| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 5, 1979 |
| Distance | 1 1/4 miles |
| Winning horse | Spectacular Bid |
| Winning time | 2:02.40 |
| Final odds | .60-1 |
| Jockey | Ron Franklin |
| Trainer | Bud Delp |
| Owner | Hawksworth Farm |
| Conditions | Three-year-olds |
| Surface | Dirt (fast) |
| Attendance | 128,488 |
The 1979 Kentucky Derby was the 105th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1979, on a track rated fast.[1][2]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Spectacular Bid | Ron Franklin | Bud Delp | Hawksworth Farm | 2:02 2/5 |
| 2nd | 1 | General Assembly | Laffit Pincay Jr. | LeRoy Jolley | Bertram R. Firestone | 2 ¾ |
| 3rd | 2 | Golden Act | Sandy Hawley | Loren Rettele | William H. Oldknow & Robert W. Phipps | 3 |
| 4th | 7 | King Celebrity | Cash Asmussen | Robert J. Taylor | Che-Bar Stable | 1 ¾ |
| 5th | 8 | Flying Paster | Donald Pierce | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 2 ½ |
| 6th | 6 | Screen King | Angel Cordero Jr. | Luis Barrera | Flying Zee Stable | 3 ½ |
| 7th | 1A | Sir Ivor Again | Don MacBeth | LeRoy Jolley | Mrs. Tilyou Christopher | 3 ¼ |
| 8th | 5 | Shamgo | Frank Olivares | John Sullivan | Rogers Red Top Inc. | 1 ¼ |
| 9th | 9 | Lot O' Gold | Donald Brumfield | Smiley Adams | Frederick E. Lehmann | 4 ¼ |
| 10th | 3 | Great Redeemer | Richard Depass | James A. Mohamed | Mr. & Mrs. James Mohamed | 25 |
