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1944 Kentucky Derby

Index 1944 Kentucky Derby

The 1944 Kentucky Derby was the 70th running of the Kentucky Derby. [1]

14 relations: Ben A. Jones, Calumet Farm, Churchill Downs, Conn McCreary, Eddie Arcaro, George Woolf, Graded stakes race, Greentree Stable, Jack Westrope, John M. Gaver Sr., Kentucky Derby, Pensive, 1943 Kentucky Derby, 1945 Kentucky Derby.

Ben A. Jones

Benjamin Allyn Jones (December 31, 1882 – June 13, 1961) was a thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Conn McCreary

Conn N. McCreary (June 17, 1921 - June 29, 1979) was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.

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Eddie Arcaro

George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice.

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George Woolf

George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse jockey.

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States or Canada that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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Greentree Stable

Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City.

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Jack Westrope

Jack Gordon Westrope (January 18, 1918 - June 19, 1958) was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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John M. Gaver Sr.

John Milton Gaver Sr.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Pensive

Pensive (February 5, 1941 – May 20, 1949) was a bright chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1944 won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown.

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1943 Kentucky Derby

The 1943 Kentucky Derby, also known as the Street-car Derby, was the 69th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1945 Kentucky Derby

The 1945 Kentucky Derby was the 71st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Kentucky_Derby

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