1956 Kentucky Derby

The 1956 Kentucky Derby was the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1956.^[1]^[2]

Full results[edit]

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	3	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable (Jack Dudley & Bonnie Heath)	2:03 2/5
2nd	2C	Fabius	Bill Hartack	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm
3rd	12	Come On Red	Alfred Popara	Odie Clelland	Helen W. Kellogg
4th	4	Count Chic	Steve Brooks	Lloyd A. Lawson	Mr. & Mrs. Dino Lozzi
5th	2	Pintor Lea	Robert L. Baird	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm
6th	1	Career Boy	Eric Guerin	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
7th	6	No Regrets	Douglas Dodson	Richard T. Waggoner	Wallace E. Britt
8th	1A	Head Man	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
9th	15	King O' Swords	Ralph Borgemenke	Frankie Sanders	Reverie Knoll Farm
10th	5	High King	William McKinley Cook	Thomas Barry	Joseph Gavegnano
11th	13	Jean Baptiste	James D. Nichols	Loyd P. Tate	Mrs. Loyd P. Tate
12th	9	Terrang	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth
13th	10	Black Emperor	John H. Adams	Harry Trotsek	Hasty House Farm
14th	8	Besomer	Nick Shuk	Colin MacLeod Jr.	Companas Stable
15th	14	Invalidate	Larry Gilligan	Vester R. Wright	T. Alie Grissom
16th	7	Ben A. Jones	Paul J. Bailey	Elmer Kalensky	G & M Stable
17th	11	Countermand	Arnold Kirkland	Virgil W. Raines	Brandywine Stable

Winning Breeder: William E. Leach; (FL)

^ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1956 winner Needles". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
^ "1956". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.

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