1919 Kentucky Derby
1919 Kentucky Derby horse race
The 1919 Kentucky Derby was the 45th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 10, 1919. Winner Sir Barton went on to win in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, becoming the first winner of the American Triple Crown.
Pre-race coverage
A New York Times writer believed that the Preakness Stakes was competing for attention with the Derby, as it was held four days following the Derby and offered a purse of $30,000, larger than the Derby's $20,000. The author felt that the three-year old racing horses during the 1919 season were a "good crop" and that the course record of 2:03+2⁄5 set by Old Rosebud in 1914 could be broken. Sennings Park, a horse who stayed through the winter at Churchill Downs, ran a mile at the track in 1:43 3/5, the best time of the season in late April.
Result
Winning Breeder: John E. Madden & Vivian A. Gooch; (KY)
Horses Corson and Clermont scratched before the race.
Aftermath
For the first time in race history two horses from the same owner finished in first and second place. In addition, Ross became the first Canadian owner to have a horse win the Kentucky Derby.
The public source identifies “1919 Kentucky Derby” as 1919 Kentucky Derby horse race. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kentucky, Derby and horse.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “1919 Kentucky Derby”, the useful work is to connect “1919 Kentucky Derby horse race” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4560645. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1919 and 1914.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “1919 Kentucky Derby”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow 1919 Kentucky Derby primary sources, 1919 Kentucky Derby archive and Kentucky research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “1919 Kentucky Derby”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “1919 Kentucky Derby” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.