1946 Kentucky Derby

The 1946 Kentucky Derby was the 72nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1946, on a track rated slow.^[1]^[2]

Full results[edit]

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	3	Assault	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:06 3/5
2nd	5	Spy Song	Johnny Longden	Jack C. Hodgins	Dixiana Farm
3rd	11	Hampden	Job Dean Jessop	Richard E. Handlen	Foxcatcher Farm
4th	1	Lord Boswell	Eddie Arcaro	James W. Smith	Maine Chance Farm
5th	1C	Knock Down	Robert Permane	James W. Smith	Maine Chance Farm
6th	6	Alamond	Arnold Kirkland	John H. Skirvin	Alwin C. Ernst
7th	14	Bob Murphy	Albert Bodiou	Charlie Sanborn	David Ferguson
8th	7	Pellicle	George F. Hettinger	E. Leigh Cotton	Hal Price Headley
9th	1A	Perfect Bahram	Ted Atkinson	James W. Smith	Maine Chance Farm
10th	2	Rippey	Ferril Zufelt	Edward L. Synder	William Helis
11th	15	Jobar	J. Raymond Layton	Don Yates	H. W. Fielding
12th	10	Dark Jungle	Andy Loturco	John M. Goode	Lucas B. Combs
13th	13	Alworth	Ovie Scurlock	John B. Partridge	Mrs. R. D. Patterson
14th	9	With Pleasure	Charles Wahler	E. G. Porter	Brolite Farm
15th	4	Marine Victory	Donnie Alvin Padgett	Albert Dunne	Bobanet Stable
16th	8	Wee Admiral	William Watson	Arthur Brent	Col. R. S. McLaughlin
17th	12	Kendor	Willie Lee Johnson	R. S. Young	Mrs. D. Hollingsworth

^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1946 winner Assault". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
^ "1946". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

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