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![]() 1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam
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Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 12, 1917 |
Winning horse | Omar Khayyam |
Jockey | Charles B. Borel |
Surface | Dirt |
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The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917. Horses Penrod, Diamond, and Sol Gilsey scratched before the race. Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.