1897 Kentucky Derby Explained

23rd Kentucky Derby
Class:	Grade I stakes race
Horse Race:	Kentucky Derby
Location:	Churchill Downs
Date:	May 12, 1897
Winning Horse:	Typhoon II
Winning Jockey:	Buttons Garner
Winning Trainer:	Julius C. Cahn
Winning Owner:	Julius C. Cahn
Surface:	Dirt
Previous:	1896
Next:	1898

The 1897 Kentucky Derby was the 23rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1897.^[1]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st		Typhoon II	Fred Garner	Julius C. Cahn	Julius C. Cahn	2:12.50
2nd		Ornament	Alonzo Clayton		Charles T. Patterson & Co.	Neck
3rd		Dr. Catlett	Robert Williams		Turney Bros.	20
4th		Dr. Shepard	John Hill		Foster Bros.	4
5th		Goshen	Walter Wilhite		John Rodegap
6th		Ben Brown	S. Ballard		Charles Fleischmann

• Winning Breeder: John B. Ewing; (TN)

Payout

• The winner received a purse of $4,850.
• Second place received $700.
• Third place received $300.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1897 Kentucky Derby History, 1897
2. Web site: 1897 Kentucky Derby Results Tables . 2010-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814054925/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1897.pdf . 2011-08-14 . dead .