| 75th Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 7, 1949 |
| Distance: | 1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs) |
| Winning Horse: | Ponder |
| Winning Time: | 2:04 1/5 |
| Winning Jockey: | Steve Brooks |
| Winning Trainer: | Ben A. Jones |
| Winning Owner: | Calumet Farm |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1950 |
The 1949 Kentucky Derby was the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1949, on a track rated fast.[1] [2]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Ponder | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 2:04 1/5 | |
| 2nd | 1 | Capot | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Palestinian | Hedley Woodhouse | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | ||
| 4th | 6 | Old Rockport | Gordon Glisson | Phil Reilly | Clifford Mooers | ||
| 5th | 9 | Halt | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | Woodvale Farm | ||
| 6th | 5 | Olympia | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | |||
| 7th | 7 | Model Cadet | Ovie Scurlock | R. Thomas Smith | Ada L. Rice | ||
| 8th | 11 | Duplicator | Basil James | Sam Sechrest | Mr. & Mrs. J. Harold Seley | ||
| 9th | 8 | Johns Joy | Monte Parke | John A. Kinard Jr. | |||
| 10th | 4 | Ky. Colonel | Melvin Peterson | Joe A. Goodwin | |||
| 11th | 13 | Lextown | Jack Richard | Dave Hurn | Lexbrook Stable | ||
| 12th | 2 | Jacks Town | Walter Lee Taylor | Lester L. Jenkins | Afton Villa Farm | ||
| 13th | 1A | Wine List | Douglas Dodson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | ||
| 14th | 12 | Senecas Coin | Jimmy John Duff | Mrs. Albert Roth | Mrs. Albert Roth |