| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
.jpg) 1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 12, 1917 |
| Winning horse | Omar Khayyam |
| Jockey | Charles Borel |
| Trainer | Charles T. Patterson |
| Owner | Billings & Johnson |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917.[1] Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.[2]
- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1917
- ^ "1917 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-04-09.