The 1895 Kentucky Derby was the 21st running of the

Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year ...

. The race took place on May 6, 1895. It was the last Kentucky Derby race that was run at a distance of . In 1896, the race was shortened to , which has remained as the current race length.

Full results

* Winning Breeder: Augustus Eastin & Samuel E. Larabie; (KY)

Payout

* The winner received a purse of $2,970. * Second place received $300. * Third place received $150. * Fourth place received $100.

References

1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

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