The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, with 163,628 people in attendance. The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second-largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing. The 1974 running featured the largest field size in Kentucky Derby History with 23 starters.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 1 Cannonade Angel Cordero Jr. Woody Stephens John M. Olin 2nd 19 Hudson County Mike Miceli Stanley R. Shapoff Robert B. Cohen 3rd 3 Agitate Bill Shoemaker James Jimenez Meeken Stable (John & Paula Kent Meeken) 4th 5 J. R.'s Pet Darrel McHargue Harold Tinker W. Cal Partee 5th 6 Little Current Bobby Ussery Lou Rondinello Darby Dan Farm 6th 8 Destroyer Ismael Valenzuela Monti C. Sims Kenneth Opstein 7th 11 Buck's Bid Don MacBeth Anthony J. Marks Bright View Farm (John Connelly) 8th 1A Judger Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens Seth W. Hancock 9th 17 Pat McGroder Tom Barrow Mervin Marks Oxford Stable (Ralph C. Wilson Jr.) 10th 2B Rube The Great Miguel A. Rivera Frank Martin Sr. Sigmund Sommer 11th 10 Sir Tristram Bill Hartack Charles G. Milbank Powhatan Stable 12th 18 Confederate Yankee Howard Grant Jerry Dutton Merle H. Boyce 13th 14 Sharp Gary Earlie Fires Joseph Diangelo Edward R. Scharps 14th 7 Ga Hai Mike Manganello Gene Cleveland Laguna Seca Ranch (Constance H. Bishop) 15th 16 Crimson Ruler Kenneth LeBlanc Carrol J. Matherne Lee Matherne 16th 20 Set N' Go William Gavidia Manuel J. Azpúrua S. Antonio Jose Isturiz 17th 9 Triple Crown Braulio Baeza W. Preston King Samuel Lehrmann 18th 2 Accipiter Angel Santiago Frank Martin Sr. Sigmund Sommer 19th 21 Gold and Myrrh Donald Brumfield Luis D'Casseries William F. & James P. Wilmot 20th 13 Consigliori Darrell Brown J. D. Foster Mr. & Mrs. William C. Jacobs 21st 15 Bold Clarion Wayne Chambers Roger Braugh Mrs. Roger Braugh 22nd 12 Lexico Gustavo Ávila Marcial Iriza Mrs. Vincenta deBaptista 23rd 4 Flip Sal Eddie Maple Stephen A. DiMauro Ben Cohen & Salvatore Tufano
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