Leonatus
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The 1883 Kentucky Derby winner, Leonatus, is show here in a drawing from 1886. Image in public domain.
This file appears in: An Early Derby Winner/Another Derby Winner
An Early Derby Winner/Another Derby Winner
Historical Marker #1295 in Harrodsburg notes the Mercer County origins of two Kentucky Derby winners: Leonatus in 1883 and George Smith in 1916.
Leonatus, winner of the ninth Kentucky Derby (1883)…