| 73rd Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 3, 1947 |
| Winning Horse: | Jet Pilot |
| Winning Time: | 2:06 4/5 |
| Final Odds: | 5.40:1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Eric Guerin |
| Winning Trainer: | R. Thomas Smith |
| Winning Owner: | Maine Chance Farm |
| Conditions: | Three-year-olds |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1946 |
| Next: | 1948 |
The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow. Jet Pilot led wire-to-wire and won in a three-horse photo finish. Jet Pilot finished a head ahead of Phalanx and a length ahead of Faultless.[1] [2] [3] [4] Faultless went on to win the 1947 Preakness Stakes while Phalanx won the 1947 Belmont Stakes.[5] [6]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin | R. Thomas Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 2:06 4/5 | |
| 2nd | 8 | Phalanx | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Faultless | Douglas Dodson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | ||
| 4th | 9 | On Trust | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Earl O. Stice & Sons | ||
| 5th | 2 | Cosmic Bomb | Shelby Clark | William G. Helis Sr. | |||
| 6th | 7 | Star Reward | Steve Brooks | Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana | ||
| 7th | 6 | Bullet Proof | Wayne D. Wright | Henry S. Clark | Liz Whitney | ||
| 8th | 1A | W. L. Sickle | Robert Campbell | ||||
| 9th | 1 | Stepfather | Jack Westrope | Graceton Philpot | W-L Ranch Co. | ||
| 10th | 3 | Liberty Road | Job Dean Jessop | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | ||
| 11th | 10 | Riskolater | William Balzaretti | Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore) | |||
| 12th | 4 | Double Jay | John Gilbert | Walter L. McCue | Ridgewood Stable | ||
| 13th | 12 | Jett-jett | William Hanka | E. C. Dobson | William M. Peavey |