The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970.[1][2]
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 2, 1970 |
| Winning horse | Dust Commander |
| Jockey | Mike Manganello |
| Trainer | Don Combs |
| Owner | Robert E. Lehmann |
| Surface | Dirt |
The race is most notable in American popular culture as the setting for "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", an article written for Scanlan's Monthly by Hunter S. Thompson that would later be identified as the first instance of gonzo journalism.
Full results
edit| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Dust Commander | Mike Manganello | Don Combs | Robert E. Lehmann | 2:03.40 |
| 2nd | 7 | My Dad George | Ray Broussard | Frank J. McManus | Raymond M. Curtis | |
| 3rd | 1 | High Echelon | Larry Adams | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | |
| 4th | 9 | Naskra | Braulio Baeza | Philip G. Johnson | Her-Jac Stable | |
| 5th | 5 | Silent Screen | John L. Rotz | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | |
| 6th | 10 | Admiral's Shield | Jimmy Nichols | Harvey L. Vanier | William C. Robinson Jr. | |
| 7th | 11 | Corn off the Cob | Angel Cordero Jr. | Arnold N. Winick | Fence Post Farm | |
| 8th | 1A | Personality | Eddie Belmonte | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | |
| 9th | 15 | Native Royalty | Ismael Valenzuela | John T. Davis | Happy Valley Farm | |
| 10th | 14 | Robin's Bug | Leroy Moyers | Tracey Bougon | W. J. Hickey-R. F. Kuhn | |
| 11th | 8 | Terlago | Bill Shoemaker | Jerry M. Fanning | Samuel J. Agnew | |
| 12th | 12 | Dr. Behrman | Chuck Baltazar | James P. Conway | Lin-Drake Farm | |
| 13th | 16 | Action Getter | Mike Venezia | Bob G. Dunham | E. V. Benjamin-J. Jones Jr. | |
| 14th | 2 | George Lewis | Bill Hartack | Buster Millerick | Mr. & Mrs. Allan Magerman | |
| 15th | 17 | Fathom | Diane Crump | Don H. Divine | W. L. Lyons Brown | |
| 16th | 4 | Holy Land | Hector Pilar | John Weiport | Steve Carson & Irving Apple | |
| 17th | 13 | Rancho Lejos | H. Rudy Campas | Chay R. Knight | Mrs. J. S. Dean Jr. |
- Winning Breeder: Pullen Bros; (IL)
References
edit- ^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1970 winner Dust Commander". Courier-journal.com. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "1970". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
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