The 1931 Kentucky Derby was the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 16, 1931.[1] Horses Equipoise, Up, and Don Leon scratched before the race. Twenty Grand's winning time set a new Derby record (later broken).[2] The winner was owned and bred by the Greentree Stable of Helen Hay Whitney. It marked the fourth time in the Derby's history that a woman owned the winning horse and the second time that a woman was both owner and breeder.[3]
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 16, 1931 |
| Winning horse | Twenty Grand |
| Jockey | Charles Kurtsinger |
| Trainer | James G. Rowe Jr. |
| Owner | Greentree Stable |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1931 Preakness Stakes was held one week prior, on May 9,[4] making this the most recent time that the Preakness was run before the Kentucky Derby.[5] Until the 2020 Kentucky Derby and 2020 Preakness Stakes were rescheduled to follow the 2020 Belmont Stakes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 1931 was the most recent time that the Kentucky Derby was not the first leg of the Triple Crown.[6]
Full results
edit| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Twenty Grand | Charley Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable | 2:01.80 |
| 2nd | 1 | Sweep All | Frank Coltiletti | Clyde Van Dusen | Dixiana | 4 |
| 3rd | 10 | Mate | George Ellis | James W. Healy | Albert C. Bostwick Jr. | 1 |
| 4th | 6 | Spanish Play | Charles E. Allen | George Land | Knebelkamp & Morris | 4 |
| 5th | 7 | Boys Howdy | Gilbert Riley | Loyd Gentry Sr. | Harry C. Hatch | 1+1⁄2 |
| 6th | 12 | Insco | Steve O'Donnell | Charles E. Durnell | Griffin Watkins | 6 |
| 7th | 9 | Pittsburgher | Charles Corbett | James H. Moody | Shady Brook Farm Stable | 1 |
| 8th | 3 | The Mongol | James McCoy | William Reed | Hamburg Place | Head |
| 9th | 4 | Ladder | Louis Schaefer | Jack R. Price | Walter J. Salmon Sr. | 1 |
| 10th | 2 | Anchors Aweigh | Earl Steffen | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable | Head |
| 11th | 8 | Surf Board | Clarence Watters | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable | 2 |
| 12th | 11 | Prince d'Amour | Eugene James | Nathaniel K. Beal | Joseph Leiter | 8 |
- Winning Breeder: Greentree Stable; (KY)
Payout
edit| Post | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Twenty Grand | $ 3.76 | 3.00 | 2.60 |
| 1 | Sweep All | 15.58 | 7.16 | |
| 10 | Mate | 3.62 |
- The winner received a purse of $48,725 and $5,000 Gold Cup.
- Second place received $6,000.
- Third place received $3,000.
- Fourth place received $1,000.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1931
- ^ a b 1931 Kentucky Derby Results Tables[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1934-05-05. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Wade, Jake (May 9, 1931). "It's the Preakness Today; And Derby is One Week Off". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Steadman, John (May 18, 1994). "Spreading out Triple Crown will help set it apart". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Darcy, Kieran (June 18, 2020). "What to know ahead of an unusual Belmont Stakes". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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