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Lieutenant Gibson (1897–1900) was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best remembered for winning the 1900 Kentucky Derby. His winning time of 2:061⁄4 stood as the Derby record for 11 years. Lieut. Gibson also won the Latonia Derby Clark Stakes and Flatbush Stakes as a three year old. He was the crowd favorite for the 1900 running of the American Derby but ran third.Shortly after his failure at the American Derby Lieut.