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Kentucky Derby

March 09, 2023

For the 2022 race, see 2022 Kentucky Derby. For the season point system, see Road to the Kentucky Derby.

The Kentucky Derby /ˈdɜːrbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms).[3]

Kentucky Derby
Grade I race


"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports"
"The Run for the Roses"
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
InauguratedMay 17, 1875 (147 years ago) (1875-05-17)
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorWoodford Reserve[1] (Brown–Forman)
Websitewww.kentuckyderby.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km)
Record1:59.40, Secretariat (1973, 1+1⁄4 miles)
2:34.50, Spokane (1889, 1+1⁄2 miles)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-old
WeightColt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg)
Filly: 121 lb (55 kg)
PurseUS$3 million[2]
1st: $1,860,000

It is dubbed "The Run for the Roses", stemming from the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is also known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" or "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" because of its approximate duration. It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown, followed by the Preakness Stakes, and then the Belmont Stakes. Of the three Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby has the distinction of having been run uninterrupted since its inaugural race in 1875. The race was rescheduled to September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Preakness and Belmont Stakes races had taken hiatuses in 1891–1893 and 1911–1912, respectively. Even with the Olympics and major professional sports leagues canceled at those points, the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont took place during the Great Depression and both World Wars.[4]

A horse must win all three races to win the Triple Crown.[5] In the 2015 listing of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), the Kentucky Derby tied with the Whitney Handicap as the top Grade 1 race in the United States outside the Breeders' Cup races.[6]

The attendance at the Kentucky Derby ranks first in North America and usually surpasses the attendance numbers of all other stakes races including the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, and the Breeders' Cup.[7]

149th Running of the Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

History

In 1872, Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition, traveled to England, visiting Epsom in Surrey where The Derby had been running annually since 1780.[8] From there, Clark went on to Paris, France, where a group of racing enthusiasts had formed the French Jockey Club in 1863. They had organized the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp, which at the time was the greatest race in France. Returning home to Kentucky, Clark organized the Louisville Jockey Club to raise money for building quality racing facilities just outside the city. The track would soon become known as Churchill Downs, named for John and Henry Churchill, who provided the land for the racetrack.[9] The naming went official in 1937.[10]

 
A thoroughbred horse is depicted on the reverse of the Kentucky state quarter

The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby. Under jockey Oliver Lewis, a colt named Aristides, who was trained by future Hall of Famer Ansel Williamson, won the inaugural Derby. Later that year, Lewis rode Aristides to a second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes.

Initially a successful venue, the track ran into financial difficulties due to a protracted, gambling-related horseman boycott removing it from the upper echelons of racing that would last until the Winn era (see below). In 1894 the New Louisville Jockey Club was incorporated with the new capitalization and improved facilities. Despite this, the business floundered until 1902, when a syndicate led by Col. Matt Winn of Louisville acquired the facility. Under Winn, Churchill Downs prospered, and the Kentucky Derby then became the preeminent stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses in North America.

Thoroughbred owners began sending their successful Derby horses to compete in two other races. These two are the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, and the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York. The three races offered large purses, and in 1919 Sir Barton became the first horse to win all three races. However, the term Triple Crown didn't come into use for another eleven years. In 1930, when Gallant Fox became the second horse to win all three races, sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase into American usage. Fueled by the media, public interest in the possibility of a "superhorse" that could win the Triple Crown began in the weeks leading up to the Derby. Two years after the term went in use, the race (until that time ran in mid-May since inception) changed the date to the first Saturday in May. This change allows for a specific schedule for the Triple Crown races. Since 1931, the order of Triple Crown races has been the Kentucky Derby first, followed by the Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes. Before 1931, eleven times the Preakness was run before the Derby. On May 12, 1917, and again on May 13, 1922, the Preakness and the Derby took place on the same day. On eleven occasions the Belmont Stakes was run before the Preakness Stakes, and in 2020, the Belmont was run first, then the Kentucky Derby, and the Preakness Stakes last.

 
Churchill Downs in 1901

On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired on WHAS as well as on WGN in Chicago.[11] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC as a kinescope newsreel recording for national broadcast. On May 3, 1952, the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, aired from then-CBS affiliate WHAS-TV.[12] In 1954, the purse exceeded US$100,000 for the first time. In 1968, Dancer's Image became the first horse to win the race and then face disqualification. A urine test revealed traces of phenylbutazone (an anti-inflammatory painkiller drug) inside Dancer's Image. Forward Pass won after a protracted legal battle by the owners of Dancer's Image (which they lost). Forward Pass thus became the eighth winner for Calumet Farm. Unexpectedly, the regulations at Kentucky thoroughbred race tracks were changed some years later, allowing horses to run on phenylbutazone. In 1970, Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in the Derby, finishing 15th aboard Fathom.[13]

The fastest time ever run in the Derby was in 1973 at 1:59.4 minutes, when Secretariat broke the record set by Northern Dancer in 1964. Also during that race, Secretariat did something unique in Triple Crown races: for each successive quarter run, his times were faster. Although the races do not record times for non-winners, in 1973 Sham finished second, two and a half lengths behind Secretariat in the same race. Using the thoroughbred racing convention of one length equaling one-fifth of a second to calculate Sham's time, he also finished in under two minutes. Another sub-two-minute finish, only the third, was set in 2001 by Monarchos at 1:59.97, the first year the race used hundredths of seconds instead of fifths in timing.[14]

In 2005, the purse distribution for the Derby changed, so that horses finishing fifth would henceforth receive a share of the purse; previously only the first four finishers did so.[15]

The Kentucky Derby began offering $3 million in purse money in 2019. Churchill Downs officials have cited the success of historical race wagering terminals at their Derby City Gaming facility in Louisville as a factor behind the purse increase.[2] The Derby first offered a $1 million purse in 1996; it was doubled to $2 million in 2005.[2]

In 2020, The Kentucky Derby was postponed from May 2 to September 5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] This was the second time in history the race had been postponed, the other being in 1945. Churchill Downs used a new singular 20-stall starting gate for the 2020 Kentucky Derby, replacing the previous arrangement that used a standard 14-stall gate and an auxiliary six-stall gate.[17] The old setup contributed to congestion at the start of the race, especially in the gap between the two gates.[17]

The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held major sporting event in the United States (1875).

