1951 Kentucky Derby
# 1951 Kentucky Derby

The 1951 Kentucky Derby was the 77th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1951.

## Full results

| Finished | Pgm | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 14 | Count Turf | Conn McCreary | Sol Rutchick | Jack Joseph Amiel |
| 2nd | 4a | Royal Mustang | Paul J. Bailey | Joe Jansen | Sam E. Wilson Jr. |
| 3rd | 9 | Ruhe | Job Dean Jessop | Robert V. McGarvey | Jean Denemark |
| 4th | 16 | Phil D. | Raymond York | James D. Jordan | W. Clyde Martin |
| 5th | 7 | Fanfare | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 6th | 10 | Battle Morn | Eddie Arcaro | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable |
| 7th | 2 | Anyoldtime | Robert L. Baird | Eldred C. Dobson | William M. Peavey |
| 8th | 17 | Pur Sang | John H. Adams | John Zoeller | Springbrook Farm |
| 9th | 5a | Hall of Fame | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 10th | 6 | Timely Reward | James Stout | George M. Odom | Helene D. Gilroy |
| 11th | 3 | Counterpoint | David Gorman | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
| 12th | 11 | Repetoire | Pete McLean | Albert Jensen | Stanley C. & Nora A. Mikell Sr. |
| 13th | 15 | King Clover | Frank Bone | Edion H. Gaines | Cary C. Boshamer |
| 14th | 8 | Sonic | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 15th | 2c | Sir Bee Bum | Darrell Madden | Eldred C. Dobson | William M. Peavey |
| 16th | 1a | Snuzzle | Gerald Porch | Joe D. Puckett | Brown Hotel Stable (J. Graham Brown) |
| 17th | 13 | Fighting Back | Willie Lee Johnson | Odie Clelland | Murlogg Farm (Mrs. R. J. Murphy & Susan Kellogg) |
| 18th | 5 | Big Stretch | Douglas Dodson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 19th | 4 | Golden Birch | Charles Swain | Joe Jansen | Sam E. Wilson Jr. |
| 20th | 3x | Mameluke | Raymond Adair | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
