1883 Kentucky Derby - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1883 Kentucky Derby was the 9th running of the Kentucky Derby

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 23, 1883. An article in the Louisville Commercial newspaper about the 1883 Derby contained the first reference to the track as Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st		Leonatus Leonatus Leonatus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.Leonatus was the son of Uncle John Harper's great racer and sire, Longfellow, himself the son of the imported English stud, the great Leamington...	William Donohue	John McGinty	Chinn & Morgan	2:43.00
2nd		Drake Carter	J. Spellman		Morris & Patton
3rd		Lord Raglan	B. Quantrell		Noah Armstrong
4th		Ascender	J. Stoval		R.C. Pate
5th		Standiford Kellar	H. Blaylock		J.R. Watts
6th		Pike's Pride	G. Evans		Clipsiana Stable
7th		Chatter	H. Henderson		W.C. McCurdy

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
	Leonatus	$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 14.80

The winner received a purse of $3,760.
Second place received $200.

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