1906 Kentucky Derby
{{short description|32nd running of the Kentucky Derby}}
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 32nd Kentucky Derby
| class = Grade I stakes race
| horse race = Kentucky Derby
| image = Roscoe Troxler & Sir Huon, 1906 Kentucky Derby.jpg
| caption = Roscoe Troxler and Sir Huon at the 1906 Kentucky Derby
| location = Churchill Downs
| date = May 2, 1906
| distance =
| winning horse = Sir Huon
| winning time =
| final odds =
| winning jockey = Roscoe Troxler
| winning trainer = Peter Coyne
| winning owner = Bashford Manor Stable
| conditions =
| surface = Dirt
| attendance =
| previous = 1905
| next = 1907
}}
The 1906 Kentucky Derby was the 32nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1906.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1906|title=1906 {{!}} 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks {{!}} May 5 and 6, 2017 {{!}} Tickets, Events, News|website=www.kentuckyderby.com|access-date=2017-07-18}} The field was reduced to six competitors when Creel was scratched.{{Cite web |url=http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1906.pdf |title=1906 Kentucky Derby Results Tables |access-date=2010-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055356/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1906.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-14 |url-status=dead }}
It was the first Kentucky Derby timed to fifths of a second instead of fourths.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/kentucky-derby-winners|title=Kentucky Derby Winners|website=www.kentuckyderby.com|access-date=2017-07-18}}
Full results
class="wikitable" |
Finished
! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind |
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1st
| 4 | Sir Huon | 2:08.80 |
2nd
| 3 | George P. Brazier | 2 |
3rd
| 5 | James Reddick | Joseph Dominick | George P. Brazier | Charles R. Ellison | 3 |
4th
| 2 | Hyperion II | Dale Austin | Joseph S. Hawkins | J. S. Hawkins & Co. | 5 |
5th
| 1 | Debar | William T. Woodard | H. Shannon & Co. | 10 |
6th
| 6 | Velours | Edward Walsh | Frank Bruhns | H. Franklin | 3 |
- Winning Breeder: George J. Long; (KY)
Payout
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Kentucky Derby}}
Category:May 1906 sports events in the United States
Category:1900s in Louisville, Kentucky
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