1965 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 91st Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image =

| caption =

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 1, 1965

| distance =

| winning horse = Lucky Debonair

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Bill Shoemaker

| winning trainer = Frank Catrone

| winning owner = Ada L. Rice Racing Stable

| conditions =

| surface = Dirt

| attendance =

| previous = 1964

| next = 1966

}}

The 1965 Kentucky Derby was the 91st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1965.{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/01/31/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-lucky-debonair/22611685/ |title=Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1965 winner Lucky Debonair |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2015-01-31 |access-date=2016-06-11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1965 |title=1965 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |access-date=2016-06-11}}

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
1st \| 8 \| Lucky Debonair \| Bill Shoemaker \| Frank Catrone \| Ada L. Rice Racing Stable \| 2:01.20
2nd \| 1 \| Dapper Dan \| Ismael Valenzuela \| William C. Winfrey \| Ogden Phipps \|
3rd \| 9 \| Tom Rolfe \| Ron Turcotte \| Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. \| Powhatan Stable \|
4th \| 4 \| Native Charger \| John L. Rotz \| Raymond F. Metcalf \| Warner Stable \|
5th \| 7 \| Hail To All \| Manuel Ycaza \| Edward J. Yowell \| Zelda Cohen \|
6th \| 10 \| Mr. Pak \| Jimmy Nichols \| Mary D. Keim \| Mary D. Keim \|
7th \| 11 \| Swift Ruler \| Larry Spraker \| Gin L. Collins \| Earl Allen \|
8th \| 5 \| Flag Raiser \| Bobby Ussery \| Hirsch Jacobs \| Isidor Bieber \|
9th \| 6 \| Carpenter's Rule \| William Harmatz \| Frank E. Childs \| Perne L. Grissom \|
10th \| 3 \| Bold Lad \| Bill Hartack \| William C. Winfrey \| Wheatley Stable \|
11th \| 2 \| Narushua \| Terrance Dunlavy \| G. R. Oakes \| John W. Mecom Sr. \|

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 8

| Lucky Debonair

| Bill Shoemaker