1927 Kentucky Derby

The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927.[1][2]

53rd Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 14, 1927 (1927-May-14)
Winning horse	Whiskery
Jockey	Linus McAtee
Trainer	Fred Hopkins
Owner	Harry Payne Whitney
Conditions	Slow
Surface	Dirt

Payout

The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
9	Whiskery	$6.80	$3.80	$3.40
12	Osmand	–	$6.40	$5.80
1	Jock	–	–	$14.20

Field

Position	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Final Odds	Stake
1	7	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	Harry Payne Whitney	2.40	$51,000
2	10	Osmand	Earl Sande	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	6.90	$6,000
3	1	Jock	Chick Lang	John F. Schorr	Edward Beale McLean	37.80	$3,000
4	5	Hydromel	Willie Garner	Daniel E. Stewart	Johnson N. Camden, Jr.	16.00	$1,000
5	12	Bostonian	Whitey Abel	Fred Hopkins	Harry Payne Whitney	2.40
6	4	Buddy Bauer	Goldie Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	15.40
7	2	Royal Julian	Walter Lilley	Lon Johnson	W. H. Whitehouse	14.70
8	13	Fred Jr.	Nicholas Burger	Frank A. Stevens	S. W. Grant	18.30
9	15	Scapa Flow	Frank Coltiletti	Scott P. Harlan	Walter M. Jeffords Sr.	7.00
10	6	Black Panther	Louis Schaefer	Thomas J. Healey	Walter J. Salmon Sr.	14.70
11	8	Kiev	Mack Garner	Pete Coyne	Joseph E. Widener	6.90
12	3	Rolled Stocking	William Pool	Charles C. Van Meter	James W. Parrish	4.70
13	11	Rip Rap	Steve O'Donnell	Max Hirsch	Sage Stable	11.60
14	9	Bewithus	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	15.40
15	14	War Eagle	Eddie Ambrose	John F. Schorr	Edward Beale McLean	37.80

• Winning Breeder: Harry Payne Whitney; (KY)
• Margins – Head
• Time – 2:06
• Track – Slow

References

1. Kentucky Derby History, 1927
2. "1927 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.