1953 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 79th Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image =

| caption =

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 2, 1953

| distance =

| winning horse = Dark Star

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Henry Moreno

| winning trainer = Eddie Hayward

| winning owner = Cain Hoy Stable

| conditions =

| surface = Dirt

| attendance =

| previous = 1952

| next = 1954

}}

The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953.{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/02/12/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-dark-star/23262763/ |title=Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1953 winner Dark Star |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2015-02-12 |access-date=2016-06-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1953 |title=1953 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |access-date=2016-06-18}}

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
1st \| 10 \| Dark Star \| Henry Moreno \| Eddie Hayward \| Cain Hoy Stable \|
2nd \| 1 \| Native Dancer \| Eric Guerin \| Bill Winfrey \| Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. \|
3rd \| 5 \| Invigorator \| Bill Shoemaker \| Norman R. Mcleod \| Saxon Stable \|
4th \| 11 \| Royal Bay Gem \| Jimmy Combest \| Clyde Troutt \| Eugene Constantin, Jr. \|
5th \| 3 \| Correspondent \| Eddie Arcaro \| T. Wallace Dunn \| Mrs. Gordon Guiberson \|
6th \| 9 \| Straight Face \| Ted Atkinson \| John M. Gaver, Sr. \| Greentree Stable \|
7th \| 1a \| Social Outcast \| John H. Adams \| Bill Winfrey \| Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. \|
8th \| 8 \| Money Broker \| Alfred Popara \| Vester R. Wright \| G. & G. Stable \|
9th \| 4 \| Ram O' War \| Douglas Dodson \| Jerome J. Sarner, Jr. \| Bruce S. Campbell \|
10th \| 7 \| Curragh King \| David Erb \| James Wallace \| Edwar M. Goemans \|
11th \| 2 \| Ace Destroyer \| Job Dean Jessop \| Louis Finley \| Mr. & Mrs. Tom M. Daniel \|

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 10

| Dark Star

| Henry Moreno