1876 Kentucky Derby
| Kentucky Derby | |
1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant in an 1877 drawing by T.J. Scott | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 1876 |
| Winning horse | Vagrant |
| Jockey | Bobby Swim |
| Trainer | James Williams |
| Owner | William Backhouse Astor Jr. |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1876 Kentucky Derby was the 2nd running of that annually recurring race. It took place on May 15, 1876, on the Louisville Jockey Club grounds.[1] Vagrant, the winning horse, won carrying only 97 pounds.[2]
Full results
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Vagrant | Robert Swim | James Williams | William Backhouse Astor Jr. | 2:38.25 |
| 2nd | Creedmore | D. Williams | Williams & Owings | |||
| 3rd | Harry Hill | J. Miller | John Funk | |||
| 4th | Parole | P. Sparling | Pierre Lorillard IV | |||
| 5th | Germantown | W. Graham | Frank B. Harper | |||
| 6th | Lizzie Stone | W. James | Frank B. Harper | |||
| 7th | Marie Michon | Stradford | J. A. Grinstead | |||
| 8th | Bombay | William Walker | Daniel Swigert | |||
| 9th | Red Coat | Lloyd Hughes | Green Clay | |||
| 10th | Leamingtonian | Raleigh Colston Sr. | H. F. Vissman | |||
| 11th | Bullion | M. Kelso | A. Keene Richards |
Payout
The winner received a purse of $2,950. The second-place finisher received $200.[3]
References
- ^ ""Let "em Go!" and Spring Meeting 1876 Louisville Jockey Club". The Courier-Journal. 1876-05-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ "Jockeys and weight in the Kentucky Derby | TwinSpires". The TwinSpires Edge. Archived from the original on 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "1876 Kentucky Derby Results Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-08.