1877 Kentucky Derby

3rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 22, 1877
Winning horse	Baden-Baden
Jockey	William Walker
Trainer	Edward D. Brown
Owner	Daniel Swigert
Surface	Dirt
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The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 22, 1877.^[1] The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska.^[2]

Full results

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	Baden-Baden	William Walker	Edward D. Brown	Daniel Swigert	2:38 0/0
2nd	Leonard	Robert Swim		Hal Pettit McGrath
3rd	King William	Bailey		Smallwood & Co.
4th	Vera Cruz	Isaac Burns Murphy		James T. Williams
5th	McWhirter	H. Moore	Abraham Perry	Gen. Abe Buford
6th	Odd Fellow	D. Williams		J. J. Merrill
7th	Malvern	S. Jones		George H. Rice
8th	Early Light	W. James		Frank B. Harper
9th	Dan K.	McGrath		Johnson & Mills
10th	Lisbon	Douglass		Daniel Swigert
11th	Headlight	Shelton		L. B. Field

Payout

The winner received a purse of $3,300. The second-place finisher received $200.^[3]

References

^ Kentucky Derby History, 1877
^ "Kentucky Derby Red Carpet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
^ "1877 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

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[1] Kentucky Derby History, 1877

[2] "Kentucky Derby Red Carpet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

[3] "1877 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

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