1918 Kentucky Derby

44th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 11, 1918
Winning horse	Exterminator
Jockey	Willie Knapp
Trainer	Henry McDaniel
Owner	Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Surface	Dirt
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The 1918 Kentucky Derby was the 44th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place May 11, 1918.^[1] Exterminator went off at odds of 30–1 to the heavily favored War Cloud. Exterminator raced at the back until the field turned for home, when he launched his bid. Nearing the wire, he passed Escoba and won the Derby by a length.^[2]

Full results

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	Exterminator	Willie Knapp	Henry McDaniel	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	2:10.8
2nd	Escoba	Joe Notter	John S. Ward	Kenneth S. Alexander
3rd	Viva America	William Warrington	W. N. Potts	C. T. Worthington
4th	War Cloud	Johnny Loftus	Walter B. Jennings	A. Kingsley Macomber
5th	Lucky B	John McCabe	Oswald A. Bianchi	Oswald A. Bianchi
6th	Jas. T. Clark	John Morys	Louis Tauber	John W. Schorr
7th	Sewell Combs	Loyd L. Gentry Sr.	John C. Gallaher	Gallaher Bros.
8th	American Eagle	Earl Sande	George Denney	Thomas Clay McDowell

Winning Breeder: F. D. "Dixie" Knight; (KY)

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
5	Exterminator	$ 61.20	23.10	12.40
1	Escoba		4.90	4.60
2	Viva America			13.20

The winner received a purse of $15,000.
Second place received $2,500.
Third place received $1,000.
Fourth place received $275.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "1918 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
^ 1918 Kentucky Derby Information Page (include a video of the 1918 race)

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[1918_Kentucky_Derby_Results_Tables-1] "1918 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-05-11.

[2] 1918 Kentucky Derby Information Page (include a video of the 1918 race)

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