1952 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 78th Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image =

| caption =

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 3, 1952

| distance =

| winning horse = Hill Gail

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Eddie Arcaro

| winning trainer = Ben A. Jones

| winning owner = Calumet Farm

| conditions =

| surface = Dirt

| attendance =

| previous = 1951

| next = 1953

}}

The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1952.{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/02/13/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-hill-gail/23323459/ |title=Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1952 winner Hill Gail |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2015-02-13 |access-date=2016-06-19}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1952 |title=1952 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |access-date=2016-06-19}}

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
1st \| 1 \| Hill Gail \| Eddie Arcaro \| Ben A. Jones \| Calumet Farm \|2:01.60
2nd \| 5 \| Sub Fleet \| Steve Brooks \| Jack C. Hodgins \| Dixiana \|
3rd \| 9 \| Blue Man \| Conn McCreary \| Woody Stephens \| White Oak Stable \|
4th \| 2C \| Master Fiddle \| Dave Gorman \| Sol Rutchick \| Myhelyn Stable \|
5th \| 2 \| Count Flame \| Bill Shoemaker \| Sol Rutchick \| Jack J. Amiel \|
6th \| 11 \| Arroz \| Raymond York \| T. Wallace Dunn \| Mrs. Gordon Guiberson \|
7th \| 8 \| Happy Go Lucky \| Anthony Ferraiuolo \| Harold G. Bockman \| Harold G. Bockman \|
8th \| 10 \| Hannibal \| William J. Passmore \| William L. Passmore \| Bayard Sharp \|
9th \| 7 \| Cold Command \| Gerald Porch \| Sylvester Veitch \| Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney \|
10th \| 6 \| Smoke Screen \| John H. Adams \| John W. Burton \| Reverie Knoll Farm \|
11th \| 4 \| Gushing Oil \| Ted Atkinson \| Joseph Jansen \| Sam E. Wilson Jr. \|
12th \| 3 \| Pintor \| Henri Mora \| Dion K. Kerr Jr. \| Montpelier Stable \|
13th \| 14 \| Shag Tails \| John Nazareth \| Loyd Gentry Jr. \| Milton Shagrin \|
14th \| 15 \| Eternal Moon \| J. Raymond Layton \| Daverne Emery \| Emerald Hill \|
15th \| 13 \| Brown Rambler \| Douglas Dodson \| Russell L. Mitchell \| Mildred F. Underwood \|
16th \| 12 \| Swoop \| Kenneth Church \| Otto C. Rasch Jr. \| High Tide Stable \|

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 1

| Hill Gail

| Eddie Arcaro