Attendance

Millions of people from around the world bet at various live tracks and online sportsbooks.[18] In 2017, a crowd of 158,070 watched Always Dreaming win the Derby, making it the seventh biggest attendance in the history of the racetrack. The track reported a wagering total of $209.2 million from all the sources on all the races on the Kentucky Derby Day program. It was a 9 percent increase compared to the total of $192.6 million in 2016 and an increase of 8 percent over the previous record set in 2015 of $194.3 million.[19] TwinSpires, a platform for betting online and a partner of the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup, recorded $32.8 million in handle on the Churchill Down races for the Kentucky Derby Day program. This record was a 22 percent increase over the preceding year. On the Kentucky Derby race alone, the handle of TwinSpires was $20.1 million, which is a 22 percent rise compared to the prior year.[20]

The race often draws celebrities. HM Queen Elizabeth II, on a visit to the United States, joined the racegoers at Churchill Downs in 2007.[21]

Sponsorship

The 2004 Kentucky Derby marked the first time that jockeys —as a result of a court order— were allowed to wear corporate advertising logos on their clothing.[22][23]

Norman Adams has been the designer of the Kentucky Derby Logo since 2002. On February 1, 2006, the Louisville-based fast-food company Yum! Brands, Inc. announced a corporate sponsorship deal to call the race "The Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands."[24] In 2018 Woodford Reserve replaced Yum! Brands as the presenting sponsor.[1]

Traditions

In addition to the race itself, several traditions play a significant role in the Derby atmosphere. The mint julep—an iced drink consisting of bourbon, mint, and sugar syrup—is the traditional beverage of the race. The historic beverage comes served in an ice-frosted silver julep cup. However, most Churchill Downs patrons sip theirs from souvenir glasses (first offered in 1939 and available in revised form each year since) printed with all previous Derby winners.[25] Also, burgoo, a thick stew of beef, chicken, pork, and vegetables, is a popular Kentucky dish served at the Derby.[26]

 
Louisville Clock (often called the Louisville Derby Clock), which was dismantled in 2015

The infield—a spectator area inside the track—offers general admission prices but little chance of seeing much of the race, particularly before the jumbotron installation in 2014.[27][28] Instead, revelers show up in the infield to party with abandon. By contrast, "Millionaire's Row" refers to the expensive box seats that attract the rich, the famous and the well-connected. Women appear in elegant outfits lavishly accessorized with large, elaborate hats. Following the Call to the Post, as the horses start to parade before the grandstands, the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band plays Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home". This song is a tradition which began in 1921.[29] The event attracts spectators from a large area, flying in hundreds of private aircraft to Louisville International Airport.[30]

The Derby is frequently referred to as "The Run for the Roses", because a lush blanket of 554 red roses is awarded to the Kentucky Derby winner each year. The tradition originated in 1883 when New York City socialite E. Berry Wall presented roses to ladies at a post-Derby party. The Churchill Downs founder and president, Col. M. Lewis Clark, attended that event. This gesture is believed to have led Clark to the idea of making the rose the race's official flower. However, it was not until 1896 that any recorded account referred to draping roses on the Derby winner. The Governor of Kentucky presents the garland and the Kentucky Derby Trophy to the winner. Pop vocalist Dan Fogelberg composed the song "Run for the Roses", released in time for the 1980 running of the race.[31]

Riders Up!

"Riders Up!" is the traditional command from the Paddock Judge for jockeys to mount their horses in advance of the upcoming race. Since 2012, a dignitary or celebrity attendee recites this phrase.

Festival

Main article: Kentucky Derby Festival

In the weeks preceding the race, numerous activities took place for the Kentucky Derby Festival. Thunder Over Louisville—an airshow and fireworks display—generally begins the festivities in earnest two weeks before the Derby.

Derby Galas

A number of galas are held to celebrate the Kentucky Derby leading up to Derby day itself including one of the oldest, ongoing galas called Barnstable Brown. [32] Funds raised at Barnstable Brown support the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky. .[32]

Records

Speed record:

  • Mile and a Quarter: 1:59.4 – Secretariat (1973)
  • Mile and a Half: 2:34.5 – Spokane (1889)

Margin of Victory:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 8 – Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968)

Longest shots to win the Derby:

Miscellaneous:

  • In 2010, Calvin Borel set a new record, being the first jockey to win 3 out of 4 consecutive Kentucky Derbys.[33]
  • In 2018, Justify became the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Derby without having raced as a two-year-old.[34]

Winners

See also: Highest combined Triple Crown finish

Triple Crown winners are in bold.

