1886 Kentucky Derby
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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 14, 1886. The winning time of 2:36.50 set a new Derby record.
Full results
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
| 1st | Ben Ali Ben Ali (horse) Ben Ali was the winner of the 1886 Kentucky Derby and was named after his owner James Ben Ali Haggin, a man of Turkish heritage that had struck gold in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Ben Ali was foaled in Kentucky and was a large bay colt sired by Virgil. His damsire was also the great... |
P. Duffy | Jim Murphy | J.B. Haggin James Ben Ali Haggin James Ben Ali Haggin was an Turkish Americanattorney, rancher, investor and a major owner/breeder in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing... |
2:36.50 | |
| 2nd | Blue Wing | E. Garrison | Melbourne Stable | |||
| 3rd | Free Knight | W. Fitzpatrick | P. Corrigan | |||
| 4th | Lijero | Isaac Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:... |
E.J. Baldwin | |||
| 5th | Jim Gray | T. Withers | Gray & Co. | |||
| 6th | Grimaldi | I. Lewis | J. & J. Swigert | |||
| 7th | Sir Joseph | W. Conkling | R.A. Swigert | |||
| 8th | Harrodsburg | J. Riley | Chinn & Morgan | |||
| 9th | Lafitte | J. Stovall | J.G. Greener & Co. | |||
| 10th | Masterpiece | E. West | S.S. Brown |
Payout
| Post | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ali | $ 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.... 13.60 |
12.00 | ||
| Blue Wing | $ 16.00 |
- The winner received a purse of $4,890.
- Second place received $300.
- Third place received $150.