1927 Kentucky Derby Explained

Surface:Dirt
53rd Kentucky Derby
Horse Race:Kentucky Derby
Location:Churchill Downs
Winning Horse:Whiskery
Winning Jockey:Linus McAtee
Winning Trainer:Fred Hopkins
Winning Owner:Harry Payne Whitney
Conditions:Slow
Previous:1926
Next:1928

The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927.[1] [2] Whiskery was the winner after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch.[3]

Payout

The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
9Whiskery$6.80$3.80 $3.40
12Osmand$6.40 $5.80
1Jock$14.20

Field

PositionPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerFinal OddsStake
17WhiskeryLinus McAteeFred HopkinsHarry Payne Whitney2.40$51,000
210OsmandEarl SandePete CoyneJoseph E. Widener6.90$6,000
31JockChick LangJohn F. SchorrEdward Beale McLean37.80$3,000
45HydromelWillie GarnerDaniel E. StewartJohnson N. Camden, Jr.16.00$1,000
512BostonianWhitey AbelFred HopkinsHarry Payne Whitney2.40
64Buddy BauerGoldie JohnsonHerbert J. ThompsonEdward R. Bradley15.40
72Royal JulianWalter LilleyLon JohnsonW. H. Whitehouse14.70
813Fred Jr. Nicholas BurgerFrank A. StevensS. W. Grant18.30
915Scapa FlowScott P. HarlanWalter M. Jeffords Sr.7.00
106Black PantherLouis SchaeferThomas J. HealeyWalter J. Salmon Sr.14.70
118KievMack GarnerPete CoyneJoseph E. Widener6.90
123Rolled StockingWilliam PoolCharles C. Van MeterJames W. Parrish4.70
1311Rip RapSteve O'DonnellMax HirschSage Stable11.60
149BewithusAlbert JohnsonHerbert J. ThompsonEdward R. Bradley15.40
1514War EagleEddie AmbroseJohn F. SchorrEdward Beale McLean37.80

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1927 Kentucky Derby History, 1927
  2. Web site: 1927 Kentucky Derby Results Tables . April 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231956/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1927.pdf . April 22, 2014 . dead .
  3. News: Ilsley . Henry R. . May 15, 1927 . 75,000 See Whiskery Win Kentucky Derby with Osmand Second . en-US . The New York Times . May 17, 2022 . 0362-4331.