| 63rd Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 8, 1937 |
| Winning Horse: | War Admiral |
| Winning Jockey: | Charles Kurtsinger |
| Winning Trainer: | George Conway |
| Winning Owner: | Glen Riddle Farm |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1938 |
The 1937 Kentucky Derby was the 63rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 8, 1937.[1] [2]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | War Admiral | Charles Kurtsinger | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm | 2:03 1/5 | ||
| 2nd | Pompoon | Harry C. Richards | Cyrus Field Clarke | Jerome Louchheim | |||
| 3rd | Reaping Reward | Alfred M. Robertson | Milky Way Farm Stable | ||||
| 4th | Melodist | Johnny Longden | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | |||
| 5th | Sceneshifter | James Stout | Earl Sande | Maxwell Howard | |||
| 6th | Heelfly | Wayne D. Wright | Jack R. Pryce | Three D's Stock Farm | |||
| 7th | Dellor | Basil James | John M. Goode | James W. Parrish | |||
| 8th | Burning Star | John J. Greely Sr. | Shandon Farm (Patrick A. & Richard J. Nash) | ||||
| 9th | Court Scandal | Earl Steffen | Walter Burrows | Townsend B. Martin | |||
| 10th | Clodion | Walter A. Carter | Walter A. Carter | ||||
| 11th | Fairy Hill | Richard E. Handlen | |||||
| 12th | Merry Maker | Hilton Dabson | Willie A. Shea | Miss E. G. Rand | |||
| 13th | No Sir | Hubert Leblanc | Mary Hirsch | ||||
| 14th | Grey Gold | Joseph Rosen | George R. Miller | Edward W. Duffy | |||
| 15th | Military | Charles Corbett | Robert V. McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | |||
| 16th | Sunset Trail | George Walsh | Raoul Walsh | ||||
| 17th | Fencing | Jack Westrope | Earl Sande | Maxwell Howard | |||
| 18th | Bernard F. | Lee Hardy | Al Miller | Isaac Jacob Collins | |||
| 19th | Sir Damion | Edward Yager | George M. Odom | Marshall Field III | |||
| 20th | Billionaire | George Woolf | Edward R. Bradley |