The 1983 Kentucky Derby was the 109th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1983, with 134,444 people in attendance.
Full results Finished Post Program Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 10 8 Sunny's Halo Eddie Delahoussaye David C. Cross Jr. D.J. Foster Racing Stable 2:02 1/5 2nd 5 6 Desert Wine Chris McCarron Jerry M. Fanning Cardiff Stud Farm 3rd 20 2B Caveat Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens August Belmont IV 4th 1 4 Slew o' Gold Angel Cordero Jr. John O. Hertler Equusequity Stable 5th 18 1X Marfa Jorge Velásquez D. Wayne Lukas Robert French, Barry Beal, D. W. Lukas 6th 2 5 Play Fellow Jean Cruguet Harvey L. Vanier Dr. Carl Lauer, Robert Victor, Nancy Vanier 7th 14 11 Pax In Bello Jeffrey Fell Steven T. Jerkens Mrs. Arnold A. Wilcox 8th 7 7 Country Pine Mike Venezia Lou Rondinello Daniel Galbreath 9th 3 1 Balboa Native Sandy Hawley D. Wayne Lukas Robert H. Spreen 10th 16 15 Paris Prince Terry Lipham Lazaro S. Barrera Dolly Green 11th 12 9 Current Hope Alex Solis Roger Laurin Howard Kaskel and Bob Baker 12th 4 2 Chumming Eddie Maple Woody Stephens Hickory Tree Stable 13th 8 3 Freezing Rain William Gavidia Anthony L. Basile Bwamazon Farm 14th 15 14 My Mac Don MacBeth Newcomb Green Aronow Stable (Donald J. Aronow) 15th 11 13 Explosive Wagon Charles Mueller Gene C. Norman Peggy McReynolds 16th 13 10 Parfaitement Herb McCauley J. William Boniface Black Gates Stable 17th 19 3C Highland Park Donald Brumfield Anthony L. Basile Bwamazon Farm 18th 17 16 Luv A Libra Julio C. Espinoza Heliodoro Gustines Vivianne De Costa and Stanley Yagoda 19th 6 12 Law Talk Carlos H. Marquez Jr. Leonard Imperio Buckram Oak Farm (Mahmoud Fustok) 20th 9 1A Total Departure Pat Valenzuela D. Wayne Lukas Rebalot Stable
Winning breeder: David J. Foster (ON)
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