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1950 Kentucky Derby

Index 1950 Kentucky Derby

The 1950 Kentucky Derby was the 76th running of the Kentucky Derby. [1]

29 relations: Brookmeade Stable, Casey Hayes, Christopher Chenery, Churchill Downs, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Douglas Dodson, Eddie Arcaro, Eric Guerin, Gordon Glisson, Graded stakes race, Hal Price Headley, Harry Trotsek, Hedley Woodhouse, Hill Prince, Johnny Longden, Kenneth Church, Kentucky Derby, King Ranch, Max Hirsch, Middleground, Oil Capitol, Ovie Scurlock, Preston M. Burch, Robert L. Baird, Steve Brooks (jockey), Sylvester Veitch, William Boland, 1949 Kentucky Derby, 1951 Kentucky Derby.

Brookmeade Stable

Brookmeade Stable was a successful thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by Dodge Automobile heiress and socialite Isabel Dodge Sloane.

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Casey Hayes

James Homer "Casey" Hayes (June 16, 1906 - June 25, 1980) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose horses won eight national Championship titles of which two were inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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Christopher Chenery

Christopher Tompkins Chenery (September 19, 1886 – January 3, 1973) was an American engineer, businessman, and the owner/breeder of record for Thoroughbred horse racing's U.S. Triple Crown champion Secretariat.

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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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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Cornelius Vanderbilt "C.V." ("Sonny") Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist, polo player, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.

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Douglas Dodson

Douglas Allan Dodson (December 21, 1921 - February, 1982) was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

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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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Eric Guerin

Oliver Eric Guerin (23 October 1924 – 21 March 1993) is an American Hall of Fame jockey.

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Gordon Glisson

Gordon P. Glisson (October 31, 1930 – February 23, 1997) was an American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing 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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Hal Price Headley

Hal Price Headley (December 19, 1888 - March 22, 1962) was an American owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and a founder of Keeneland who served as the race track's president from 1935 to 1951. He owned the 4,000 acre Beaumont Farm on Harrodsburg Road at the western edge of Lexington, Kentucky as well as the 15,000-acre Pinebloom Plantation in Baker County, Georgia. Hal Price Headley was one of those profiled by racing historian Edward L. Bowen in his 2003 book Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders.

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Harry Trotsek

Harry E. Trotsek (April 18, 1912 – February 5, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Hedley Woodhouse

Hedley John Woodhouse (January 23, 1920 - December, 1984) was a Canadian jockey who won the New York state riding championship in 1953.

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Hill Prince

Hill Prince (1947–1970) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Johnny Longden

John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Kenneth Church

Kenneth Church (born March 24, 1930 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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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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King Ranch

King Ranch, located in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville near Kingsville, is the largest ranch in Texas.

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Max Hirsch

Maximilian Justice "Max" Hirsch (July 12, 1880 - April 3, 1969) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Middleground

Middleground (April 22, 1947 – February 16, 1972) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Oil Capitol

Oil Capitol (1947–1959) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.

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Ovie Scurlock

Ovie Scurlock (November 11, 1918 – June 14, 2016) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Preston M. Burch

Preston Morris Burch (August 25, 1884 – April 8, 1978) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner.

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Robert L. Baird

Robert Lee "Bobby" Baird (November 17, 1920 - December 16, 2005) was an American jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing and a decorated soldier who served with General Patton’s Third Army in World War II with which he landed on Utah Beach on D Day.

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Steve Brooks (jockey)

Steve Brooks (August 12, 1922 – September 23, 1979) was an American Hall of Fame jockey.

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Sylvester Veitch

Sylvester E. Veitch (February 24, 1910 – February 14, 1996) was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.

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William Boland

William Norris "Bill" Boland (born July 16, 1933 at Corpus Christi, Texas) is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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1949 Kentucky Derby

The 1949 Kentucky Derby was the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1951 Kentucky Derby

The 1951 Kentucky Derby was the 77th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Kentucky_Derby

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