40th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Old Rosebud winning the 1914 Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 9, 1914
Winning horse	Old Rosebud
Jockey	John McCabe
Trainer	Frank D. Weir
Owner	Hamilton C. Applegate
Surface	Dirt
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The 1914 Kentucky Derby was the 40th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 9, 1914.^[1] Betting favorite Old Rosebud led the entire race, winning by eight lengths. The winning time of 2.03.40 set a new Derby record, which smashed the previous year's record set by longshot Donerail.^[2] Churchill Downs president Matt Winn channeled Old Rosebud's record setting run into considerable publicity for the Derby.^[3]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	10	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	Frank D. Weir	Hamilton C. Applegate	2:03.40
2nd	7	Hodge	William Taylor	Kay Spence	Kay Spence	8
3rd	4	Bronzewing	Jack Hanover	Dan Lehan	Alex P. Humphrey Jr.	1+1⁄2
4th	3	John Gund	George Byrne	Auval John Baker	Auval John Baker	4
5th	1	Old Ben	Clarence Turner	William H. Buckner	William G. Yanke	6
6th	5	Surprising	Charles Peak	Richard F. Carman Sr.	Richard F. Carman Sr.	2
7th	2	Watermelon	W. French	William G. Walker	John E. Madden	3

Winning Breeder: John E. Madden; (KY)
Horses Ivan Gardner, Brickley, Belloc, and Constant scratched before the race

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
10	Old Rosebud	$ 3.70	3.00	2.80
7	Hodge		3.60	3.60
4	Bronzewing			4.00

The winner received a purse of $9,125.
Second place received $2,000.
Third place received $1,000.^[2]

References

^ Kentucky Derby History, 1914
^ ^a ^b "1914 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
^ Bolus, Jim. Kentucky Derby Stories. Pelican Publishing Company. Gretna, LA, 1993, p. 73

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