1915 Kentucky Derby
# 1915 Kentucky Derby

The 1915 Kentucky Derby was the 41st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 8, 1915. The winning horse, Regret, generated significant publicity for the race being the first filly to ever win the Derby. Churchill Downs president Matt Winn observed that because of Regret's win "the Derby was thus made an American institution."

## Full results

| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 2 | Regret | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 2:05.40 |
| 2nd | 3 | Pebbles | Charles Borel | Richard C. Benson | James Butler | 2 |
| 3rd | 8 | Sharpshooter | James Butwell | William H. Karrick | Schulyer L. Parsons | 2 |
| 4th | 10 | Royal II | Andy Neylon | Herman R. Brandt | Jefferson Livingston | 1 |
| 5th | 5 | Emerson Cochran | William Taylor | Auval John Baker | Col. Robert L. Baker | 3 |
| 6th | 11 | Leo Ray | Thomas McTaggart | William J. Young | James T. Looney | 1⁄2 |
| 7th | 13 | Double Eagle | Claude Burlingame | Stephen J. Lawler | Quincy Stable (James F. Johnson) | 1+1⁄2 |
| 8th | 1 | Dortch | Albert Mott | Henry Louden | William W. Darden | 4 |
| 9th | 4 | For Fair | William Warrington | George M. Miller | George M. Miller | 5 |
| 10th | 7 | Ed Crump | Roscoe Goose | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 1⁄2 |
| 11th | 12 | Little String | Earl Pool | Elza Brown | Michael B. Gruber | Head |
| 12th | 6 | Goldcrest Boy | Joe Kederis | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 1+1⁄2 |
| 13th | 16 | Uncle Bryn | John McTaggart | Robert W. Walden | Mrs. Robert W. Walden | 2 |
| 14th | 15 | Tetan | James Smyth | William Perkins | Johnson & Crosthwaite | 2 |
| 15th | 9 | Norse King | William O'Brien | Max Hirsch | Frederick B. Lemaire | 2 |
| 16th | 14 | Booker Bill | Walter Andress | William Perkins | Mose C. Moore | 4 |

* Winning Breeder: Harry Payne Whitney; (NJ)
* Horses Kilkenny Boy, Phosphor, and Commonada scratched before the race.

## Payout

| Post | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Regret | $ 7.30 | 4.00 | 3.60 |
| 3 | Pebbles | | 7.60 | 4.80 |
| 8 | Sharpshooter | | | 7.10 |

* The winner received a purse of $11,450.
* Second place received $2,000.
* Third place received $1,000.
* Fourth place received $225.