Kentucky Derby winners[35]
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance
(miles) 		Track
condition 		Time[a]
2022 Rich Strike Sonny Leon Eric Reed RED TR-Racing 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.61
2021 Mandaloun[b] Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Juddmonte Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.02
2020 Authentic John Velazquez Bob Baffert Spendthrift Farm LLC, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, Starlight Racing 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:00.61
2019 Country House[c] Flavien Prat Bill Mott Mrs. J.V. Shields Jr., E. J. M. McFadden Jr. and LNJ Foxwoods 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:03.93
2018 Justify Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:04.20
2017 Always Dreaming John Velazquez Todd Pletcher MeB Racing, Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola, St. Elias, Siena Farm, West Point 1+1⁄4 Wet Fast (sealed) 2:03.59
2016 Nyquist Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill J. Paul Reddam 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.31
2015 American Pharoah Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Zayat Stables, LLC 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.02
2014 California Chrome Victor Espinoza Art Sherman Steve Coburn & Perry Martin 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.66
2013 Orb Joel Rosario Claude McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:02.89
2012 I'll Have Another Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill J. Paul Reddam 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.83
2011 Animal Kingdom John Velazquez H. Graham Motion Team Valor International 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.04
2010 Super Saver Calvin Borel Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:04.45
2009 Mine That Bird Calvin Borel Bennie L. Woolley Jr. Double Eagle Ranch et al. 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:02.66
2008 Big Brown Kent Desormeaux Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables / P. Pompa 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.82
2007 Street Sense Calvin Borel Carl Nafzger James B. Tafel 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.17
2006 Barbaro Edgar Prado Michael R. Matz Lael Stables 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.36
2005 Giacomo Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerry & Ann Moss 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.75
2004 Smarty Jones Stewart Elliott John Servis Someday Farm 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:04.06
2003 Funny Cide José A. Santos Barclay Tagg Sackatoga Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.19
2002 War Emblem Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Thoroughbred Corp. 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.13
2001 Monarchos Jorge F. Chavez John T. Ward Jr. John C. Oxley 1+1⁄4 Fast 1:59.97
2000 Fusaichi Pegasus Kent Desormeaux Neil Drysdale Fusao Sekiguchi 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.0
1999 Charismatic Chris Antley D. Wayne Lukas Bob & Beverly Lewis 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.2
1998 Real Quiet Kent Desormeaux Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1997 Silver Charm Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Bob & Beverly Lewis 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.4
1996 Grindstone Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.0
1995 Thunder Gulch Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.2
1994 Go for Gin Chris McCarron Nick Zito William J. Condren & Joseph M. Cornacchia 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:03.6
1993 Sea Hero Jerry Bailey MacKenzie Miller Rokeby Stables 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.4
1992 Lil E. Tee Pat Day Lynn S. Whiting W. Cal Partee 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.0
1991 Strike the Gold Chris Antley Nick Zito BCC Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.0
1990 Unbridled Craig Perret Carl Nafzger Frances A. Genter 1+1⁄4 Good 2:02.0
1989 Sunday Silence Pat Valenzuela Charlie Whittingham H-G-W Partners 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:05.0
1988 Winning Colors   Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas Eugene V. Klein 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1987 Alysheba Chris McCarron Jack Van Berg D. & P. Scharbauer 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.4
1986 Ferdinand Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Elizabeth A. Keck 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.8
1985 Spend A Buck Ángel Cordero Jr. Cam Gambolati Dennis Diaz 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:00.2
1984 Swale Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens Claiborne Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.4
1983 Sunny's Halo Eddie Delahoussaye David C. Cross Jr. David J. Foster Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1982 Gato Del Sol Eddie Delahoussaye Edwin J. Gregson Hancock & Peters 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.4
1981 Pleasant Colony Jorge Velásquez John P. Campo Buckland Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.0
1980 Genuine Risk   Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley Diana M. Firestone 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.0
1979 Spectacular Bid Ronnie Franklin Bud Delp Hawksworth Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.4
1978 Affirmed Steve Cauthen Laz Barrera Harbor View Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.2
1977 Seattle Slew Jean Cruguet William H. Turner Jr. Karen L. Taylor 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1976 Bold Forbes Ángel Cordero Jr. Laz Barrera E. Rodriguez Tizol 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.6
1975 Foolish Pleasure Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley John L. Greer 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.0
1974 Cannonade Ángel Cordero Jr. Woody Stephens John M. Olin 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.0
1973 Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 1:59.4
1972 Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin Meadow Stud 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.8
1971 Canonero II Gustavo Ávila Juan Arias Edgar Caibett 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.2
1970 Dust Commander Mike Manganello Don Combs Robert E. Lehmann 1+1⁄4 Good 2:03.4
1969 Majestic Prince Bill Hartack Johnny Longden Frank M. McMahon 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.8
1968 Forward Pass[d] Ismael Valenzuela Henry Forrest Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1967 Proud Clarion Bobby Ussery Loyd Gentry Jr. Darby Dan Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:00.6
1966 Kauai King Don Brumfield Henry Forrest Ford Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.0
1965 Lucky Debonair Bill Shoemaker Frank Catrone Ada L. Rice 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.2
1964 Northern Dancer Bill Hartack Horatio Luro Windfields Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:00.0
1963 Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway Darby Dan Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.8
1962 Decidedly Bill Hartack Horatio Luro El Peco Ranch 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:00.4
1961 Carry Back Johnny Sellers Jack A. Price Katherine Price 1+1⁄4 Good 2:04.0
1960 Venetian Way Bill Hartack Victor J. Sovinski Sunny Blue Farm 1+1⁄4 Good 2:02.4
1959 Tomy Lee Bill Shoemaker Frank E. Childs Fred & Juliette Turner 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1958 Tim Tam Ismael Valenzuela Jimmy Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:05.0
1957 Iron Liege Bill Hartack Jimmy Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.2
1956 Needles David Erb Hugh L. Fontaine D & H Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.4
1955 Swaps Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney Rex C. Ellsworth 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.8
1954 Determine Raymond York William Molter Andrew J. Crevolin 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.0
1953 Dark Star Henry E. Moreno Eddie Hayward Cain Hoy Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.0
1952 Hill Gail Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.6
1951 Count Turf Conn McCreary Sol Rutchick Jack J. Amiel 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:02.6
1950 Middleground William Boland Max Hirsch King Ranch 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.6
1949 Ponder Steve Brooks Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.2
1948 Citation Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:05.4
1947 Jet Pilot Eric Guerin Tom Smith Maine Chance Farm 1+1⁄4 Slow 2:06.8
1946 Assault Warren Mehrtens Max Hirsch King Ranch 1+1⁄4 Slow 2:06.6
1945 Hoop Jr. Eddie Arcaro Ivan H. Parke Fred W. Hooper 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:07.0
1944 Pensive Conn McCreary Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Good 2:04.2
1943 Count Fleet Johnny Longden Don Cameron Fannie Hertz 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.0
1942 Shut Out Wayne D. Wright John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.4
1941 Whirlaway Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.4
1940 Gallahadion Carroll Bierman Roy Waldron Milky Way Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.0
1939 Johnstown James Stout Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.4
1938 Lawrin Eddie Arcaro Ben A. Jones Herbert M. Woolf 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.8
1937 War Admiral Charley Kurtsinger George Conway Glen Riddle Farm 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.2
1936 Bold Venture Ira Hanford Max Hirsch Morton L. Schwartz 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.6
1935 Omaha Willie Saunders Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1+1⁄4 Good 2:05.0
1934 Cavalcade Mack Garner Bob Smith Brookmeade Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.0
1933 Brokers Tip Don Meade Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 1+1⁄4 Good 2:06.8
1932 Burgoo King Eugene James Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.2
1931 Twenty Grand Charley Kurtsinger James G. Rowe Jr. Greentree Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:01.8
1930 Gallant Fox Earl Sande Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1+1⁄4 Good 2:07.6
1929 Clyde Van Dusen Linus McAtee Clyde Van Dusen Herbert P. Gardner 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:10.8
1928 Reigh Count Chick Lang Bert S. Michell Fannie Hertz 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:10.4
1927 Whiskery Linus McAtee Fred Hopkins Harry P. Whitney 1+1⁄4 Slow 2:06.0
1926 Bubbling Over Albert Johnson Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.8
1925 Flying Ebony Earl Sande William B. Duke Gifford A. Cochran 1+1⁄4 Sloppy 2:07.6
1924 Black Gold J. D. Mooney Hanley Webb Rosa M. Hoots 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.2
1923 Zev Earl Sande David J. Leary Rancocas Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.4
1922 Morvich Albert Johnson Fred Burlew Benjamin Block 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.6
1921 Behave Yourself Charles Thompson Herbert J. Thompson Edward R. Bradley 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.2
1920 Paul Jones Ted Rice William M. Garth Ral Parr 1+1⁄4 Slow 2:09.0
1919 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H. Guy Bedwell J. K. L. Ross 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:09.8
1918 Exterminator Willie Knapp Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:10.8
1917 Omar Khayyam Charles Borel Charles T. Patterson Billings & Johnson 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.6
1916 George Smith Johnny Loftus Hollie Hughes John Sanford 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.0
1915 Regret   Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. Harry P. Whitney 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.4
1914 Old Rosebud John McCabe Frank D. Weir Hamilton C. Applegate 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:03.40
1913 Donerail Roscoe Goose Thomas P. Hayes Thomas P. Hayes 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:04.8
1912 Worth Carroll H. Shilling Frank M. Taylor Harry C. Hallenbeck 1+1⁄4 Muddy 2:09.4
1911 Meridian George Archibald Albert Ewing Richard F. Carman 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:05.0
1910 Donau Frederick Herbert George Ham William Gerst 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:06.4
1909 Wintergreen Vincent Powers Charles Mack Jerome B. Respess 1+1⁄4 Slow 2:08.2
1908 Stone Street Arthur Pickens J. W. Hall C. E. & J. W. Hamilton 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:15.2
1907 Pink Star Andy Minder William H. Fizer J. Hal Woodford 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:12.6
1906 Sir Huon Roscoe Troxler Pete Coyne Bashford Manor Stable 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:08.8
1905 Agile Jack Martin Robert Tucker Samuel S. Brown 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:10.75
1904 Elwood Shorty Prior Charles E. Durnell Lasca Durnell 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:08.5
1903 Judge Himes Harold Booker John P. Mayberry Charles R. Ellison 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:09.0
1902 Alan-a-Dale Jimmy Winkfield Thomas C. McDowell Thomas C. McDowell 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:08.75
1901 His Eminence Jimmy Winkfield Frank B. Van Meter Frank B. Van Meter 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:07.75
1900 Lieut. Gibson Jimmy Boland Charles H. Hughes Charles Head Smith 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:06.25
1899 Manuel Fred Taral Robert J. Walden A. H. & D. H. Morris 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:12.0
1898 Plaudit Willie Simms John E. Madden John E. Madden 1+1⁄4 Good 2:09.0
1897 Typhoon II Buttons Garner Julius C. Cahn Julius C. Cahn 1+1⁄4 Heavy 2:12.5
1896 Ben Brush Willie Simms Hardy Campbell Jr. Mike F. Dwyer 1+1⁄4 Fast 2:07.75
1895 Halma James Perkins Byron McClelland Byron McClelland 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:37.5
1894 Chant Frank Goodale H. Eugene Leigh H. Eugene Leigh & Robert L. Rose 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:41.0
1893 Lookout Eddie Kunze William McDaniel Cushing & Orth 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:39.25
1892 Azra Alonzo Clayton John H. Morris Bashford Manor Stable 1+1⁄2 Heavy 2:41.5
1891 Kingman Isaac Murphy Dud Allen Jacobin Stable 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:52.25
1890 Riley Isaac Murphy Edward Corrigan Edward Corrigan 1+1⁄2 Muddy 2:45.0
1889 Spokane Thomas Kiley John Rodegap Noah Armstrong 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:34.5
1888 Macbeth II George Covington John Campbell Chicago Stable 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:38.25
1887 Montrose Isaac Lewis John McGinty Labold Brothers 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:39.25
1886 Ben Ali Paul Duffy Jim Murphy J. B. A. Haggin 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:36.5
1885 Joe Cotton Erskine Henderson Abraham Perry James T. Williams 1+1⁄2 Good 2:37.25
1884 Buchanan Isaac Murphy William Bird Samuel S. Brown & William Cottrill 1+1⁄2 Good 2:40.25
1883 Leonatus William Donohue Raleigh Colston Sr. Jack P. Chinn & George W. Morgan 1+1⁄2 Heavy 2:43.0
1882 Apollo[e] Babe Hurd Green B. Morris Morris & Patton 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:40.25
1881 Hindoo Jim McLaughlin James G. Rowe Sr. Dwyer Bros. Stable 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:40.0
1880 Fonso George Lewis Tice Hutsell J. Snell Shawhan 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:37.50
1879 Lord Murphy Charlie Shauer George Rice Darden & Co 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:37.00
1878 Day Star Jimmy Carter Lee Paul Thomas J. Nichols 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:37.25
1877 Baden-Baden Billy Walker Edward D. Brown Daniel Swigert 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:38.0
1876 Vagrant Robert Swim James Williams William Astor Jr. 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:38.25
1875 Aristides Oliver Lewis Ansel Williamson H. Price McGrath 1+1⁄2 Fast 2:37.75
Notes

