The 1935 Kentucky Derby was the 61st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1935. The race was won by Omaha, ridden by Willie Saunders and trained by James E. Fitzsimmons.
18 horses participated in the race. The victorious Omaha won the Triple Crown, as he went on to win the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 11 Omaha Willie Saunders James E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 2:05.00 2nd 3 Roman Soldier Lester Balaski Phil Reuter William Sachsenmaier & Phil Reuter 3rd 9 Whiskolo Wayne D. Wright Robert V. McGarvey Milky Way Farm Stable 4th 10 Nellie Flag Eddie Arcaro Burton B. Williams Calumet Farm 5th 14 Blackbirder Willie Garner Charles Hainesworth Charles Hainesworth 6th 8 Psychic Bid Robert Jones Robert Augustus Smith Brookmeade Stable 7th 12 Morpluck Mack Garner Clarence Buxton Jerome H. Louchheim 8th 16 Plat Eye Silvio Coucci John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 9th 5 McCarthy Robert Finnerty John Chesney Morrison & Keating 10th 19 Commonwealth George Woolf Preston M. Burch Sarah F. Jeffords 11th 6 Sun Fairplay Sam Renick W. E. Collins Fair Fields Farm Stable 12th 17 Today Raymond Workman T. J. Healey Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 13th 2 Whopper Charles Landolt Duval A. Headley Hal Price Headley 14th 7 Bluebeard Herman Schutte Arthur Goldblatt Mrs. R. B. Fairbanks 15th 20 Tutticurio Charles Corbett Frank M. Bray Brandon Stable 16th 13 Boxthorn Don Meade Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 17th 1 St. Bernard Paul Keester Albert B. Gordon E. Dale Shaffer 18th 15 Weston Sterling Young Tom B. Young Braedalbane Stable
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