1908 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 34th Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image = Stone Street 1908.jpg

| caption = 1908 Kentucky Derby winner Stone Street

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 5, 1908

| distance =

| winning horse = Stone Street

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Arthur Pickens

| winning trainer = John W. Hall

| winning owner = C.E. & J.W. Hamilton

| conditions =

| surface = Dirt

| attendance =

| previous = 1907

| next = 1909

}}

The 1908 Kentucky Derby was the 34th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1908.[http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1908 Kentucky Derby History, 1908] Muddy track conditions made the winning time 2:15.20 the slowest Derby ever.{{Cite web |url=http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1908.pdf |title=1908 Kentucky Derby Results Tables |access-date=2010-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055430/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1908.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-14 |url-status=dead }} The winner was 61-1 and marked the last (most recent) time that the winner lost his most recent race by 10 or more lengths.

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
1st \| 4 \| Stone Street \| Arthur Pickens \| John W. Hall \| C. E. "Bud" & John W. Hamilton \| 2:15.20
2nd \| 2 \| Sir Cleges \| Charles Koerner \| Peter W. Coyne \| George J. Long \| 3
3rd \| 1 \| Dunvegan \| Paul Warren \| William J. Young \| Johnson N. Camden Jr. \| Head
4th \| 8 \| Synchronized \| Fred Burton \| Fred Luzader \| D. W. Armstrong \| Head
5th \| 5 \| Banbridge \| Vincent Powers \| David Henry \| Barney Schreiber \| Head
6th \| 3 \| Milford \| Andy Minder \| William H. Fizer \| W. H. Fizer & Co. \| 6
7th \| 6 \| Bill Herron \| James Lee \| William J. Young \| Barney Dreyfuss \| Head
8th \| 7 \| Frank Bird \| J. Williams \| not available \| W. A. Hughes \| 20

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 4

| Stone Street

| Arthur Pickens

| John W. Hall

| C. E. "Bud" & John W. Hamilton

| 2:15.20

2nd

| 2

| Sir Cleges

| Charles Koerner

| Peter W. Coyne

| George J. Long

| 3

3rd

| 1

| Dunvegan

| Paul Warren

| William J. Young

| Johnson N. Camden Jr.

| Head

4th

| 8

| Synchronized

| Fred Burton

| Fred Luzader

| D. W. Armstrong

| Head

5th

| 5

| Banbridge

| Vincent Powers

| David Henry

| Barney Schreiber

| Head

6th

| 3

| Milford

| Andy Minder

| William H. Fizer

| W. H. Fizer & Co.

| 6

7th

| 6

| Bill Herron

| James Lee

| William J. Young

| Barney Dreyfuss

| Head

8th

| 7

| Frank Bird

| J. Williams

| not available

| W. A. Hughes

| 20

Winning Breeder: James B. A. Haggin; (KY)

Payout

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Post ! Horse ! Win ! Place ! Show
align="right" \| 4 \| Stone Street \| align="right" \| $ 123.60 \| align="right" \| 37.90 \| align="right" \| 14.50
align="right" \| 2 \| Sir Cleges \| \| align="right" \| 11.10 \| align="right" \| 8.50
align="right" \| 1 \| Dunvegan \| \| \| align="right" \| 11.10

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Post

! Horse

! Win

! Place

! Show

align="right" | 4

| Stone Street

| align="right" | $ 123.60

| align="right" | 37.90

| align="right" | 14.50

align="right" | 2