  designates a filly.

  1. ^ The race was timed to 1⁄4 second from 1875 to 1905, to 1⁄5 second from 1906 to 2000, and to 0.01 second since 2001.
  2. ^ Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified due to a positive test for betamethasone.
  3. ^ Maximum Security crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified for interference.
  4. ^ Dancer's Image, ridden by Bobby Ussery, trained by Lou Cavalaris Jr., and owned by Peter D. Fuller, finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of a banned drug in the horse. The drug in question – phenylbutazone – is now legal for use on racehorses in many states, including Kentucky.
  5. ^ Apollo (1882) was the only horse to have won the Derby without having raced at age two, until Justify in 2018.[36]

Sire lines

  • the Darley Arabian (1700c) sire line (all branched through the Eclipse (1764) line)[37] produced 130 Derby winners (122 colts, 5 geldings, 3 fillies), including all winners from 1938 to present.[38] The main branches of this sire line are:
    • the King Fergus (1775) branch (all branched through the Voltigeur (1847) line), produced 14 winners. His sire line continued primarily through his son Vedette (1854) with 12 winners, due to his sons Speculum (1865) with 6 winners (nearly exclusively through Sundridge (1898) with 5 winners, most recently Count Turf in 1951) and Galopin (1872) with 6 winners (exclusively through St. Simon (1881), most recently Go For Gin in 1994).[39][40][41]
    • the Potoooooooo (1773) branch[42] produced 116 winners (all branched through the Waxy (1790) line), including all winners from 1995 to present. The primary branch of this sire line is through Whalebone (1807), which has produced 111 winners. In turn, the primary branch continues through Sir Hercules (1826), which has produced 89 winners (including all winners since 2006), and then the Birdcatcher (1833) branch[43] which produced 77 winners. From Birdcatcher, the branch of The Baron (1842) has produced 67 winners, of which 65 winners trace to Stockwell (1849).[44] Stockwell's son Doncaster (1870) sired Bend Or (1877), whose sire line accounts for 63 winners.[45] The main branch of the Bend Or sire line continued through his son Bona Vista (1889) with 54 winners, exclusively through the Phalaris (1913) line, which has dominated in the last several decades (including all winners from 2006 to present) through the following sons:[46][47]
  • the Byerley Turk (1680c) sire line[55][56][57] produced 11 winners (8 colts, 3 geldings). The main branches of this sire (all branched through the Herod (1758) line) are:
    • the Highflyer (1774) branch produced 1 winner, most recently Macbeth II in 1888[58]
    • the Florizel (1768) branch produced 3 winners (all branched through the Lexington (1850) line), most recently Manuel in 1899[59][60][61]
    • the Woodpecker (1773) branch produced 7 winners (all branched through the Buzzard (1787) line). The main branches of this sire line are:
      • the Castrel (1801) branch produced 1 winner, most recently Kingman in 1891[62]
      • the Selim (1802) branch produced 6 winners (all branched through the Glencoe (1831) line). The main branches of this sire line are:
  • the Godolphin Arabian (1724c) sire line[69] produced 7 winners (6 colts, 1 gelding).[38] The main branches of this sire (all branched through the West Australian (1850) line) are:
Kentucky Derby winners with male-line descendants including other Kentucky Derby winners

See also

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Further reading

  • David Domine, Insiders' Guide to Louisville. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe-Pequot Press, 2010.
  • James C. Nicholson, The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2012.

