- Full results
- References
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 97th Kentucky Derby
| class = Grade I stakes race
| horse race = Kentucky Derby
| image =
| caption =
| location = Churchill Downs
| date = May 1, 1971
| distance =
| winning horse = Canonero II
| winning time =
| final odds =
| winning jockey = Gustavo Ávila
| winning trainer = Juan D. Arias
| winning owner = Edgar Caibett
| conditions =
| surface = Dirt
| attendance =
| previous = 1970
| next = 1972
}}The 1971 Kentucky Derby was the 97th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1971.[1][2] Full results| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
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| 1st | 15 | Canonero II | Gustavo Ávila | Juan Arias | Edgar Caibett | | 2nd | 7 | Jim French | Angel Cordero Jr. | John P. Campo | Frank Caldwell | | 3rd | 8 | Bold Reason | Jean Cruguet | Angel Penna Sr. | William A. Levin | | 4th | 1A | Eastern Fleet | Eddie Maple | Reggie Cornell | Calumet Farm | | 5th | 6 | Unconscious | Laffit Pincay Jr. | John G. Canty | Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. | | 6th | 5 | Vegas Vic | Howard Grant | Randy Sechrest | Betty Sechrest and C. Fritz | | 7th | 9 | Tribal Line | David E. Whited | Dewey P. Smith | J. E. & T. Alie Grissom | | 8th | 1 | Bold and Able | Jorge Velásquez | Reggie Cornell | Calumet Farm | | 9th | 11 | List | Jim Nichols | Alcee Richard | Dorothy D. Brown | | 10th | 3 | Twist the Axe | Garth Patterson | George Timothy Poole III | Pastorale Stable | | 11th | 4 | Going Straight | Oswaldo Torres | Elwood McCann Sr. | Donamire Farm | | 12th | 2 | Royal Leverage | Martin Formin | George J. Getz | Phil Teinowitz | | 13th | 3X | Impetuosity | Eric Guerin | George Timothy Poole III | W. P. Rosso | | 14th | 10 | Helio Rise | Kenny Knapp | David Erb | R. W. & R. T. Wilson Jr. | | 15th | 2C | On the Money | Mike Manganello | George J. Getz | Teinowitz-Schmidt | | 16th | 14 | Barbizon Streak | Donald Brumfield | Oran Battles | Mrs. H. J. Udouj | | 17th | 16 | Knight Counter | Mike Manganello | Victor A. Doleski | Robert Huffman | | 18th | 13 | Jr.'s Arrowhead | Anthony Rini | Julian J. Serna Jr. | Walnut Hill Farm | | 19th | 17 | Fourulla | Don MacBeth | Arthur Sullivan | Arthur Sullivan | | 20th | 12 | Saigon Warrior | Robert Parrott | Charles Day | Charles Day |
- Winning Breeder: Edward B. Benjamin; (KY)
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/01/25/countdown-kentucky-derby-remembering-winner-canonero-ii/22280069/ |title=Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1971 winner Canonero II |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2015-01-25 |accessdate=2016-06-03}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1971 |title=1971 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-03}}
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