The Latonia Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually from 1883 through 1937 at Latonia Race Track

Latonia Race Track

Latonia Race Track on Winston Avenue in Latonia Kentucky, six miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened in 1883. The track hosted a spring-summer racing series and a second in late fall. It was once regarded as among the United States' top sites for racing,...

 in Latonia, Kentucky

Latonia, Kentucky

Latonia is a former city, now neighborhood of Covington in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It was annexed to Covington in 1909.Latonia's geographical coordinates are 39.048N, 84.508W, and its elevation above sea level is 531 feet. It is entirely within the eastern time zone of the United...

. Open to three-year-old horses, for its first 52 years the Latonia Derby was contested at a mile and a half; in 1935, the race was shortened to a mile and a quarter. It began as the Hindoo Stakes in honor of the Kentucky-bred U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...

 horse, Hindoo

Hindoo (horse)

Hindoo was an outstanding American Thoroughbred race horse who won 30 of his 35 starts, including the Kentucky Derby, the Travers Stakes and the Clark Handicap. He later sired the Preakness Stakes winner Buddhist and the Belmont Stakes winner and Leading sire in North America, Hanover.He was a bay...

. The race usually attracted 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...

 winner; it became so popular that in 1912 a motion picture

Film

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 was made by Independent Motion Picture Co.

Universal Studios

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 entitled Winning the Latonia Derby, featuring silent film

Silent film

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 star King Baggot

King Baggot

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.

The inaugural 1883 Latonia Derby was won by Kentucky Derby winner 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...

. Future Derby winners Kingman

Kingman (horse)

Kingman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes and Latonia Derby. He holds the record for the slowest winning time ever recorded at a Kentucky Derby, at 2:52 1/4. Kingman was ridden in the Derby by Isaac Burns Murphy and was considered one...

 (1891), Halma

Halma (horse)

Halma was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Eastin & Larabie, he was a son of Hanover, a three-time Leading sire in North America and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Grandsire Hindoo, was a Champion runner who also was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Halma was...

 (1895), Ben Brush (1896), Lieut. Gibson

Lieut. Gibson

Lieutenant Gibson was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:06 1/4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby, Clark Stakes and the Flatbush Stakes as a...

 (1900), Elwood

Elwood (horse)

Elwood was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1904 Kentucky Derby and for being the first horse both bred and owned by a woman to win the Derby.-Pedigree:...

 (1904) and Sir Huon

Sir Huon

Sir Huon was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 1906 Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby. Sir Huon was named after a character in the German opera Oberon and was bred at George J. Long's stud farm, Bashford Manor Stable...

 (1906) also won the race; the 1918 edition was won by Harry Payne Whitney's

Harry Payne Whitney

Harry Payne Whitney was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.- Early years :...

 Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...

-winning colt, Johren

Johren

Johren was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United States. His most important win came in the 1918 Belmont Stakes.-Background:...

. In 1936, Rushaway won the Illinois Derby

Illinois Derby

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 during the afternoon, then was shipped 300 miles (482.8 km) overnight to win the Latonia Derby the following afternoon.

Winners from 1929-1937

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1937	Reaping Reward	Alfred Robertson	Robert McGarvey	Milky Way Farm Milky Way Farm Milky Way Farm in Giles County, Tennessee, is the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies. The property is named for the company's Milky Way candy bar. During the Great Depression, the estate was the largest employer in the county...	2:03.80
1936	Rushaway	Johnny Longden Johnny Longden John Eric Longden was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wanted to build a better life for his family so in 1909 emigrated to Canada, settling in Taber, Alberta. By 1912 Longden Sr. had saved enough money to send for his wife and young son...	Al G. Tarn	Al G. Tarn	2:02.60
1935	Tearout	William Hanka	Howard Wells	Daniel B. Midkiff	2:04.00
1934	Fiji	Gilbert Elston	T. B. Young	Young Brothers	2:31.80
1933	Gold Basis	Gilbert Elston	Max Hirsch Max Hirsch Maximilian J. "Max" Hirsch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Hirsch became one of the most successful trainers in Thoroughbred horse racing history. He spent part of his formative years working as a groom and jockey at Morris Ranch in...	Morton L. Schwartz	2:31.20
1932	Stepenfetchit	Robert Finnerty	James W. Healy	Liz Whitney Tippett Liz Whitney Tippett Mary Elizabeth Whitney Person Tippett was a wealthy American socialite and philanthropist who was a champion horsewoman and for more than fifty years, a prominent owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Dobson and her husband...	2:31.20
1931	Spanish Play	Charlie Landolt	George Land	Knebelkamp & Morris	2:30.00
1930	Gallant Knight	Herman Schutte	Kay Spence	Audley Farm Stable	2:35.00
1929	Buddy Basil	Dunice Dubois	W.F. Polson	Basil Manor Stable	2:30.20

Earlier winners

• 1928 - Toro
• 1927 - Handy Mandy
• 1926 - Bagenbaggage
• 1925 - Broadway Jones
• 1924 - Chilhowee
• 1923 - The Clown
• 1922 - Thibodaux
• 1921 - Brother Batch
• 1920 - Upset
• 1919 - Be Frank
• 1918 - Johren
  Johren
  Johren was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United States. His most important win came in the 1918 Belmont Stakes.-Background:...
  
  
• 1917 - Liberty Loan
• 1916 - Dodge
• 1915 - Royal
• 1914 - John Gund
• 1913 - Gowell
• 1912 - Free Lance
• 1911 - Governor Gray
• 1910 - Joe Morris
• 1909 - Olambala
  Olambala
  Olambala was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Tennessee by John G. Greener, his British-born sire Ornus, a son of Bend Or, a two-time leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland, was imported to stand at stud in the United States...
  
  
• 1908 - Pinkola
• 1907 - The Abbot
• 1906 - Sir Huon
  Sir Huon
  Sir Huon was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 1906 Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby. Sir Huon was named after a character in the German opera Oberon and was bred at George J. Long's stud farm, Bashford Manor Stable...
  
  
• 1905 - The Foreman
• 1904 - Elwood
  Elwood (horse)
  Elwood was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best remembered for winning the 1904 Kentucky Derby and for being the first horse both bred and owned by a woman to win the Derby.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1903 - Woodlake
• 1902 - Harry New
• 1901 - Hernando
• 1900 - Lieut. Gibson
  Lieut. Gibson
  Lieutenant Gibson was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:06 1/4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby, Clark Stakes and the Flatbush Stakes as a...
  
  
• 1899 - Prince McClurg
• 1898 - Han Dor
• 1897 - Ornament
• 1896 - Ben Brush
• 1895 - Halma
  Halma (horse)
  Halma was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky by Eastin & Larabie, he was a son of Hanover, a three-time Leading sire in North America and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Grandsire Hindoo, was a Champion runner who also was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Halma was...
  
  
• 1894 - Lazzarone
• 1893 - Buck McCann
• 1892 - Newton
• 1891 - Kingman
  Kingman (horse)
  Kingman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes and Latonia Derby. He holds the record for the slowest winning time ever recorded at a Kentucky Derby, at 2:52 1/4. Kingman was ridden in the Derby by Isaac Burns Murphy and was considered one...
  
  
• 1890 - Bill Letcher
• 1889 - Hindoocraft
• 1888 - Los Angeles
• 1887 - Libretto
• 1886 - Silver Cloud
• 1885 - Bersan
  Bersan
  Bersan was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky and bred by Frank B. Harper, who also owned his sire Ten Broeck and dam, Sallie M. Green B. Morris purchased Bersan as a yearling for $10,000....
  
  
• 1884 - Audrain
• 1883 - 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...