External links

 
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kentucky, derby, 2022, race, 2022, season, point, system, road, ɜːr, horse, race, held, annually, louisville, kentucky, united, states, almost, always, first, saturday, capping, week, long, festival, competition, grade, stakes, race, three, year, thoroughbreds. For the 2022 race see 2022 Kentucky Derby For the season point system see Road to the Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby ˈ d ɜːr b i is a horse race held annually in Louisville Kentucky United States almost always on the first Saturday in May capping the two week long Kentucky Derby Festival The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three year old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles 2 0 km at Churchill Downs Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds 57 kilograms and fillies 121 pounds 55 kilograms 3 Kentucky DerbyGrade I race The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports The Run for the Roses LocationChurchill Downs Louisville Kentucky U S InauguratedMay 17 1875 147 years ago 1875 05 17 Race typeThoroughbredSponsorWoodford Reserve 1 Brown Forman Websitewww wbr kentuckyderby wbr comRace informationDistance1 1 4 miles 10 furlongs 2 km Record1 59 40 Secretariat 1973 1 1 4 miles 2 34 50 Spokane 1889 1 1 2 miles SurfaceDirtTrackLeft handedQualification3 year oldWeightColt Gelding 126 lbs 57 2 kg Filly 121 lb 55 kg PurseUS 3 million 2 1st 1 860 000It is dubbed The Run for the Roses stemming from the blanket of roses draped over the winner It is also known in the United States as The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports or The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports because of its approximate duration It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown followed by the Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes Of the three Triple Crown races the Kentucky Derby has the distinction of having been run uninterrupted since its inaugural race in 1875 The race was rescheduled to September 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic The Preakness and Belmont Stakes races had taken hiatuses in 1891 1893 and 1911 1912 respectively Even with the Olympics and major professional sports leagues canceled at those points the Derby Preakness and Belmont took place during the Great Depression and both World Wars 4 A horse must win all three races to win the Triple Crown 5 In the 2015 listing of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities IFHA the Kentucky Derby tied with the Whitney Handicap as the top Grade 1 race in the United States outside the Breeders Cup races 6 The attendance at the Kentucky Derby ranks first in North America and usually surpasses the attendance numbers of all other stakes races including the Preakness Stakes Belmont Stakes and the Breeders Cup 7 149th Running of the Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday May 6 2023 Contents 1 History 1 1 Attendance 1 2 Sponsorship 2 Traditions 2 1 Riders Up 2 2 Festival 2 3 Derby Galas 3 Records 4 Winners 5 Sire lines 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditIn 1872 Col Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled to England visiting Epsom in Surrey where The Derby had been running annually since 1780 8 From there Clark went on to Paris France where a group of racing enthusiasts had formed the French Jockey Club in 1863 They had organized the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp which at the time was the greatest race in France Returning home to Kentucky Clark organized the Louisville Jockey Club to raise money for building quality racing facilities just outside the city The track would soon become known as Churchill Downs named for John and Henry Churchill who provided the land for the racetrack 9 The naming went official in 1937 10 A thoroughbred horse is depicted on the reverse of the Kentucky state quarter The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 1 2 miles 12 furlongs 2 4 km the same distance as the Epsom Derby before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 1 4 miles 10 furlongs 2 km On May 17 1875 in front of an estimated crowd of 10 000 people a field of 15 three year old horses contested the first Derby Under jockey Oliver Lewis a colt named Aristides who was trained by future Hall of Famer Ansel Williamson won the inaugural Derby Later that year Lewis rode Aristides to a second place finish in the Belmont Stakes Initially a successful venue the track ran into financial difficulties due to a protracted gambling related horseman boycott removing it from the upper echelons of racing that would last until the Winn era see below In 1894 the New Louisville Jockey Club was incorporated with the new capitalization and improved facilities Despite this the business floundered until 1902 when a syndicate led by Col Matt Winn of Louisville acquired the facility Under Winn Churchill Downs prospered and the Kentucky Derby then became the preeminent stakes race for three year old thoroughbred horses in North America Thoroughbred owners began sending their successful Derby horses to compete in two other races These two are the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and the Belmont Stakes in Elmont New York The three races offered large purses and in 1919 Sir Barton became the first horse to win all three races However the term Triple Crown didn t come into use for another eleven years In 1930 when Gallant Fox became the second horse to win all three races sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase into American usage Fueled by the media public interest in the possibility of a superhorse that could win the Triple Crown began in the weeks leading up to the Derby Two years after the term went in use the race until that time ran in mid May since inception changed the date to the first Saturday in May This change allows for a specific schedule for the Triple Crown races Since 1931 the order of Triple Crown races has been the Kentucky Derby first followed by the Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes Before 1931 eleven times the Preakness was run before the Derby On May 12 1917 and again on May 13 1922 the Preakness and the Derby took place on the same day On eleven occasions the Belmont Stakes was run before the Preakness Stakes and in 2020 the Belmont was run first then the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes last Churchill Downs in 1901 On May 16 1925 the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired on WHAS as well as on WGN in Chicago 11 On May 7 1949 the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place produced by WAVE TV the NBC affiliate in Louisville This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC as a kinescope newsreel recording for national broadcast On May 3 1952 the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place aired from then CBS affiliate WHAS TV 12 In 1954 the purse exceeded US 100 000 for the first time In 1968 Dancer s Image became the first horse to win the race and then face disqualification A urine test revealed traces of phenylbutazone an