The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow. Jet Pilot led wire-to-wire and won in a three-horse photo finish. Jet Pilot finished a head in front of Phalanx and a length ahead of Faultless. Faultless went on to win the 1947 Preakness Stakes while Phalanx won the 1947 Belmont Stakes.
Full results Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 11 Jet Pilot Eric Guerin R. Thomas Smith Maine Chance Farm 2:06 4/5 2nd 8 Phalanx Eddie Arcaro Sylvester Veitch Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 3rd 5 Faultless Douglas Dodson Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 4th 9 On Trust Johnny Longden William Molter Earl O. Stice & Sons 5th 2 Cosmic Bomb Shelby Clark Willie Booth William G. Helis Sr. 6th 7 Star Reward Steve Brooks Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana 7th 6 Bullet Proof Wayne D. Wright Henry S. Clark Liz Whitney 8th 1A W. L. Sickle Robert Campbell Graceton Philpot W-L Ranch Co. 9th 1 Stepfather Jack Westrope Graceton Philpot W-L Ranch Co. 10th 3 Liberty Road Job Dean Jessop Preston M. Burch Brookmeade Stable 11th 10 Riskolater William Balzaretti Burton B. Williams Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore) 12th 4 Double JayJohn Gilbert Walter L. McCue Ridgewood Stable 13th 12 Jett-jett William Hanka E. C. Dobson William M. Peavey
Winning breeder: Arthur B. Hancock & Margaret Good Van Clief (KY)
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