1947 Kentucky Derby
# 1947 Kentucky Derby

The 1947 Kentucky Derby was the 73rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1947, on a track rated slow.

## Full results

| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 11 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin | R. Thomas Smith | Maine Chance Farm | 2:06 4/5 |
| 2nd | 8 | Phalanx | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| 3rd | 5 | Faultless | Douglas Dodson | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 4th | 9 | On Trust | Johnny Longden | William Molter | Earl O. Stice & Sons | |
| 5th | 2 | Cosmic Bomb | Shelby Clark | Willie Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | |
| 6th | 7 | Star Reward | Steve Brooks | Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana | |
| 7th | 6 | Bullet Proof | Wayne D. Wright | Henry S. Clark | Liz Whitney | |
| 8th | 1A | W. L. Sickle | Robert Campbell | Graceton Philpot | W-L Ranch Co. | |
| 9th | 1 | Stepfather | Jack Westrope | Graceton Philpot | W-L Ranch Co. | |
| 10th | 3 | Liberty Road | Job Dean Jessop | Preston M. Burch | Brookmeade Stable | |
| 11th | 10 | Riskolater | William Balzaretti | Burton B. Williams | Circle M Farm (Edward S. Moore) | |
| 12th | 4 | Double Jay | John Gilbert | Walter L. McCue | Ridgewood Stable | |
| 13th | 12 | Jett-jett | William Hanka | E. C. Dobson | William M. Peavey | |

* Winning breeder: Arthur B. Hancock & Margaret Good Van Clief (KY)