anti inflammatory painkiller drug inside Dancer s Image Forward Pass won after a protracted legal battle by the owners of Dancer s Image which they lost Forward Pass thus became the eighth winner for Calumet Farm Unexpectedly the regulations at Kentucky thoroughbred race tracks were changed some years later allowing horses to run on phenylbutazone In 1970 Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in the Derby finishing 15th aboard Fathom 13 The fastest time ever run in the Derby was in 1973 at 1 59 4 minutes when Secretariat broke the record set by Northern Dancer in 1964 Also during that race Secretariat did something unique in Triple Crown races for each successive quarter run his times were faster Although the races do not record times for non winners in 1973 Sham finished second two and a half lengths behind Secretariat in the same race Using the thoroughbred racing convention of one length equaling one fifth of a second to calculate Sham s time he also finished in under two minutes Another sub two minute finish only the third was set in 2001 by Monarchos at 1 59 97 the first year the race used hundredths of seconds instead of fifths in timing 14 In 2005 the purse distribution for the Derby changed so that horses finishing fifth would henceforth receive a share of the purse previously only the first four finishers did so 15 The Kentucky Derby began offering 3 million in purse money in 2019 Churchill Downs officials have cited the success of historical race wagering terminals at their Derby City Gaming facility in Louisville as a factor behind the purse increase 2 The Derby first offered a 1 million purse in 1996 it was doubled to 2 million in 2005 2 In 2020 The Kentucky Derby was postponed from May 2 to September 5 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 16 This was the second time in history the race had been postponed the other being in 1945 Churchill Downs used a new singular 20 stall starting gate for the 2020 Kentucky Derby replacing the previous arrangement that used a standard 14 stall gate and an auxiliary six stall gate 17 The old setup contributed to congestion at the start of the race especially in the gap between the two gates 17 The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held major sporting event in the United States 1875 Attendance Edit Millions of people from around the world bet at various live tracks and online sportsbooks 18 In 2017 a crowd of 158 070 watched Always Dreaming win the Derby making it the seventh biggest attendance in the history of the racetrack The track reported a wagering total of 209 2 million from all the sources on all the races on the Kentucky Derby Day program It was a 9 percent increase compared to the total of 192 6 million in 2016 and an increase of 8 percent over the previous record set in 2015 of 194 3 million 19 TwinSpires a platform for betting online and a partner of the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders Cup recorded 32 8 million in handle on the Churchill Down races for the Kentucky Derby Day program This record was a 22 percent increase over the preceding year On the Kentucky Derby race alone the handle of TwinSpires was 20 1 million which is a 22 percent rise compared to the prior year 20 The race often draws celebrities HM Queen Elizabeth II on a visit to the United States joined the racegoers at Churchill Downs in 2007 21 Sponsorship Edit The 2004 Kentucky Derby marked the first time that jockeys as a result of a court order were allowed to wear corporate advertising logos on their clothing 22 23 Norman Adams has been the designer of the Kentucky Derby Logo since 2002 On February 1 2006 the Louisville based fast food company Yum Brands Inc announced a corporate sponsorship deal to call the race The Kentucky Derby presented by Yum Brands 24 In 2018 Woodford Reserve replaced Yum Brands as the presenting sponsor 1 Traditions EditIn addition to the race itself several traditions play a significant role in the Derby atmosphere The mint julep an iced drink consisting of bourbon mint and sugar syrup is the traditional beverage of the race The historic beverage comes served in an ice frosted silver julep cup However most Churchill Downs patrons sip theirs from souvenir glasses first offered in 1939 and available in revised form each year since printed with all previous Derby winners 25 Also burgoo a thick stew of beef chicken pork and vegetables is a popular Kentucky dish served at the Derby 26 Louisville Clock often called the Louisville Derby Clock which was dismantled in 2015 The infield a spectator area inside the track offers general admission prices but little chance of seeing much of the race particularly before the jumbotron installation in 2014 27 28 Instead revelers show up in the infield to party with abandon By contrast Millionaire s Row refers to the expensive box seats that attract the rich the famous and the well connected Women appear in elegant outfits lavishly accessorized with large elaborate hats Following the Call to the Post as the horses start to parade before the grandstands the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band plays Stephen Foster s My Old Kentucky Home This song is a tradition which began in 1921 29 The event attracts spectators from a large area flying in hundreds of private aircraft to Louisville International Airport 30 The Derby is frequently referred to as The Run for the Roses because a lush blanket of 554 red roses is awarded to the Kentucky Derby winner each year The tradition originated in 1883 when New York City socialite E Berry Wall presented roses to ladies at a post Derby party The Churchill Downs founder and president Col M Lewis Clark attended that event This gesture is believed to have led Clark to the idea of making the rose the race s official flower However it was not until 1896 that any recorded account referred to draping roses on the Derby winner The Governor of Kentucky presents the garland and the Kentucky Derby Trophy to the winner Pop vocalist Dan Fogelberg composed the song Run for the Roses released in time for the 1980 running of the race 31 Riders Up Edit Riders Up is the traditional command from the Paddock Judge for jockeys to mount their horses in advance of the upcoming race Since 2012 a dignitary or celebrity attendee recites this phrase Festival Edit Main article Kentucky Derby Festival In the weeks preceding the race numerous activities took place for the Kentucky Derby Festival Thunder Over Louisville an airshow and fireworks display generally begins the festivities in earnest two weeks before the Derby Derby Galas Edit A number of galas are held to celebrate the Kentucky Derby leading up to Derby day itself including one of the oldest ongoing galas called Barnstable Brown 32 Funds raised at Barnstable Brown support the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky 32 Records EditSpeed record Mile and a Quarter 1 59 4 Secretariat 1973 Mile and a Half 2 34 5 Spokane 1889 Margin of Victory 8 lengths Old Rosebud 1914 Johnstown 1939 Whirlaway 1941 Assault 1946 Most wins by a jockey 5 Eddie Arcaro 1938 1941 1945 1948 1952 5 Bill Hartack 1957 1960 1962 1964 1969 4 