yager	George M. Odom	Marshall Field III
20th		Billionaire	George Woolf	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley

• Winning breeder: Samuel D. Riddle (KY)

References

1. "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | War Admiral, 1937". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
2. "1937". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.