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1962 Kentucky Derby
The 1962 Kentucky Derby was the 88th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1962.[1][2] Decidedly's winning time set a new Derby record (later broken).
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 5, 1962 |
| Winning horse | Decidedly |
| Jockey | Bill Hartack |
| Trainer | Horatio Luro |
| Owner | El Peco Ranch |
| Surface | Dirt |
Full results edit
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Decidedly | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro | El Peco Ranch (George A. Pope Jr.) | 2:00 2/5 |
| 2nd | 10 | Roman Line | Jimmy Combest | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | |
| 3rd | 9 | Ridan | Manuel Ycaza | LeRoy Jolley | Mrs. Moody Jolley, Ernest Woods, John L. Greer | |
| 4th | 4 | Sir Ribot | Raymond York | Frank E. Childs | Mr. & Mrs. Fred Turner Jr. | |
| 5th | 1 | Sunrise County | Bill Shoemaker | Thomas Joseph Kelly | Townsend B. Martin | |
| 6th | 8 | Crimson Satan | Billy J. Phelps | Gordon R. Potter | Crimson King Farm | |
| 7th | 5 | Green Hornet | Johnny Longden | Wally Dunn | Dorothy Dorsett Brown | |
| 8th | 15 | Good Fight | Ray Broussard | N. J. Moran | F and B Farms | |
| 9th | 2 | Admiral's Voyage | Braulio Baeza | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | |
| 10th | 6 | Royal Attack | Edward Burns | William J. Hirsch | Neil S. McCarthy | |
| 11th | 14 | Touch Bar | John R. Rivera | J. L. Davis | Estopinal-Arnaud | |
| 12th | 13 | Lee Town | William Carstens | H. L. Mckissick | J. V. P. Stables | |
| 13th | 7 | Mister Pitt | William Harmatz | Stephen A. DiMauro | Golden Triangle Stables | |
| 14th | 12 | Sharp Count | Eugene Curry | L. G. Jeffrion | Reverie Knoll Farm | |
| 15th | 11 | Prego | Larry Adams | Thomas Mercer Waller | Robert Lehman |
- Winning Breeder: George A. Pope Jr.; (CA)