| 60th Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 5, 1934 |
| Winning Horse: | Cavalcade |
| Winning Jockey: | Mack Garner |
| Winning Trainer: | Robert A. Smith |
| Winning Owner: | Brookmeade Stable |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1933 |
| Next: | 1935 |
The 1934 Kentucky Derby was the 60th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1934.[1] [2] The win by the Brookmeade Stable of Isabel Dodge Sloane marked the fifth time in Derby history that a woman was the winning owner.[3] Horses Prince Pompey, Thomasville, Howard, Blue Again, & Riskulus were scratched before the race.
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Cavalcade | Mack Garner | Brookmeade Stable | 2:04.00 | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Discovery | John Bejshak | Joseph H. Stotler | Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Agrarian | Charles Kurtsinger | George H. Strate | Mrs. Frank J. Heller | ||
| 4th | 3 | Mata Hari | Clyde Van Dusen | Dixiana Stable | |||
| 5th | 2 | Peace Chance | Wayne D. Wright | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | ||
| 6th | 11 | Spy Hill | Silvio Coucci | Marshall Lilly | Greentree Stable | ||
| 7th | 1 | Time Clock | Dominick Bellizzi | Robert Augustus Smith | Brookmeade Stable | ||
| 8th | 7 | Singing Wood | Mary E. Whitney | ||||
| 9th | 12 | Bazaar | Edward R. Bradley | ||||
| 10th | 5 | Speedmore | Francis Horn | Clarence Buxton | |||
| 11th | 10 | Sgt. Byrne | James Ritchie | John Simonetti | |||
| 12th | 4 | Sir Thomas | Albert B. Gordon | ||||
| 13th | 13 | Quasimodo | J. H. James Burke | Allie C. Dettwiler | Mrs. Bessie Franzheim |