| 109th Kentucky Derby | |
| Class: | Grade I stakes race |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Date: | May 7, 1983 |
| Winning Horse: | Sunny's Halo |
| Winning Jockey: | Eddie Delahoussaye |
| Winning Trainer: | David C. Cross Jr. |
| Winning Owner: | D.J. Foster Racing Stable |
| Conditions: | Fast |
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Attendance: | 134,444 |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 Kentucky Derby was the 109th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1983,[1] [2] with 134,444 people in attendance.[3]
| Finished | Post | Program | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 8 | Sunny's Halo | Eddie Delahoussaye | David C. Cross Jr. | D.J. Foster Racing Stable | 2:02 1/5 | |
| 2nd | 5 | 6 | Desert Wine | Chris McCarron | Cardiff Stud Farm | |||
| 3rd | 20 | 2B | Caveat | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | August Belmont IV | ||
| 4th | 1 | 4 | Slew o' Gold | Angel Cordero Jr. | John O. Hertler | Equusequity Stable | ||
| 5th | 18 | 1X | Marfa | Jorge Velásquez | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert French, Barry Beal, D. W. Lukas | ||
| 6th | 2 | 5 | Play Fellow | Jean Cruguet | Harvey L. Vanier | Dr. Carl Lauer, Robert Victor, Nancy Vanier | ||
| 7th | 14 | 11 | Pax In Bello | Jeffrey Fell | Steven T. Jerkens | Mrs. Arnold A. Wilcox | ||
| 8th | 7 | 7 | Country Pine | Mike Venezia | Daniel Galbreath | |||
| 9th | 3 | 1 | Balboa Native | Sandy Hawley | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert H. Spreen | ||
| 10th | 16 | 15 | Paris Prince | Terry Lipham | Dolly Green | |||
| 11th | 12 | 9 | Current Hope | Howard Kaskel and Bob Baker | ||||
| 12th | 4 | 2 | Chumming | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | |||
| 13th | 8 | 3 | Freezing Rain | William Gavidia | Bwamazon Farm | |||
| 14th | 15 | 14 | My Mac | Don MacBeth | Newcomb Green | Aronow Stable (Donald J. Aronow) | ||
| 15th | 11 | 13 | Explosive Wagon | Charles Mueller | Gene C. Norman | Peggy McReynolds | ||
| 16th | 13 | 10 | Parfaitement | Herb McCauley | J. William Boniface | Black Gates Stable | ||
| 17th | 19 | 3C | Highland Park | Donald Brumfield | Anthony L. Basile | Bwamazon Farm | ||
| 18th | 17 | 16 | Luv A Libra | Julio C. Espinoza | Heliodoro Gustines | Vivianne De Costa and Stanley Yagoda | ||
| 19th | 6 | 12 | Law Talk | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Leonard Imperio | Buckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud M. Fustok) | ||
| 20th | 9 | 1A | Total Departure | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | Rebalot Stable |