SUMMARY
The Kentucky Derby, for three-year-olds, $100 entrance, half forfeit, $20 if declared May 1st, 1881; $40 if declared May 1st, 1882, with $1,500 added; second to have $200. 1½ miles. 64 entries. Colts 105 lbs, fillies and geldings 102 lbs.
| Morris & Patton’s ch g Apollo by Ashstead or Lever dam. Rebecca T. Price; 102 lbs., Hurd | 1 | |
| Dwyer Bros.’ br c Runnymede by Billet, dam Mercedes; 105 lbs., McLaughlin | 2 | |
| Bowen & Co.’s br c Bengal 3 y o by Billet dam by Mahomet; 105 lbs., Fisher | 3 | |
| J. B. Sellers & Co.’s ch c Wendover by Bullion, dam Experiment; 105 lbs., Hovey | 0 | |
| W. Cottrill’s ch c Harry Gilmore by Imp. Buckden, dam by Wagner; 105 lbs., Gibbs | 0 | |
| P. C. Fox’s ch c by Pat Malloy, dam Canary Bird; 105 lbs., Henderson | 0 | |
| A. Jackson’s b c Robt. Bruce by Rouseau, dam Barbary; 105 lbs., L. Jones | 0 | |
| W. Lakeland’s ch g Babcock by Buckden, dam Ethel Sprague; 102 lbs., Kelso | 0 | |
| T. J. Megibben’s b c Newsboy by Enquirer, dam Mollie Hambleton; 105 lbs., Quantrell | 0 | |
| Rodes & Carr’s b c Wallensee by Waverley, dam Phasma; 107 lbs., Parker | 0 | |
| L. P. Tarlton’s b c Mistral by Virgil, dam Glenella; 105 lbs., Stoval | 0 | |
| M. Young’s ch g Lost Cause by King Alfonso, dam Nellie Knight; 102 lbs., Taylor | 0 | |
| M. Young’s b g Monogram by Buckden, dam Monomania; 106 lbs., Edwards | 0 | |
| G. Kuhns & Co.’s ch c Highflyer by Hiawatha, dam Sue Wynne; 105 lbs., Brown | 0 | |
| Time—2:40¼ | ||
Betting—Runnymede $700, Mistral $100, Wendover $100, Lost Cause $80, Robert Bruce $60, Bengal $60, Field $150.