| 62nd Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 2, 1936 |
| Winning Horse: | Bold Venture |
| Winning Jockey: | Ira Hanford |
| Winning Trainer: | Max Hirsch |
| Winning Owner: | Morton L. Schwartz |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1935 |
| Next: | 1937 |
The 1936 Kentucky Derby was the 62nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1936.[1] [2]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Bold Venture | Ira Hanford | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | 2:03.60 | |
| 2nd | 12 | Brevity | Wayne D. Wright | ||||
| 3rd | 3 | Indian Broom | George Burns | ||||
| 4th | 15 | Coldstream | Nick Wall | Albert B. Gordon | Coldstream Stud Stable (E. E. Dale Shaffer) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Bien Joli | Lester Balaski | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | ||
| 6th | 16 | Holl Image | Jack Carter | Superior Stable (Jack Carter) | |||
| 7th | 4 | He Did | Charles Kurtsinger | J. Thomas Taylor | |||
| 8th | 9 | Teufel | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | |||
| 9th | 14 | Gold Seeker | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farms | |||
| 10th | 2 | Merry Pete | Tommy Malley | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | ||
| 11th | 8 | The Fighter | Alfred M. Robertson | Milky Way Farm Stable | |||
| 12th | 11 | Grand Slam | Raymond Workman | R. Emmett Potts | Bomar Stable (Charles B. Bohn & Peter A. Markey) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Sangreal | Robert V. McGarvey | Milky Way Farm | |||
| 14th | 5 | Granville | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |