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

1st

| 4

| Sir Huon

| Roscoe Troxler

| Peter Coyne

| Bashford Manor Stable

| 2:08.80

2nd

| 3

| Lady Navarre

| Tommy Burns

| George P. Brazier

| Charles R. Ellison

| 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

| Dave Nicol

| William T. Woodard

| H. Shannon & Co.

| 10

6th

| 6

| Velours

| Edward Walsh

| Frank Bruhns

| H. Franklin

| 3

Payout

  • The winner received a purse of $4,850.
  • Second place received $700.
  • Third place received $300.

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