1979 Kentucky Derby

The 1979 Kentucky Derby was the 105th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1979.^[1]^[2]

Full results

Finished	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1st	Spectacular Bid	Ron Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm
2nd	General Assembly	Laffit Pincay Jr.	LeRoy Jolley	Bertram R. Firestone
3rd	Golden Act	Sandy Hawley	Loren Rettele	William H. Oldknow and Robert W. Phipps
4th	King Celebrity	Cash Asmussen	Robert J. Taylor	Che-Bar Stable
5th	Flying Paster	Donald R. Pierce	Gordon C. Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder
6th	Screen King	Angel Cordero Jr.	Luis Barrera	Flying Zee Stable
7th	Sir Ivor Again	Don MacBeth	LeRoy Jolley	Mrs. T. Christopher
8th	Shamgo	Frank Olivares	John Sullivan	Rogers Red Top Inc.
9th	Lot O' Gold	Donald Brumfield	W. E. Adams	F.E. Lehmann
10th	Great Redeemer	Richard Depass	J. A. Mohamed	Mr. and Mrs. J. Mohamed

↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (2003-06-11). "HORSE RACING - Spectacular Bid Is Dead at Age 27 - Crown Attempt Was Foiled by a Pin". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
↑ "1979". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

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