The 1940 Kentucky Derby was the 66th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1940.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 1 Gallahadion Carroll Bierman Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm Stable 2:05 0/0 2nd 2 Bimelech Fred A. Smith William A. Hurley Edward R. Bradley 3rd 7 Dit Leon Haas Max Hirsch W. Arnold Hanger 4th 3 Mioland Lester Balaski R. Thomas Smith Charles S. Howard 5th 6 Sirocco Johnny Longden James W. Smith Dixiana Stable 6th 5 Roman Kenneth McCombs Daniel Stewart Joseph E. Widener 7th 8 Royal Man John Gilbert Moody Jolley Tower Stable 8th 9 Pictor George Woolf Louis Schaefer William L. Brann
Winning breeder: Robert A. Fairbairn (KY)
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