| 102nd Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 1, 1976 |
| Winning Horse: | Bold Forbes |
| Winning Jockey: | Angel Cordero Jr. |
| Winning Trainer: | Laz Barrera |
| Winning Owner: | Estéban Rodriguez Tizol |
| Conditions: | Fast |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Attendance: | 115,387 |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 Kentucky Derby was the 102nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1976,[1] [2] with 115,387 people in attendance.[3]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Bold Forbes | Angel Cordero Jr. | Laz Barrera | E. Rodriguez Tizol | 2:01 3/5 | |
| 2nd | 5 | Honest Pleasure | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley | Bertram R. Firestone | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Elocutionist | John L. Lively | Paul T. Adwell | Eugene C. Cashman | ||
| 4th | 6 | Amano | Larry Melancon | James A. Padgett | James C. Irvin | ||
| 5th | 1 | On the Sly | Milton W. "Mel" Gross | Balmak Stable (Mary Streit) | |||
| 6th | 7 | Cojak | Chris McCarron | Sonny Hine | Entremont Stable (Jean R. Poirier, Al Cohen, Dave Weinberg) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Inca Roca | William Nemeti | A .T. Skinner | Charles Raymond Jarrell | ||
| 8th | 8 | Play the Red | Jorge Velásquez | ||||
| 9th | 4 | Bidson | Don MacBeth | Anthony Battaglia | Sared Racing Stable (Edward Ways) |