| 100th Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 4, 1974 |
| Winning Horse: | Cannonade |
| Winning Jockey: | Angel Cordero Jr. |
| Winning Trainer: | Woody Stephens |
| Winning Owner: | John M. Olin |
| Conditions: | Fast |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Attendance: | 163,628 |
| Previous: | 1973 |
| Next: | 1975 |
The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974,[1] [2] with 163,628 people in attendance.[3] The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing. [4] The 1974 running featured the largest field size in Kentucky Derby History with 23 starters. [5]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Cannonade | Angel Cordero Jr. | Woody Stephens | John M. Olin | ||
| 2nd | 19 | Hudson County | Mike Miceli | Stanley R. Shapoff | Robert B. Cohen | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Agitate | Bill Shoemaker | James Jimenez | Meeken Stable (John & Paula Kent Meeken) | ||
| 4th | 5 | J. R.'s Pet | Darrel McHargue | Harold Tinker | W. Cal Partee | ||
| 5th | 6 | Little Current | Bobby Ussery | Darby Dan Farm | |||
| 6th | 8 | Destroyer | Ismael Valenzuela | Monti C. Sims | Kenneth Opstein | ||
| 7th | 11 | Buck's Bid | Don MacBeth | Anthony J. Marks | Bright View Farm (John Connelly) | ||
| 8th | 1A | Judger | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Seth W. Hancock | ||
| 9th | 17 | Pat McGroder | Tom Barrow | Mervin Marks | Oxford Stable (Ralph C. Wilson Jr.) | ||
| 10th | 2B | Rube The Great | Sigmund Sommer | ||||
| 11th | 10 | Sir Tristram | Bill Hartack | Charles G. Milbank | Powhatan Stable | ||
| 12th | 18 | Confederate Yankee | Howard Grant | Jerry Dutton | Merle H. Boyce | ||
| 13th | 14 | Sharp Gary | Earlie Fires | Joseph Diangelo | Edward R. Scharps | ||
| 14th | 7 | Ga Hai | Mike Manganello | Gene Cleveland | Laguna Seca Ranch (Constance H. Bishop) | ||
| 15th | 16 | Crimson Ruler | Kenneth LeBlanc | Carrol J. Matherne | Lee Matherne | ||
| 16th | 20 | Set N' Go | William Gavidia | Manuel J. Azpúrua S. | Antonio Jose Isturiz | ||
| 17th | 9 | Triple Crown | Braulio Baeza | W. Preston King | Samuel Lehrmann | ||
| 18th | 2 | Accipiter | Angel Santiago | Sigmund Sommer | |||
| 19th | 21 | Gold and Myrrh | Donald Brumfield | Luis D'Casseries | William F. & James P. Wilmot | ||
| 20th | 13 | Consigliori | Darrell Brown | J. D. Foster | Mr. & Mrs. William C. Jacobs | ||
| 21st | 15 | Bold Clarion | Roger Braugh | Mrs. Roger Braugh | |||
| 22nd | 12 | Lexico | Marcial Iriza | Mrs. Vincenta deBaptista | |||
| 23rd | 4 | Flip Sal | Stephen A. DiMauro | Ben Cohen & Salvatore Tufano |