The 1977 Kentucky Derby was the 103rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1977, with 124,038 people in attendance.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 3 Seattle Slew Jean Cruguet William H. Turner Jr. Karen L. Taylor 2:02 2nd 1A Run Dusty Run Darrel McHargue Smiley Adams Golden Chance Farm 2 3rd 2 Sanhedrin Jorge Velásquez Lou Rondinello Darby Dan Farm 4th 4 Get the Axe Bill Shoemaker William R. O'Neill Bwamazon Farm nose 5th 9 Steve's Friend Ruben Hernandez John W. Fulton Kinsman Stable nose 6th 14 Papelote Miguel A. Rivera Oswaldo Canet Marvin L. Warner 7th 10 Giboulee Jeffrey Fell Jacques Dumas Jean-Louis Levesque head 8th 8 For the Moment Ángel Cordero Jr. LeRoy Jolley Gerald Robins 9th 6 Affiliate Laffit Pincay Jr. Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 10th 5 Flag Officer Lesli Ahrens George J. Getz Nasty Stable 11th 1 Bob's Dusty Julio C. Espinoza Smiley Adams Robert N. Lehmann neck 12th 12 Sir Sir Jesus Rodriquez Leo Azpurua Jr. La Luna Stable 2 13th 11 Nostalgia Larry Snyder Delmer W. Carroll Sr. William S. Farish III 3 14th 7 Western Wind Ron Turcotte James E. Picou Joseph M. Roebling 10 15th 13 Best Person Garth Patterson Mike Tinker W. Cal Partee
See also 1977 Preakness Stakes 1977 Belmont Stakes
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