| 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]
| Program Number | Horse Name | Win | Place | Show | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Whiskery | $6.80 | $3.80 | $3.40 | |
| 12 | Osmand | – | $6.40 | $5.80 | |
| 1 | Jock | – | – | $14.20 |
| Position | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Final Odds | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Whiskery | Linus McAtee | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | 2.40 | $51,000 |
| 2 | 10 | Osmand | Earl Sande | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | 6.90 | $6,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Jock | Chick Lang | John F. Schorr | Edward Beale McLean | 37.80 | $3,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Hydromel | Willie Garner | Daniel E. Stewart | Johnson N. Camden, Jr. | 16.00 | $1,000 |
| 5 | 12 | Bostonian | Whitey Abel | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | 2.40 | |
| 6 | 4 | Buddy Bauer | Goldie Johnson | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 15.40 | |
| 7 | 2 | Royal Julian | Walter Lilley | Lon Johnson | W. H. Whitehouse | 14.70 | |
| 8 | 13 | Fred Jr. | Nicholas Burger | Frank A. Stevens | S. W. Grant | 18.30 | |
| 9 | 15 | Scapa Flow | Scott P. Harlan | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | 7.00 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Black Panther | Louis Schaefer | Thomas J. Healey | Walter J. Salmon Sr. | 14.70 | |
| 11 | 8 | Kiev | Mack Garner | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | 6.90 | |
| 12 | 3 | Rolled Stocking | William Pool | Charles C. Van Meter | James W. Parrish | 4.70 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rip Rap | Steve O'Donnell | Max Hirsch | Sage Stable | 11.60 | |
| 14 | 9 | Bewithus | Albert Johnson | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 15.40 | |
| 15 | 14 | War Eagle | Eddie Ambrose | John F. Schorr | Edward Beale McLean | 37.80 | |