Kentucky Derby Winners

“The Run for the Roses”

Past Winners of the Kentucky Derby Thoroughbred Horse Race

The Kentucky Derby is a mile and a quarter Grade 1 stakes race for three year old thoroughbreds and is run at Churchill Downs Racetrack, Louisville Kentucky, USA on the first Saturday in May each year

The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of The American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Racing (Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes)

Weights for The Kentucky Derby are colts and geldings, 126 pounds (9 stone); fillies, 121 pounds (8 stone 9lb)

The distance of The Kentucky Derby was 1 1/2 miles from 1875-1895

* Kentucky Derby Winning Fillies
** Kentucky Derby Winning Geldings

1968 Dancer’s Image ridden by Bobby Ussery finished first but was later disqualified for failing a post-race drugs test (Phenylbutazone…Bute)

Year	Winner	Jockey	Winning Time
2018	Justify (USA)	Mike E Smith	2:04:20
2017	Always Dreaming	John R Velazquez	2:03.59
2016	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	2:01.31
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	2:03.02
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	2:03.66
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	2:02.89
2012	I’ll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	2:01.83
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	2:02.04
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	2:04.45
2009	**Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	2:02.66
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	2:01.82
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	2:02.17
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	2:01.36
2005	Giacomo	Mike Smith	2:02.75
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	2:04.06
2003	**Funny Cide	Jose Santos	2:01.19
2002	War Emblem	V. Espinoza	2:01.13
2001	Monarchos	J. Chavez	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	K. Desormeaux	2:01.12
1999	Charismatic	C. Antley	2:03 1/5
1998	Real Quiet	K. Desormeaux	2:02 1/5
1997	Silver Charm	G. Stevens	2:02.44
1996	Grindstone	J. Bailey	2:01
1995	Thunder Gulch	G. Stevens	2:01 1/5
1994	Go For Gin	C. McCarron	2:03 3/5
1993	Sea Hero	J. Bailey	2:02 2/5
1992	Lil E. Tee	P. Day	2:03
1991	Strike The Gold	C. Antley	2:03
1990	Unbridled	C. Perret	2:02
1989	Sunday Silence	P. Valenzuela	2:05
1988	*Winning Colors	G. Stevens	2:02 1/5
1987	Alysheba	C. McCarron	2:03 2/5
1986	Ferdinand	W. Shoemaker	2:02 4/5
1985	Spend A Buck	A. Cordero, Jr.	2:00 1/5
1984	Swale	L. Pincay, Jr.	2:02 2/5
1983	Sunny’s Halo	E. Delahoussaye	2:02 1/5
1982	Gato Del Sol	E. Delahoussaye	2:02 2/5
1981	Pleasant Colony	J. Velasquez	2:02
1980	*Genuine Risk	J. Vasquez	2:02
1979	Spectacular Bid	R. Franklin	2:02 2/5
1978	Affirmed	S. Cauthen	2:01 1/5
1977	Seattle Slew	J. Cruguet	2:02 1/5
1976	Bold Forbes	A. Cordero, Jr.	2:01 3/5
1975	Foolish Pleasure	J. Vasquez	2:02
1974	Cannonade	A. Cordero, Jr.	2:04
1973	Secretariat	R. Turcotte	1:59 2/5
1972	Riva Ridge	R. Turcotte	2:01 4/5
1971	Canonero II	G. Avila	2:03 1/5
1970	Dust Commander	M. Manganello	2:03 2/5
1969	Majestic Prince	B. Hartack	2:01 4/5
