1947 Kentucky Derby
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The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow. Jet Pilot led wire-to-wire and won in a three-horse photo finish. Jet Pilot finished a head ahead of Phalanx and a length ahead of Faultless.[1][2][3][4] Faultless went on to win the 1947 Preakness Stakes while Phalanx won the 1947 Belmont Stakes.[5][6]
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Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 3, 1947 |
Winning horse | Jet Pilot |
Winning time | 2:06 4/5 |
Final odds | 5.40:1 |
Jockey | Eric Guerin |
Trainer | R. Thomas Smith |
Owner | Maine Chance Farm |
Conditions | Three-year-olds |
Surface | Dirt |
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