The 1945 Kentucky Derby was the 71st running of the Kentucky Derby, held on June 9, 1945.[1] It was won by Hoop Jr., ridden by jockey Eddie Arcaro.[2]
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | June 9, 1945 |
| Winning horse | Hoop Jr. |
| Jockey | Eddie Arcaro |
| Trainer | Ivan H. Parke |
| Owner | Fred W. Hooper |
| Surface | Dirt |
Regularly held on the first Saturday of May, the 1945 edition of the Kentucky Derby was initially scheduled for May 5. However, in December 1944, the director of the Office of War Mobilization, James F. Byrnes, requested that all horse racing tracks suspend racing starting in January 1945, "and to refrain from resuming racing at all tracks until war conditions permit."[3] Days after V-E Day, Byrne's successor at the Office of War Mobilization, Fred M. Vinson, lifted the suspension on horse racing in an announcement on May 10.[3] The Kentucky Derby was subsequently scheduled for June 9, with the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes to follow on June 16 and June 23, respectively.[3]
Full results
edit| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Hoop Jr. | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 2:07 0/0 |
| 2nd | 7 | Pot O'Luck | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 3rd | 9 | Darby Dieppe | Melvin Calvert | Charles Gentry | Mrs. W. Graham Lewis | |
| 4th | 5 | Air Sailor | Leon Haas | Alexis G. Wilson | Theodore D. Buhl | |
| 5th | 3 | Jeep | Arnold Kirkland | Lydell T. Ruff | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| 6th | 10 | Bymeabond | Fred A. Smith | William B. Stucki | J. Kel Houssels | |
| 7th | 12 | Sea Swallow | George Woolf | Joseph H. Stotler | Charles S. Howard | |
| 8th | 8 | Fighting Step | George South | Charles C. Norman | Murlogg Farm | |
| 9th | 6 | Burning Dream | Albert Snider | James W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | |
| 10th | 1 | Alexis | Kenneth Scawthorn | John A. Healey | Christiana Stable | |
| 11th | 4 | Foreign Agent | Kempton Knott | George E. Lewis | Lookout Stock Farm | |
| 12th | 11 | Misweet | Arthur Craig | Leo O'Donnel | Arthur Rose | |
| 13th | 13 | Tiger Rebel | J. Raymond Layton | John M. Goode | Brent & Talbot | |
| 14th | 15 | Bert G. | Robert Summers | C. P. Rose | Tom L. Graham | |
| 15th | 14 | Jacobe | Herb Lindberg | Francis J. Scoot | A. R. Wright | |
| 16th | 16 | Kenilworth Lad | Frederick Weidaman | C. P. Rose | Tom L. Graham |
- Winning breeder: Robert A. Fairbairn (KY)
References
edit- ^ "Countdown to Kentucky Derby 2015 | Hoop Jr., 1945". Courier-journal.com. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "1945". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ a b c Hanson, Vance (March 19, 2020). "1945 – When the Kentucky Derby moved from May to June". twinspires.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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