Bill Shoemaker 1955 1959 1965 1986 3 Isaac Murphy 1884 1890 1891 3 Earl Sande 1923 1925 1930 3 Calvin Borel 2007 2009 2010 3 John Velazquez 2011 2017 2020 Most wins by a trainer 6 Bob Baffert 1997 1998 2002 2015 2018 2020 6 Ben A Jones 1938 1941 1944 1948 1949 1952 Most wins by an owner 8 Calumet Farm 1941 1944 1948 1949 1952 1957 1958 1968 Longest shots to win the Derby 91 to 1 Donerail 1913 80 to 1 Rich Strike 2022 Miscellaneous In 2010 Calvin Borel set a new record being the first jockey to win 3 out of 4 consecutive Kentucky Derbys 33 In 2018 Justify became the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Derby without having raced as a two year old 34 Winners EditSee also Highest combined Triple Crown finish Triple Crown winners are in bold Kentucky Derby winners 35 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance miles Track condition Time a 2022 Rich Strike Sonny Leon Eric Reed RED TR Racing 1 1 4 Fast 2 02 612021 Mandaloun b Florent Geroux Brad H Cox Juddmonte Farm 1 1 4 Fast 2 01 022020 Authentic John Velazquez Bob Baffert Spendthrift Farm LLC MyRaceHorse Stable Madaket Stables LLC Starlight Racing 1 1 4 Fast 2 00 612019 Country House c Flavien Prat Bill Mott Mrs J V Shields Jr E J M McFadden Jr and LNJ Foxwoods 1 1 4 Sloppy 2 03 932018 Justify Mike E Smith Bob Baffert China Horse Club Head of Plains Partners Starlight Racing WinStar Farm 1 1 4 Sloppy 2 04 202017 Always Dreaming John Velazquez Todd Pletcher MeB Racing Brooklyn Boyz Teresa Viola St Elias Siena Farm West Point 1 1 4 Wet Fast sealed 2 03 592016 Nyquist Mario Gutierrez Doug O Neill J Paul Reddam 1 1 4 Fast 2 01 312015 American Pharoah Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Zayat Stables LLC 1 1 4 Fast 2 03 022014 California Chrome Victor Espinoza Art Sherman Steve Coburn amp Perry Martin 1 1 4 Fast 2 03 662013 Orb Joel Rosario Claude McGaughey III Stuart S Janney III amp Phipps Stable 1 1 4 Sloppy 2 02 892012 I ll Have Another Mario Gutierrez Doug O Neill J Paul Reddam 1 1 4 Fast 2 01 832011 Animal Kingdom John Velazquez H Graham Motion Team Valor International 1 1 4 Fast 2 02 042010 Super Saver Calvin Borel Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm 1 1 4 Sloppy 2 04 452009 Mine That Bird 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H Guy Bedwell J K L Ross 1 1 4 Heavy 2 09 81918 Exterminator Willie Knapp Henry McDaniel Willis Sharpe Kilmer 1 1 4 Muddy 2 10 81917 Omar Khayyam Charles Borel Charles T Patterson Billings amp Johnson 1 1 4 Fast 2 04 61916 George Smith Johnny Loftus Hollie Hughes John Sanford 1 1 4 Fast 2 04 01915 Regret Joe Notter James G Rowe Sr Harry P Whitney 1 1 4 Fast 2 05 41914 Old Rosebud John McCabe Frank D Weir Hamilton C Applegate 1 1 4 Fast 2 03 401913 Donerail Roscoe Goose Thomas P Hayes Thomas P Hayes 1 1 4 Fast 2 04 81912 Worth Carroll H Shilling Frank M Taylor Harry C Hallenbeck 1 1 4 Muddy 2 09 41911 Meridian George Archibald Albert Ewing Richard F Carman 1 1 4 Fast 2 05 01910 Donau Frederick Herbert George Ham William Gerst 1 1 4 Fast 2 06 41909 Wintergreen Vincent Powers Charles Mack Jerome B Respess 1 1 4 Slow 2 08 21908 Stone Street Arthur Pickens J W Hall C E amp J W Hamilton 1 1 4 Heavy 2 15 21907 Pink Star Andy Minder William H Fizer J Hal Woodford 1 1 4 Heavy 2 12 61906 Sir Huon Roscoe Troxler Pete Coyne Bashford Manor Stable 1 1 4 Fast 2 08 81905 Agile Jack Martin Robert Tucker Samuel S Brown 1 1 4 Heavy 2 10 751904 Elwood Shorty Prior Charles E Durnell Lasca Durnell 1 1 4 Fast 2 08 51903 Judge Himes Harold Booker John P Mayberry Charles R Ellison 1 1 4 Fast 2 09 01902 Alan a Dale Jimmy Winkfield Thomas C McDowell Thomas C McDowell 1 1 4 Fast 2 08 751901 His Eminence Jimmy Winkfield Frank B Van Meter Frank B Van Meter 1 1 4 Fast 2 07 751900 Lieut Gibson Jimmy Boland Charles H Hughes Charles Head Smith 1 1 4 Fast 2 06 251899 Manuel Fred Taral Robert J Walden A H amp D H Morris 1 1 4 Fast 2 12 01898 Plaudit Willie Simms John E Madden John E Madden 1 1 4 Good 2 09 01897 Typhoon II Buttons Garner Julius C Cahn Julius C Cahn 1 1 4 Heavy 2 12 51896 Ben Brush Willie Simms Hardy Campbell Jr Mike F Dwyer 1 1 4 Fast 2 07 751895 Halma James Perkins Byron McClelland Byron McClelland 1 1 2 Fast 2 37 51894 Chant Frank Goodale H Eugene Leigh H Eugene Leigh amp Robert L Rose 1 1 2 Fast 2 41 01893 Lookout Eddie Kunze William McDaniel Cushing amp Orth 1 1 2 Fast 2 39 251892 Azra Alonzo Clayton John H Morris Bashford Manor Stable 1 1 2 Heavy 2 41 51891 Kingman Isaac Murphy Dud Allen Jacobin Stable 1 1 2 Fast 2 52 251890 Riley Isaac Murphy Edward Corrigan Edward Corrigan 1 1 2 Muddy 2 45 01889 Spokane Thomas Kiley John Rodegap Noah Armstrong 1 1 2 Fast 2 34 51888 Macbeth II George Covington John Campbell Chicago Stable 1 1 2 Fast 2 38 251887 Montrose Isaac Lewis John McGinty Labold Brothers 1 1 2 Fast 2 39 251886 Ben Ali Paul Duffy Jim Murphy J B A Haggin 1 1 2 Fast 2 36 51885 Joe Cotton Erskine Henderson Abraham Perry James T Williams 1 1 2 Good 2 37 251884 Buchanan Isaac Murphy William Bird Samuel S Brown amp William Cottrill 1 1 2 Good 2 40 251883 Leonatus William Donohue Raleigh Colston Sr Jack P Chinn amp George W Morgan 1 1 2 Heavy 2 43 01882 Apollo e Babe Hurd Green B Morris Morris amp Patton 1 1 2 Fast 2 40 251881 Hindoo Jim McLaughlin James G Rowe Sr Dwyer Bros Stable 1 1 2 Fast 2 40 01880 Fonso George Lewis Tice Hutsell J Snell Shawhan 1 1 2 Fast 2 37 501879 Lord Murphy Charlie Shauer George Rice Darden amp Co 1 1 2 Fast 2 37 001878 Day Star Jimmy Carter Lee Paul Thomas J Nichols 1 1 2 Fast 2 37 251877 Baden Baden Billy Walker Edward D Brown Daniel Swigert 1 1 2 Fast 2 38 01876 Vagrant Robert Swim James Williams William Astor Jr 1 1 2 Fast 2 38 251875 Aristides Oliver Lewis Ansel Williamson H Price McGrath 1 1 2 Fast 2 37 75Notes designates a filly The race was timed to 1 4 second from 1875 to 1905 to 1 5 second from 1906 to 2000 and to 0 01 second since 2001 Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first but was disqualified due to a positive test for betamethasone Maximum Security crossed the finish line first but was disqualified for interference Dancer s Image ridden by Bobby Ussery trained by Lou Cavalaris Jr and owned by Peter D Fuller finished first but was disqualified after a post race urine sample revealed traces of a banned drug in the horse The drug in question phenylbutazone is now legal for use on racehorses in many states including Kentucky Apollo 1882 was the only horse to have won the Derby without having raced at age two until Justify in 2018 36 Sire lines Editthe Darley Arabian 1700c sire line all branched through the Eclipse 1764 line 37 produced 130 Derby winners 122 colts 5 geldings 3 fillies including all winners from 1938 to present 38 The main branches of this sire line are the King Fergus 1775 branch all branched through the Voltigeur 1847 line produced 14 winners His sire line continued primarily through his son Vedette 1854 with 12 winners due to his sons Speculum 1865 with 6 winners nearly exclusively through Sundridge 1898 with 5 winners most recently Count Turf in 1951 and Galopin 1872 with 6 winners exclusively through St Simon 1881 most recently Go For Gin in 1994 39 40 41 