1989 Kentucky Derby (original) (raw)

The 1989 Kentucky Derby was the 115th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1989, with 122,653 people in attendance. The race took place on a track that was listed as muddy, but was drying out very well. The time on the 1+1⁄4-mile was the slowest time since Tim Tam rode to victory at the same length at also the same time of 2:05. Sunday Silence took the win with a 2 1/2 length victory over the favorite to win, Easy Goer.