1877 Kentucky Derby

3rd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 22, 1877
Winning horseBaden-Baden
JockeyWilliam Walker
TrainerEdward D. Brown
OwnerDaniel Swigert
SurfaceDirt
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The 1877 Kentucky Derby was the 3rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 22, 1877.[1] The 1877 Derby was the first to attract a major celebrity spectator, Polish actress Helena Modjeska.[2]

  1. ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1877
  2. ^ "Kentucky Derby Red Carpet". Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-07-29.