Dapper Dan (foaled 1962 in Kentucky) was an American racehorse who was bred by Dorothy Dorsett Brown and owned and raced by Ogden Phipps.
The son of Ribot and grandson of Nasrullah[1] is remembered for his closing finishes to place second in the 1965 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
On the first Saturday of May in the 1965 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Dapper Dan faded to near the back of the pack early and closed to finish second to Lucky Debonair.
The leader, Tom Rolfe, veered into Dapper Dan's path after heavy right-handed whips by jockey Ron Turcotte.
Dapper Dan's jockey, Ismael Valenzuela, lodged an objection against Turcotte and Tom Rolfe for intimidation.