34th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
1908 Kentucky Derby winner Stone Street
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 5, 1908
Winning horse	Stone Street
Jockey	Arthur Pickens
Trainer	John W. Hall
Owner	C.E. & J.W. Hamilton
Surface	Dirt
← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 Kentucky Derby was the 34th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1908.^[1] Muddy track conditions made the winning time 2:15.20 the slowest Derby ever.^[2] The winner was 61-1 and marked the last (most recent) time that the winner lost his most recent race by 10 or more lengths.

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	4	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	John W. Hall	C. E. "Bud" & John W. Hamilton	2:15.20
2nd	2	Sir Cleges	Charles Koerner	Peter W. Coyne	George J. Long	3
3rd	1	Dunvegan	Paul Warren	William J. Young	Johnson N. Camden Jr.	Head
4th	8	Synchronized	Fred Burton	Fred Luzader	D. W. Armstrong	Head
5th	5	Banbridge	Vincent Powers	David Henry	Barney Schreiber	Head
6th	3	Milford	Andy Minder	William H. Fizer	W. H. Fizer & Co.	6
7th	6	Bill Herron	James Lee	William J. Young	Barney Dreyfuss	Head
8th	7	Frank Bird	J. Williams	not available	W. A. Hughes	20

Winning Breeder: James B. A. Haggin; (KY)

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
4	Stone Street	$ 123.60	37.90	14.50
2	Sir Cleges		11.10	8.50
1	Dunvegan			11.10

The winner received a purse of $4,850.
Second place received $700.
Third place received $300.^[2]

References

^ Kentucky Derby History, 1908
^ ^a ^b "1908 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

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