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History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921

by John Lawrence O'Connor

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Twenty-Seventh Derby 1901

Louisville, Ky.; April 29, 1901. Weather fine; track fast. One and one-quarter miles. Time 2:07¾, value to winner $4,850, second $700, third $300. 134 nominations.

His Eminence, 117, Winkfield1 by 2-l
Sannazarro, 117, O’Connor2 by 2-l
Driscoll, 110, Boland3 by 2-l

Amur and Alard Scheck also ran. Betting 10 to 7 Scheck; 3 His Eminence. Good start. Won easily, place same.

His Eminence, b c, by Falsetto-Patroness. Owned by F. B. Van Meter.

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