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79th running of the Kentucky Derby Horse race

The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953.

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1st	10	Dark Star	Henry Moreno	Eddie Hayward	Cain Hoy Stable
2nd	1	Native Dancer	Eric Guerin	Bill Winfrey	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
3rd	5	Invigorator	Bill Shoemaker	Norman R. Mcleod	Saxon Stable
4th	11	Royal Bay Gem	Jimmy Combest	Clyde Troutt	Eugene Constantin, Jr.
5th	3	Correspondent	Eddie Arcaro	T. Wallace Dunn	Mrs. Gordon Guiberson
6th	9	Straight Face	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable
7th	1a	Social Outcast	John H. Adams	Bill Winfrey	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.
8th	8	Money Broker	Alfred Popara	Vester R. Wright	G. & G. Stable
9th	4	Ram O' War	Douglas Dodson	Jerome J. Sarner, Jr.	Bruce S. Campbell
10th	7	Curragh King	David Erb	James Wallace	Edwar M. Goemans
11th	2	Ace Destroyer	Job Dean Jessop	Louis Finley	Mr. & Mrs. Tom M. Daniel

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Race callers	Chic Anderson Fred Capossela Jack Drees Bryan Field Marshall Cassidy
Hosts	Mel Allen Win Elliot Brent Musburger Bud Palmer Chris Schenkel Jack Whitaker
Analysts	Don Ameche Eddie Arcaro Heywood Hale Broun Jimmy Snyder Frank I. Wright
Reporters	Charlsie Cantey Bill Corum Phyllis George Jim Kelly Pia Lindström John Madden Gil Stratton

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