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1883 Kentucky Derby
| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
.jpg) 1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus in an 1886 engraving by Henry H. Cross | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | May 23, 1883 |
| Winning horse | Leonatus |
| Jockey | William Donohue |
| Trainer | Raleigh Colston Sr. |
| Owner | Jack P. Chinn & George W. Morgan |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 1883 Kentucky Derby was the 9th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 23, 1883.[1] An article in the Louisville Commercial about the 1883 Derby contained the first reference to the track as Churchill Downs.[2]
- ^ Kentucky Derby History, 1883
- ^ "Kentucky Derby History, 1874-1899". Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
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