the Potoooooooo 1773 branch 42 produced 116 winners all branched through the Waxy 1790 line including all winners from 1995 to present The primary branch of this sire line is through Whalebone 1807 which has produced 111 winners In turn the primary branch continues through Sir Hercules 1826 which has produced 89 winners including all winners since 2006 and then the Birdcatcher 1833 branch 43 which produced 77 winners From Birdcatcher the branch of The Baron 1842 has produced 67 winners of which 65 winners trace to Stockwell 1849 44 Stockwell s son Doncaster 1870 sired Bend Or 1877 whose sire line accounts for 63 winners 45 The main branch of the Bend Or sire line continued through his son Bona Vista 1889 with 54 winners exclusively through the Phalaris 1913 line which has dominated in the last several decades including all winners from 2006 to present through the following sons 46 47 the Pharamond 1925 branch 4 winners all through the Tom Fool 1949 line most recently Silver Charm in 1997 46 the Sickle 1924 branch 23 winners all branched through the Native Dancer 1950 line nearly exclusively through Raise a Native 1961 with 22 winners continued primarily through Mr Prospector 1970 with 15 winners through 8 different sons Fusaichi Pegasus winner of the 2000 Kentucky Derby and 7 other sons through their progeny most recently Rich Strike in 2022 with his son Fappiano 1977 accounting for 6 winners most recently Always Dreaming in 2017 the Pharos 1920 branch 27 winners all branched through the Nearco 1935 line through his sons Royal Charger 1942 Nearctic 1954 and Nasrullah 1940 The Royal Charger branch produced 5 winners most recently Barbaro in 2006 the Nearctic branch produced 8 winners exclusively through his son Northern Dancer 1961 with his win in the 1964 Kentucky Derby and direct male progeny of 7 winners most recently Mandaloun in 2021 while the Nasrullah branch produced 14 winners most recently Nyquist in 2016 primarily due to his son Bold Ruler 1954 with 10 winners most recently California Chrome in 2014 Special notes The Waxy 1790 branch produced two main lines the primary branch of Whalebone 1807 and the secondary branch of Whisker 1812 which produced 5 winners exclusively through the King Tom 1851 line most recently 1909 Kentucky Derby winner Wintergreen 48 An offshoot of the Whalebone 1807 branch the Camel 1822 branch 18 winners exclusively through the Touchstone 1831 line produced 2005 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo through his grandson Orlando s 1841 branch 49 50 Since then each winner of the Kentucky Derby has gone through Whalebone s more frequent sire line branch of Sir Herecules 1826 The Orlando branch 6 winners exclusively through the Himyar 1875 line is the less common of the two branches derived through Camel Orlando s brother Newminster 1848 produced 12 winners primarily through the Hyperion 1930 line with 8 winners most recently Chateaugay in 1963 51 The Sir Hercules 1826 branch produced two main lines the primary branch of Birdcatcher 1833 and the secondary branch of Faugh a Ballagh 1841 which produced 12 winners exclusively through the Leamington 1853 line most recently 1908 Kentucky Derby winner Stone Street 52 The Birdcatcher 1833 branch produced two main lines the primary branch of The Baron 1842 and the secondary branch of Oxford 1857 which produced 10 winners primarily through the Swynford 1907 line with 8 winners most recently 1965 Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair 53 The Bend Or 1877 branch produced two main lines the primary branch of Bona Vista 1889 and the secondary branch of Ormonde 1883 which produced 8 winners exclusively through the Teddy 1913 line most recently 1957 Kentucky Derby winner Iron Liege 54 the Byerley Turk 1680c sire line 55 56 57 produced 11 winners 8 colts 3 geldings The main branches of this sire all branched through the Herod 1758 line are the Highflyer 1774 branch produced 1 winner most recently Macbeth II in 1888 58 the Florizel 1768 branch produced 3 winners all branched through the Lexington 1850 line most recently Manuel in 1899 59 60 61 the Woodpecker 1773 branch produced 7 winners all branched through the Buzzard 1787 line The main branches of this sire line are the Castrel 1801 branch produced 1 winner most recently Kingman in 1891 62 the Selim 1802 branch produced 6 winners all branched through the Glencoe 1831 line The main branches of this sire line are the Star Davis 1849 branch produced 1 winner most recently Day Star in 1878 63 the Vandal 1850 branch produced 5 winners all branched through the Virgil 1864 line most recently Alan a Dale in 1902 64 65 66 67 68 the Godolphin Arabian 1724c sire line 69 produced 7 winners 6 colts 1 gelding 38 The main branches of this sire all branched through the West Australian 1850 line are the Solon 1861 branch produced 3 winners including the Barcaldine 1878 branch produced 1 winner most recently Omar Khayyam in 1917 70 the Arbitrator 1874 branch produced 2 winners all branched through The Finn 1912 line most recently Flying Ebony in 1925 71 72 the Australian 1858 branch produced 4 winners including Baden Baden 1874 winner of the 1877 Kentucky Derby 73 the Waverly 1870 branch produced 1 winner most recently Montrose in 1887 74 the Spendthrift 1876 branch produced 2 winners all branched through the Man o War 1917 line most recently War Admiral in 1937 75 76 Kentucky Derby winners with male line descendants including other Kentucky Derby winnersNorthern Dancer 1964 winner 7 colts most recently Mandaloun 2021 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Ben Brush 1896 winner 3 winners 2 colts 1 filly most recently Whiskery 1927 42 84 85 86 Seattle Slew 1977 winner 3 colts most recently California Chrome 2014 87 88 89 Unbridled 1990 winner 3 winners 2 colts 1 gelding most recently American Pharoah 2015 90 91 92 Hindoo 1881 winner 2 colts most recently Alan a Dale 1902 57 Bold Venture 1936 winner 2 colts most recently Middleground 1950 93 94 Reigh Count 1928 winner 2 colts most recently Count Turf 1951 95 96 Pensive 1944 winner 2 colts most recently Needles 1956 97 98 Majestic Prince 1969 winner 2 colts most recently Super Saver 2010 99 100 Halma 1895 winner 1 colt Alan a Dale 1902 57 Leonatus 1883 winner 1 colt Pink Star 1907 101 Bubbling Over 1926 winner 1 colt Burgoo King 1932 102 Gallant Fox 1930 winner 1 colt Omaha 1935 103 Count Fleet 1943 winner 1 colt Count Turf 1951 96 Ponder 1949 winner 1 colt Needles 1956 98 Determine 1954 winner 1 colt Decidedly 1962 104 Swaps 1955 winner 1 colt Chateaugay 1963 51 Grindstone 1996 winner 1 gelding Mine That Bird 2009 91 See also Edit Horses portal Kentucky portal Sports portal United States portalKentucky Oaks Kentucky Derby Festival American thoroughbred racing top attended events Kentucky Derby top four finishers List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved a seminal example of New Journalism by Hunter S Thompson Triple Crown Productions Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing Grand Slam of Thoroughbred Racing List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area Derby Pie List of 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