1933 Kentucky Derby Explained

59th Kentucky Derby
Class:Grade I stakes race
Horse Race:Kentucky Derby
Location:Churchill Downs
Date:May 6, 1933
Winning Horse:Brokers Tip
Winning Jockey:Don Meade
Winning Trainer:Henry J. Thompson
Winning Owner:Edward R. Bradley
Surface:Dirt
Previous:1932
Next:1934

The 1933 Kentucky Derby was the 59th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1933.[1] [2]

The first two finishers of the race were Brokers Tip, ridden by Don Meade, and Head Play, ridden by Herb Fisher. Head Play led early, but Brokers Tip went through an opening on the inside to pull even. As the horses ran side-by-side down the stretch, their jockeys grabbed and whipped each other, and the race became known as the "fighting finish." The racing stewards declared Brokers Tip the winner by a nose. It was the only victory of his career.[1] [3]

Meade and Fisher later fought in the jockey's room; both were suspended for 30 days for their actions during the race. Fisher claimed that Head Play had won and that Brokers Tip should have been disqualified. Meade, when interviewed 50 years later, said, "I couldn't push him away from me because he had ahold of me, so I had to get ahold of him. So from there down to the wire, that's what it was - grab and grab and grab."[1]

Full results

FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1st16Brokers TipDon MeadeHerbert J. ThompsonEdward R. Bradley2:06.80
2nd9Head PlayWillie CrumpSuzanne Mason
3rdCharley O.Charles Corbett J. Thomas Taylor R. M. Eastman Estate
4thLadysmanRaymond WorkmanWilliam Robertson Coe
5thPomponiusJohn BejshakJoseph H. StotlerWilliam Robertson Coe
6thSpicsonReggie Fischer John S. Skirvin L. M. Severson
7thKerry PatchJoe NotterLee Rosenberg
8thMr. KhayyamPete Walls Catawba Stable
9thInlanderDominick BellizziJ. J. Connor Brookmeade Stable
10thStrideawayAlbert Beck Richard N. Vestal Three D's Stock Farm
11thDark Winter
12thIsaiahClarence McCrossen John Milton Goode James W. Parrish
13thGood AdviceEddie LegereCatawba Stable

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Brokers Tip, 1933 . Courier-journal.com . 2015-03-04 . 2016-07-08.
  2. Web site: 1933 . Kentuckyderby.com . 2016-07-08.
  3. Rosenblatt, Richard. "Watch 5 unforgettable Kentucky Derby finishes". boston.com. May 7, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.