| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
 Jimmy Winkfield aboard Alan-a-Dale in 1902 | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 3, 1902 |
| Winning horse | Alan-a-Dale |
| Jockey | Jimmy Winkfield |
| Trainer | Thomas Clay McDowell |
| Owner | Thomas Clay McDowell |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1902 Kentucky Derby was the 28th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1902.[1] This marked the first year in which the race was held on its now-traditional day of Saturday; all prior races had taken place anywhere from Monday through Friday.[2] Alan-a-Dale won by a nose after going lame while he was well in front of the other horses; jockey Jimmy Winkfield held him together as the colt barely won. Inventor finished second. The Rival was third, 1⁄2 length behind Inventor.[3] Winkfield's win in the 1902 Kentucky Derby was the last time that an African American jockey rode a winning horse in the Kentucky Derby.[4]
- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1902
- ^ First Saturday in May (data as of 2017). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Kellie Reilly (May 5, 2024). "MYSTIK DAN INSPIRES A LOOK AT THE CLOSEST FINISHES IN KENTUCKY DERBY HISTORY". twinspires.com.
- ^ Gerald L. Smith (2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 536. ISBN 9780813160658.