1968	Forward Pass	I. Valenzuela	2:01 4/5
1967	Proud Clarion	B. Ussery	2:00 3/5
1966	Kauai King	D. Brumfield	2:02
1965	Lucky Debonair	W. Shoemaker	2:01 1/5
1964	Northern Dancer	B. Hartack	2:00
1963	Chateaugay	B. Baeza	2:01 4/5
1962	Decidedly	B. Hartack	2:00 2/5
1961	Carry Back	J. Sellers	2:04
1960	Venetian Way	B. Hartack	2:02 2/5
1959	Tomy Lee	W. Shoemaker	2:02 1/5
1958	Tim Tam	I. Valenzuela	2:05
1957	Iron Leige	B. Hartack	2:02 1/5
1956	Needles	D. Erb	2:03 2/5
1955	Swaps	W. Shoemaker	2:01 4/5
1954	Determine	R. York	2:03
1953	Dark Star	H. Moreno	2:02
1952	Hill Gail	E. Arcaro	2:01 3/5
1951	Count Turf	C. McCreary	2:02 3/5
1950	Middleground	W. Boland	2:01 3/5
1949	Ponder	S. Brooks	2:04 1/5
1948	Citation	E. Arcaro	2:05 2/5
1947	Jet Pilot	E. Guerin	2:06 4/5
1946	Assault	W. Mehrtens	2:06 3/5
1945	Hoop Jr.	E. Arcaro	2:07
1944	Pensive	C. McCreary	2:04 1/5
1943	Count Fleet	J. Longden	2:04
1942	Shut Out	W. Wright	2:04 2/5
1941	Whirlaway	E. Arcaro	2:01 2/5
1940	Gallahadion	C. Bierman	2:05
1939	Johnstown	J. Stout	2:03 2/5
1938	Lawrin	E. Arcaro	2:04 4/5
1937	War Admiral	C. Kurtsinger	2:03 1/5
1936	Bold Venture	I. Hanford	2:03 3/5
1935	Omaha	W. Saunders	2:05
1934	Cavalcade	M. Garner	2:04
1933	Brokers Tip	D. Meade	2:06 4/5
1932	Burgoo King	E. James	2:05 1/5
1931	Twenty Grand	C. Kurtsinger	2:01 4/5
1930	Gallant Fox	E. Sande	2:07 3/5
1929	**Clyde Van Dusen	I. McAtee	2:10 4/5
1928	Reigh Count	C. Lang	2:10 2/5
1927	Whiskery	I. McAtee	2:06
1926	Bubbling Over	A. Johnson	2:03 4/5
1925	Flying Ebony	E. Sande	2:07 3/5
1924	Black Gold	J.D. Mooney	2:05 1/5
1923	Zev	E. Sande	2:05 2/5
1922	Morvich	A. Johnson	2:04 3/5
1921	Behave Yourself	C. Thompson	2:04 1/5
1920	**Paul Jones	T. Rice	2:09
1919	Sir Barton	J. Loftus	2:09 4/5
1918	**Exterminator	W. Knapp	2:10 4/5
1917	Omar Khayham	C. Borel	2:04 3/5
1916	George Smith	J. Loftus	2:04
1915	*Regret	J. Notter	2:05 2/5
1914	**Old Rosebud	J. McCabe	2:03 2/5
1913	Donerail	R. Goose	2:04 4/5
1912	Worth	C.H. Shilling	2:09 2/5
1911	Meridian	G. Archibald	2:05
1910	Donau	F. Herbert	2:06 2/5
1909	Wintergreen	V. Powers	2:08 1/5
1908	Stone Street	A. Pickens	2:15 1/5
1907	Pink Star	A. Minder	2:12 3/5
1906	Sir Huon	R. Troxler	2:08 4/5
1905	Agile	J. Martin	2:10 3/4
1904	Elwood	F. Prior	2:08 1/2
1903	Judge Himes	H. Booker	2:09
1902	Alan-a-Dale	J. Winkfield	2:08 3/4
1901	His Eminence	J. Winkfield	2:07 3/4
1900	Lieut. Gibson	J. Boland	2:06 1/4
1899	Manuel	F. Taral	2:12
1898	Plaudit	W. Simms	2:09
1897	Typhoon II	F. Garner	2:12 1/2
1896	Ben Brush	W. Simms	2:07 3/4
1895	Halma	J. Perkins	2:37 1/2
1894	Chant	F. Goodale	2:41
1893	Lookout	E. Kunze	2:39 1/4
1892	Azra	A. Clayton	2:41 1/2
1891	Kingman	I. Murphy	2:52 1/4
1890	Riley	I. Murphy	2:45
1889	Spokane	T. Kiley	2:34 1/2
1888	**Macbeth II	G. Covington	2:38 1/4
1887	Montrose	I. Lewis	2:39 1/4
1886	Ben Ali	P. Duffy	2:36 1/2
1885	Joe Cotton	E. Henderson	2:37 1/4
1884	Buchanan	I. Murphy	2:40 1/4
1883	Leonatus	W. Donohue	2:43
1882	**Apollo	B. Hurd	2:40 1/4
1881	Hindoo	J. McLaughlin	2:40
1880	Fonso	G. Lewis	2:37 1/2
1879	Lord Murphy	C. Shauer	2:37
1878	Day Star	J. Carter	2:37 1/4
1877	Baden-Baden	W. Walker	2:38
1876	**Vagrant	B. Swim	2:38 1/4
1875	Aristides	O. Lewis	2:37 3/4