title: 1952 Kentucky Derby
text: # 1952 Kentucky Derby
  
  The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1952.
  
  ## Full results
  
  | Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st | 1 | Hill Gail | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 2:01.60 |
  | 2nd | 5 | Sub Fleet | Steve Brooks | Jack C. Hodgins | Dixiana | |
  | 3rd | 9 | Blue Man | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | White Oak Stable | |
  | 4th | 2C | Master Fiddle | Dave Gorman | Sol Rutchick | Myhelyn Stable | |
  | 5th | 2 | Count Flame | Bill Shoemaker | Sol Rutchick | Jack J. Amiel | |
  | 6th | 11 | Arroz | Raymond York | T. Wallace Dunn | Mrs. Gordon Guiberson | |
  | 7th | 8 | Happy Go Lucky | Anthony Ferraiuolo | Harold G. Bockman | Harold G. Bockman | |
  | 8th | 10 | Hannibal | William J. Passmore | William L. Passmore | Bayard Sharp | |
  | 9th | 7 | Cold Command | Gerald Porch | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | |
  | 10th | 6 | Smoke Screen | John H. Adams | John W. Burton | Reverie Knoll Farm | |
  | 11th | 4 | Gushing Oil | Ted Atkinson | Joseph Jansen | Sam E. Wilson Jr. | |
  | 12th | 3 | Pintor | Henri Mora | Dion K. Kerr Jr. | Montpelier Stable | |
  | 13th | 14 | Shag Tails | John Nazareth | Loyd Gentry Jr. | Milton Shagrin | |
  | 14th | 15 | Eternal Moon | J. Raymond Layton | Daverne Emery | Emerald Hill | |
  | 15th | 13 | Brown Rambler | Douglas Dodson | Russell L. Mitchell | Mildred F. Underwood | |
  | 16th | 12 | Swoop | Kenneth Church | Otto C. Rasch Jr. | High Tide Stable | |
  