1877 Kentucky Derby
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The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby
. The race took place on May 22, 1877. The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska
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Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. The race took place on May 22, 1877. The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska
Helena Modjeska
Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska (October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909, whose actual Polish surname was Modrzejewska , was a renowned actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.Modjeska was the mother of Polish-American bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski....
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Full results
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
| 1st | Baden-Baden Baden-Baden (horse) Baden-Baden was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1877 Kentucky Derby. He was bred by A. J. Alexander at his Woodburn Stud in Woodford County, Kentucky. Baden-Baden was sired by Australian ; his dam, Lavender, was sired by Wagner... |
William Walker William Walker (jockey) William "Billy" Walker was an African American jockey.Born a slave in near Versailles, Kentucky, Billy Walker was the leading rider at Churchill Downs in the fall racing season of 1875-76 and the spring campaigns of 1876 through 1878... |
Ed Brown | Daniel Swigert | 2:38 | |
| 2nd | Leonard | Bobby Swim | H.P. McGrath | |||
| 3rd | King William | Bailey | Smallwood & Co. | |||
| 4th | Vera Cruz | I. Murphy | J.T. Williams | |||
| 5th | McWhirter | H. Moore | Gen. Abe Buford Abraham Buford II Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635.Abraham Buford was the son of... |
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| 6th | Odd Fellow | D. Williams | J.J. Merrill | |||
| 7th | Malvern | S. Jones | George H. Rice | |||
| 8th | Early Light | W. James | F.B. Harper | |||
| 9th | Dan K. | McGrath | Johnson & Mills | |||
| 10th | Lisbon | Douglass | Daniel Swigert | |||
| 11th | Headlight | Shelton | L.B. Field |