1978 Kentucky Derby

1978 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs,
Louisville, Kentucky
Date May 6, 1978
Winning horse Affirmed
Jockey Steve Cauthen
Surface Dirt
1977
1979

The 1978 Kentucky Derby was the 104th running of the Kentucky Derby.[1] Affirmed, under jockey Steve Cauthen, won the race by 1 1/2 lengths over Alydar.[2][3] Believe It finished 3rd, 1 1/4 lengths behind Alydar, and 30-1 longshot Darby Creek Road finished 4th.[4][5] Affirmed would go on to win the Triple Crown by defeating Alydar by decreasing margins in the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.[2]

11 horses competed in the race.[2] Alydar went into the race as a 6-5 favorite, despite Affirmed having won 4 of the 6 previous races between the two.[2] Affirmed went off at 9-5.[2] Sensitive Prince and Believe It were the only other horses to go off at less than 30-1, at 9-2 and 7-1 respectively.[4] Sensitive Prince and Affirmed, both frontrunners, were near the lead early in the race behind long shot Raymond Earl.[4] Sensitive Prince took the lead at the first turn, but Affirmed gained the lead at the second turn.[1] After attaining the lead, Affirmed held it for the remained of the race except for a brief moment when Believe It led by a head.[1][5] Alydar charged from the outside down the stretch, and overtook Believe It, despite the two horses bumping, but Alydar could not overtake Affirmed.[1][3][5]

Payout

The 104th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
2 Affirmed $5.60 $2.80 $2.60
10 Alydar - $2.60 $2.40
9 Believe It - - $2.80

Results

The results were as follows:

Finish Post Position Horse Jockey Odds
1 2 Affirmed Steve Cauthen 9-5
2 10 Alydar Jorge Velasquez 6-5
3 9 Believe It Eddie Maple 7-1
4 7 Darby Creek Road Don Brumfield 30-1
5 3 Esops Foibles Chris McCarron 45-1
6 11 Sensitive Prince Mickey Solomone 9-2
7 8 Dr. Valeri Rene Riera Jr. 90-1
8 5 Hoist the Silver Richard Depass 99-1
9 6 Chief of Dixieland Anthony Rini 99-1
10 1 Raymond Earl Bobby Baird 99-1
11 4 Special Honor Paul Nicolo 99-1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Affirmed Wins!". Churchill Downs. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mitchell, R. (January 12, 2001). "Triple Crown Winner Affirmed Euthanized". Blood Horse. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  3. 1 2 Rees, J. (January 18, 2015). "Kentucky Derby countdown: Affirmed, 1978". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  4. 1 2 3 1978 Kentucky Derby telecast. ABC. May 1978.
  5. 1 2 3 Sowers, R. (2014). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes: A Comprehensive History. McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 9780786476985.
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