1927 Kentucky Derby

53rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 14, 1927 (1927-May-14)
Winning horseWhiskery
JockeyLinus McAtee
TrainerFred Hopkins
OwnerHarry Payne Whitney
ConditionsSlow
SurfaceDirt
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The 1927 Kentucky Derby was the 53rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 14, 1927.[1][2] Whiskery was the winner after defeating Osmand by a nose in the stretch.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ Ilsley, Henry R. (May 15, 1927). "75,000 See Whiskery Win Kentucky Derby with Osmand Second". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.