1981 Kentucky Derby
107th running of the Kentucky Derby
Horse race
Kentucky Derby | |
Grade I stakes race | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 2, 1981 |
Winning horse | Pleasant Colony |
Jockey | Jorge Velásquez |
Trainer | John P. Campo |
Owner | Buckland Farm |
Conditions | Fast |
Surface | Dirt |
Attendance | 139,195 |
← 1980 1982 → |
The 1981 Kentucky Derby was the 107th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1981,[1][2] with 139,195 people in attendance.[3]
Full results
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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1st | 4 | Pleasant Colony | Jorge Velásquez | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | 2:02.00 |
2nd | 6 | Woodchopper | Eddie Delahoussaye | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | |
3rd | 12 | Partez | Sandy Hawley | D. Wayne Lukas | Elizabeth Davis / Mr. & Mrs. Henry Greene | |
4th | 16 | Classic Go Go | Anthony S. Black | Jerry C. Meyer | Verne Winchell | |
5th | 19 | Television Studio | David Whited | Anthony L. Basile | Bwamazon Farm | |
6th | 5 | Pass the Tab | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Albert S. Barrera | Leopoldo Villareal | |
7th | 3 | Splendid Spruce | Darrel McHargue | Chay R. Knight | Surf and Turf Stable | |
8th | 11 | Flying Nashua | Angel Cordero Jr. | Larry Barrera | Dr. Ulf Kirkegaard-Jensen | |
9th | 2 | Noble Nashua | Cash Asmussen | Jose A. Martin | Flying Zee Stable | |
10th | 8 | Bold Ego | John L. Lively | Jack Van Berg | Double B Ranch & Kidd | |
11th | 13 | Double Sonic | Buck Thornburg | George Krnjaich | Elias Brothers | |
12th | 15 | Hoedown's Day | Thomas Chapman | Roger Dominquez | Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dominguez & Marie Freidel | |
13th | 18 | Beau Rit | Phil Rubbicco | Louie J. Roussel III | Carole Roussel | |
14th | 10 | Tap Shoes | Ruben Hernandez | Horatio Luro | Leone J. Peters & Arthur B. Hancock III | |
15th | 9 | Cure the Blues | Bill Shoemaker | LeRoy Jolley | Bert Firestone | |
16th | 7 | Well Decorated | Don MacBeth | Eugene Jacobs | Herbert A. Allen Sr. | |
17th | 20 | Mythical Ruler | Kevin Wirth | Fred Wirth | Albert Risen | |
18th | 1A | Proud Appeal | Jeffrey Fell | Stanley M. Hough | M. H. Winfield & S. M.Hough | |
19th | 17 | Top Avenger | Larry Snyder | Dwight Viator | W. P. "Buster" Bishop | |
20th | 14 | Habano | Bennie R. Feliciano | Francisco Gonzalez | Marco Coello | |
21st | 1 | Golden Derby | Julio C. Espinoza | Smiley Adams | Frederick N. Lehmann & John R. Gaines |
- Winning Breeder: Thomas Mellon Evans; (VA)
References
- ^ "Chart of the 107th Kentucky Derby: (Copyright 1981 by Triangle..." Upi.com. 1981-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ James Tuite (1981-05-03). "Pleasant Colony Holds Off Woodchopper, Wins Derby". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Derby & Oaks Attendance Since 1980" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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