1942 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 68th Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image =

| caption =

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 2, 1942

| distance =

| winning horse = Shut Out

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Wayne D. Wright

| winning trainer = John M. Gaver Sr.

| winning owner = Greentree Stable

| conditions =

| surface = Dirt

| attendance =

| previous = 1941

| next = 1943

}}

The 1942 Kentucky Derby was the 68th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1942.{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/02/23/kentucky-derby-countdown-shut/23851333/ |title=Kentucky Derby countdown | Shut Out, 1942 |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2015-02-23 |access-date=2016-06-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1942 |title=1942 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |access-date=2016-06-27}}

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
1st \| 3 \| Shut Out \| Wayne D. Wright \| John M. Gaver Sr. \| Greentree Stable \| 2:04 2/5
2nd \| 7 \| Alsab \| Basil James \| Sarge Swenke \| Albert Sabath \|
3rd \| 16 \| Valdina Orphan \| Carroll Bierman \| Frank Catrone \| Valdina Farm \|
4th \| 17 \| With Regards \| Johnny Longden \| Ted D. Grimes \| Mr. & Mrs. Ted D. Grimes \|
5th \| 2 \| First Fiddle \| Conn McCreary \| Edward L. Mulrenan \| Mrs. Edward L. Mulrenan \|
6th \| 5 \| Devil Diver \| Eddie Arcaro \| John M. Gaver Sr. \| Greentree Stable \|
7th \| 1 \| Fair Call \| Herb Lindberg \| Arthur Fletcher \| Mill River Stable (Josephine Douglas) \|
8th \| 12 \| Dogpatch \| Jack Skelly \| Roy Waldron \| Milky Way Farm Stable \|
9th \| 6 \| Hollywood \| George Woolf \| Frank Catrone \| Valdina Farms \|
10th \| 4 \| Sweep Swinger \| Alfred Shelhamer \| Alexis G. Wilson \| Theodore D. Buhl \|
11th \| 15 \| Apache \| James Stout \| James E. Fitzsimmons \| Belair Stud \|
12th \| 8 \| Sir War \| Johnny Adams \| William T. Anderson \| Circle M Ranch (Edward S. Moore) \|
13th \| 11 \| Fairy Manah \| John Gilbert \| Richard E. Handlen \| Foxcatcher Farm \|
14th \| 14 \| Requested \| Leon Haas \| J. H. "Blackie" McCoole \| Florence Whitaker \|
15th \| 13 \| Boot and Spur \| Arthur Craig \| William Molter \| Elmer C. A. Berger \|

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 3

| Shut Out

| Wayne D. Wright