1920 Kentucky Derby Explained

The 1920 Kentucky Derby was the 46th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 8, 1920, and was run at a mile and one-quarter.^[1] Paul Jones won the race by a nose after staving off Upset, who showed impressive speed on the home stretch, and On Watch, who was a close third.^[2]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	2	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	William M. Garth	Ral Parr	2:09.00
2nd	5	Upset	José Rodriguez	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	Head
3rd	13	On Watch	Newton Barrett	Max Hirsch	George W. Loft	4
4th	8	Damask	Eddie Ambrose	Mose Goldblatt	Harry P. Whitney	4
5th	7	Donnacona	William O'Brien	Max Hirsch	George W. Loft	2
6th	15	Blazes	Clarence Kummer	William M. Garth	Ral Parr	4
7th	4	By Golly	Lawrence Lyke	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley
8th	14	Wildair	Laverne Fator	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	Head
9th	9	Bersagliere	Thomas Murray	James N. Evans	Gifford A. Cochran	Head
10th	6	Patches	Jack Hanover	Albert B. "Alex" Gordon	F. C. Bain
11th	1	Herron	James Butwell	William J. Daly	E. Alvarez	4
12th	10	Sandy Beal	J. Williams	Nathanial K. Beal	W. S. Murray
13th	3	Prince Pal	Andy Schuttinger	William M. Wallace	Simms & Oliver
14th	11	David Harum	Charles Fairbrother	William H. Karrick	William R. Coe	2
15th	12	Cleopatra	Linus McAtee	William H. Karrick	William R. Coe
16th	17	Peace Pennant	Mack Garner	Joseph S. Hawkins	William F. Polson	5
17th	16	Sterling	John Callahan	Charles C. Van Meter	Charles C. Van Meter	20

• Winning Breeder: John E. Madden; (KY)
• Horses Golden Broom, Kinnoul, Simpleton, Ethel Gray, and Westwood scratched before the race.^[3]

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
2	Paul Jones	$ 34.40	12.30	6.60
5	Upset		3.20	3.00
13	On Watch			4.00

• The winner received a purse of $30,375.
• Second place received $4,000.
• Third place received $2,000.
• Fourth place received $275.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1920 Kentucky Derby History, 1920
2. Web site: Paul Jones Pedigree . 2022-05-18 . www.kentuckyderby.com.
3. Web site: 1920 Kentucky Derby Results Tables . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426070007/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1920.pdf . 2012-04-26 . 2011-12-22.