1984 Kentucky Derby

{{short description|110th running of the Kentucky Derby}}

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 110th Kentucky Derby

| class = Grade I stakes race

| horse race = Kentucky Derby

| image =

| caption =

| location = Churchill Downs

| date = May 5, 1984

| distance =

| winning horse = Swale

| winning time =

| final odds =

| winning jockey = Laffit Pincay Jr.

| winning trainer = Woody Stephens

| winning owner = Claiborne Farm

| conditions = Fast

| surface = Dirt

| attendance = 126,453

| previous = 1983

| next = 1985

}}

The 1984 Kentucky Derby was the 110th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1984,{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/05/Chart-of-the-110th-Kentucky-DerbyCopyright-1984-by-Triangle/4841452577600/ |title=Chart of the 110th Kentucky Derby: (Copyright 1984 by Triangle... |publisher=Upi.com |date=1984-05-05 |access-date=2016-05-24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1984 |title=1984 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |access-date=2016-05-24}} with 126,453 people in attendance.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Attendance___Handle_-_Top__2017__1.pdf |title=Derby & Oaks Attendance Since 1980 |access-date=2020-01-24 }} The race was won by Swale, who went on to finish out of the money in the Preakness, then won the Belmont.

Full results

class="wikitable"
Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

1st

| 10

| Swale

| Laffit Pincay Jr.

| Woody Stephens

| Claiborne Farm

| 2:02 2/5

2nd

| 18

| Coax Me Chad

| Herb McCauley

| Ronnie Warren

| Elmer Miller

|

3rd

| 9

| At The Threshold

| Eddie Maple

| Lynn S. Whiting

| W. Cal Partee

|

4th

| 6

| Fali Time

| Sandy Hawley

| Gary F. Jones

| Kenneth Opstein

|

5th

| 11

| Gate DancerGate Dancer finished 4th, but was subsequently disqualified and placed 5th, due to interfering with Fali Time.

| Eddie Delahoussaye

| Jack Van Berg

| Mamakos & Stubrin

|

6th

| 2b

| Pine Circle

| Mike E. Smith

| Claude R. McGaughey III

| Loblolly Stable

|

7th

| 5

| Fight Over

| Octavio Vergara

| John Parisella

| Sabarese-Bwamazon Farm

|

8th

| 1a

| Life's Magic

| Donald Brumfield

| D. Wayne Lukas

| Hatley Racing Stable

|

9th

| 8

| Silent King

| Bill Shoemaker

| Bud Delp

| Hawksworth Farm

|

10th

| 14

| Rexson's Hope

| Robert Gaffglione

| Harold J. Rose

| Elsie A. Rose

|

11th

| 12

| So Vague

| Patricia Cooksey

| Gerald M. Russell

| Hyperion Thoroughbreds Ltd.

|

12th

| 17

| Biloxi Indian

| Garth Patterson

| Dianne Carpenter

| Dianne Carpenter

|

13th

| 7

| Taylor's Special

| Sam Maple

| William I. Mott

| William F. Lucas

|

14th

| 3

| Raja's Shark

| Rick Wilson

| Salvatore Campo

| Irwin Feiner

|

15th

| 13

| Bedouin

| Ray Sibille

| Richard E. Mandella

| Elmendorf Farm

|

16th

| 2

| Vanlandingham

| Pat Day

| Claude R. McGaughey III

| Loblolly Stable

|

17th

| 15

| Secret Prince

| Craig Perret

| William V. Terrill

| Elaine Brodsky

|

18th

| 4

| Bear Hunt

| Don MacBeth

| Roger Laurin

| Taylor's Purchase Farm

|

19th

| 1

| Althea

| Chris McCarron

| D. Wayne Lukas

| Alexander & Aykroyd & Groves

|

20th

| 16

| Majestic Shore

| John L. Lively

| Loren Rettele

| William Oldknow & Robert Phipps

|

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web |url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Disqualifications_Inquiries_and_Claims_of_Foul__Kentucky_Derby__2019_.pdf |title=Disqualifications, Inquiries & Foul Claims |website=kentuckyderby.com |access-date=May 4, 2019}}