Kentucky Derby Museum - Champions' Trophies

Champions' Trophies

The Kentucky Derby Museum has documented the whereabouts of most of the trophies given to Derby winners. As of 2007, it is still working to locate ten missing trophies, eight of which are from the 1924 design currently in use, and two are of a different design given out in 1922 and 1923. The missing trophies for the year and its winner are as follows:

  • 1922 : Morvich
  • 1923 : Zev
  • 1924 : Black Gold
  • 1929 : Clyde Van Dusen
  • 1936 : Bold Venture
  • 1947 : Jet Pilot
  • 1951 : Count Turf
  • 1962 : Decidedly
  • 1986 : Ferdinand
  • 2002 : War Emblem

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