| 96th Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 2, 1970 |
| Winning Horse: | Dust Commander |
| Winning Jockey: | Mike Manganello |
| Winning Trainer: | Don Combs |
| Winning Owner: | Robert E. Lehmann |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Next: | 1971 |
The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970.[1] [2]
The race is most notable in American popular culture as the setting for "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", an article written for Scanlan's Monthly by Hunter S. Thompson that would later be identified as the first instance of gonzo journalism.
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Dust Commander | Mike Manganello | Don Combs | Robert E. Lehmann | 2:03.40 | |
| 2nd | 7 | My Dad George | Ray Broussard | Frank J. McManus | Raymond M. Curtis | ||
| 3rd | 1 | High Echelon | Larry Adams | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | ||
| 4th | 9 | Naskra | Braulio Baeza | Philip G. Johnson | Her-Jac Stable | ||
| 5th | 5 | Silent Screen | John L. Rotz | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | ||
| 6th | 10 | Admiral's Shield | Harvey L. Vanier | William C. Robinson Jr. | |||
| 7th | 11 | Corn off the Cob | Angel Cordero Jr. | Fence Post Farm | |||
| 8th | 1A | Personality | Eddie Belmonte | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | ||
| 9th | 15 | Native Royalty | Ismael Valenzuela | John T. Davis | Happy Valley Farm | ||
| 10th | 14 | Robin's Bug | Tracey Bougon | W. J. Hickey-R. F. Kuhn | |||
| 11th | 8 | Terlago | Bill Shoemaker | Jerry M. Fanning | Samuel J. Agnew | ||
| 12th | 12 | Dr. Behrman | James P. Conway | Lin-Drake Farm | |||
| 13th | 16 | Action Getter | Mike Venezia | Bob G. Dunham | E. V. Benjamin-J. Jones Jr. | ||
| 14th | 2 | George Lewis | Bill Hartack | Buster Millerick | Mr. & Mrs. Allan Magerman | ||
| 15th | 17 | Fathom | Diane Crump | Don H. Divine | W. L. Lyons Brown | ||
| 16th | 4 | Holy Land | Hector Pilar | John Weiport | Steve Carson & Irving Apple | ||
| 17th | 13 | Rancho Lejos | H. Rudy Campas | Chay R. Knight | Mrs. J. S. Dean Jr. |