1981 Kentucky Derby

107th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 2, 1981
Winning horse	Pleasant Colony
Jockey	Jorge Velásquez
Trainer	John P. Campo
Owner	Buckland Farm
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
Attendance	139,195
	← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Kentucky Derby was the 107th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1981,^[1]^[2] with 139,195 people in attendance.^[3]

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	4	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velásquez	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm	2:02.00
2nd	6	Woodchopper	Eddie Delahoussaye	John M. Gaver Jr.	Greentree Stable
3rd	12	Partez	Sandy Hawley	D. Wayne Lukas	Elizabeth Davis / Mr. & Mrs. Henry Greene
4th	16	Classic Go Go	Anthony S. Black	Jerry C. Meyer	Verne Winchell
5th	19	Television Studio	David Whited	Anthony L. Basile	Bwamazon Farm
6th	5	Pass the Tab	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Albert S. Barrera	Leopoldo Villareal
7th	3	Splendid Spruce	Darrel McHargue	Chay R. Knight	Surf and Turf Stable
8th	11	Flying Nashua	Angel Cordero Jr.	Larry Barrera	Dr. Ulf Kirkegaard-Jensen
9th	2	Noble Nashua	Cash Asmussen	Jose A. Martin	Flying Zee Stable
10th	8	Bold Ego	John L. Lively	Jack Van Berg	Double B Ranch & Kidd
11th	13	Double Sonic	Buck Thornburg	George Krnjaich	Elias Brothers
12th	15	Hoedown's Day	Thomas Chapman	Roger Dominquez	Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dominguez & Marie Freidel
13th	18	Beau Rit	Phil Rubbicco	Louie J. Roussel III	Carole Roussel
14th	10	Tap Shoes	Ruben Hernandez	Horatio Luro	Leone J. Peters & Arthur B. Hancock III
15th	9	Cure the Blues	Bill Shoemaker	LeRoy Jolley	Bert Firestone
16th	7	Well Decorated	Don MacBeth	Eugene Jacobs	Herbert A. Allen Sr.
17th	20	Mythical Ruler	Kevin Wirth	Fred Wirth	Albert Risen
18th	1A	Proud Appeal	Jeffrey Fell	Stanley M. Hough	M. H. Winfield & S. M.Hough
19th	17	Top Avenger	Larry Snyder	Dwight Viator	W. P. "Buster" Bishop
20th	14	Habano	Bennie R. Feliciano	Francisco Gonzalez	Marco Coello
21st	1	Golden Derby	Julio C. Espinoza	Smiley Adams	Frederick N. Lehmann & John R. Gaines

Winning Breeder: Thomas Mellon Evans; (VA)

References

^ "Chart of the 107th Kentucky Derby: (Copyright 1981 by Triangle..." Upi.com. 1981-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
^ James Tuite (1981-05-03). "Pleasant Colony Holds Off Woodchopper, Wins Derby". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
^ "Derby & Oaks Attendance Since 1980" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-24.

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[1] "Chart of the 107th Kentucky Derby: (Copyright 1981 by Triangle..." Upi.com. 1981-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-27.

[2] James Tuite (1981-05-03). "Pleasant Colony Holds Off Woodchopper, Wins Derby". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-27.

[3] "Derby & Oaks Attendance Since 1980" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-24.

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