| Kentucky Derby | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | June 9, 1945 |
| Winning horse | Hoop Jr. |
| Jockey | Eddie Arcaro |
| Trainer | Ivan H. Parke |
| Owner | Fred W. Hooper |
| Surface | Dirt |
The1945 Kentucky Derby was the 71st running of theKentucky Derby, held on June 9, 1945.[1] It was won byHoop Jr., ridden by jockeyEddie Arcaro.[2]
Regularly held on the first Saturday of May, the 1945 edition of the Kentucky Derby was initially scheduled for May 5. However, in December 1944, the director of theOffice of War Mobilization,James F. Byrnes, requested that allhorse racing tracks suspend racing starting in January 1945, "and to refrain from resuming racing at all tracks until war conditions permit."[3] Days afterV-E Day, Byrne's successor at the Office of War Mobilization,Fred M. Vinson, lifted the suspension on horse racing in an announcement on May 10.[3] The Kentucky Derby was subsequently scheduled for June 9, with thePreakness Stakes andBelmont Stakes to follow on June 16 and June 23, respectively.[3]
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Hoop Jr. | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 2:07 0/0 |
| 2nd | 7 | Pot O'Luck | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 3rd | 9 | Darby Dieppe | Melvin Calvert | Charles Gentry | Mrs. W. Graham Lewis | |
| 4th | 5 | Air Sailor | Leon Haas | Alexis G. Wilson | Theodore D. Buhl | |
| 5th | 3 | Jeep | Arnold Kirkland | Lydell T. Ruff | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
| 6th | 10 | Bymeabond | Fred A. Smith | William B. Stucki | J. Kel Houssels | |
| 7th | 12 | Sea Swallow | George Woolf | Joseph H. Stotler | Charles S. Howard | |
| 8th | 8 | Fighting Step | George South | Charles C. Norman | Murlogg Farm | |
| 9th | 6 | Burning Dream | Albert Snider | James W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | |
| 10th | 1 | Alexis | Kenneth Scawthorn | John A. Healey | Christiana Stable | |
| 11th | 4 | Foreign Agent | Kempton Knott | George E. Lewis | Lookout Stock Farm | |
| 12th | 11 | Misweet | Arthur Craig | Leo O'Donnel | Arthur Rose | |
| 13th | 13 | Tiger Rebel | J. Raymond Layton | John M. Goode | Brent & Talbot | |
| 14th | 15 | Bert G. | Robert Summers | C. P. Rose | Tom L. Graham | |
| 15th | 14 | Jacobe | Herb Lindberg | Francis J. Scoot | A. R. Wright | |
| 16th | 16 | Kenilworth Lad | Frederick Weidaman | C. P. Rose | Tom L. Graham |
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