1924 Kentucky Derby

50th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 17, 1924 (1924-05-17)
Winning horseBlack Gold
JockeyJ. D. Mooney
TrainerHanley Webb
OwnerRosa M. Hoots
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt

The 1924 Kentucky Derby was the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 17, 1924. The victory for Rosa Hoot's Black Gold marked the second time a woman owned the Derby winner and the second time a woman had been the winning breeder. However, it was the first time in history that a woman both owned and bred the winner. Bracadale actually finished 3rd, obscured on the rail after the close finish. Beau Butler was not close.