Tuesday, April 30, 2013

1989 Kentucky Derby


With the Kentucky Derby coming up this weekend May 4th, I want to look back at classic Derby races.

1989
The headline going in was Easy Goer being the favorite.  The reigning 2 Year old horse of the year is going to face Sunday Silence.  This was the beginning of a rivalry that saw Sunday Silence become 3 Year old horse of the  Year by winning the Derby and the Preakness (both times Easy Goer was runnerup) and runnerup to Easy Goer in the Belmont by 8 lengths.

Here is the upset as Sunday Silence puts away the field in the 115th running of the Kentucky Derby, May 6th 1989.


Offical Results
FinishedPostHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerTime / behind
1stSunday SilencePat ValenzuelaHancock III, Gaillard & Whittingham2:05
2ndEasy GoerPat DayOgden Phipps
3rdAwe InspiringCraig PerretOgden Mills Phipps
4thDansilLarry SnyderJohn A. Franks
5thHawksterM. CastanedaMr. & Mrs. J.S. Meredith
6thNorthern WolfC. Ladner IIIDeep Silver Stable
7thIrish ActorD. HowardTiffany Farms
8thHoustonLaffit Pincay, Jr.Beal, French, Jr. & Lukas
9thTriple BuckJose SantosGary Marano
10thShy TomChris AntleyOverbrook Farm
11thWind SplitterD. Miller, Jr.Randall Williams, Jr.
12thFlying ContinentalCorey BlackJack Kent Cooke
13thClever TrevorDon PettingerCheri & Don McNeill
14thFaultless EnsignC. DecarloAnthony Tornettam et al.
15thWestern PlayboyRandy RomeroNancy Vanier & Raymond Roncari

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