1903 Kentucky Derby

The 1903 Kentucky Derby was the 29th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1903, and offered a purse of $6,000.^[1]

29th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
1903 Kentucky Derby winner Judge Himes
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 2, 1903
Winning horse	Judge Himes
Jockey	Hal Booker
Trainer	John P. Mayberry
Owner	Charles R. Ellison
Surface	Dirt
← 1902 1904 →

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st		Judge Himes	Harold Booker	John P. Mayberry	Charles R. Ellison	2:09.00
2nd		Early	Jimmy Winkfield	Patrick Dunne	Myron H. Tichenor & Co.	3⁄4
3rd		Bourbon	Richard Crowhurst	Thomas Clay McDowell	Thomas Clay McDowell	6
4th		Bad News	Willie Davis	French Brooks	J. H. Woodford & Buckner	1⁄2
5th		Woodlake	George Helgeson	Thomas Clay McDowell	Thomas Clay McDowell	3
6th		Treacy	Frank Landry	M. J. Powers	T. H. Stevens	5

• Winning Breeder: Johnson N. Camden Jr.; (KY)

Payout

• The winner received a purse of $4,850.
• Second place received $700.
• Third place received $300.^[2]