Who Won the Kentucky Derby?
The Kentucky Derby is held yearly at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky and is known as the "most exciting two minutes in sports." The stakes race is for three-year old thoroughbreds. It is the first leg of horse racing's triple crown, with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes being the other two. The Kentucky Derby is also referred to as the "run for the roses" because of the traditional blanket of roses awarded to the winner.
| Yr | Derby Winner | Time | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mystik Dan | 2:03.34 | Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 2023 | Mage | 2:01.57 | Jockey: Javier Castellano |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | 2:02.61 | Jockey: Sonny Leon |
| 2021 | Medina Spirit | 2:01.02 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2020 | Authentic | 2:00.61 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2019 | Country House | 2:03.93 | Jockey: Flavien Prat |
| 2018 | Justify | 2:04.20 | Jockey: Mike Smith |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | 2:03:59 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2016 | Nyquist | 2:01.31 | Jockey: Mario Gutierrez |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 2:03.02 | Jockey: Victor Espinoza |
| 2014 | California Chrome | 2:03.66 | Jockey: Victor Espinoza |
| 2013 | Orb | 2:02.89 | Jockey: Joel Rosario |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | 2:01.83 | Jockey: Mario Gutierrez |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | 2:02.04 | Jockey: John Velazquez |
| 2010 | Super Saver | 2:04.45 | Jockey: Calvin Borel |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | 2:02.66 | Jockey: Calvin Borel |
| 2008 | Big Brown | 2:01.82 | Jockey: Kent Desormeaux |
| 2007 | Street Sense | 2:02.17 | Jockey: Calvin Borel |
| 2006 | Barbaro | 2:01.36 | Jockey: Edgar Prado |
| 2005 | Giacomo | 2:02.75 | Jockey: Mike Smith |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | 2:04.06 | Jockey: Stewart Elliott |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | 2:01.19 | Jockey: Jose Santos |
| 2002 | War Emblem | 2:01.13 | Jockey: Victor Espinoza |
| 2001 | Monarchos | 1:59.97 | Jockey: Jorge Chavez |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | 2:01.12 | Jockey: Kent Desormeaux |
| 1999 | Charismatic | 2:03 1/5 | Jockey: Chris Antley |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | 2:02 1/10 | Jockey: Kent Desormeaux |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | 2:02 2/5 | Jockey: Gary Stevens |
| 1996 | Grindstone | 2:01 | Jockey: Jerry Bailey |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | 2:01 1/5 | Jockey: Gary Steven |
| 1994 | Go For Gin | 2:03 3/5 | Jockey: Chris McCarron |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | 2:02 2/5 | Jockey: Jerry Bailey |
| 1992 | Lil E Tee | 2:03 | Jockey: Pat Day |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold | 2:03 | Jockey: Chris Antley |
| 1990 | Unbridled | 2:02 | Jockey: Craig Perret |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | 2:05 | Jockey: Pat Valenzuela |
| 1988 | Winning Colors | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Gary Stevens |
| 1987 | Alysheba | 2:03 2/5 | Jockey: Chris McCarron |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | 2:02 4/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1985 | Spend A Buck | 2:00 1/5 | Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr |
| 1984 | Swale | 2:02 2/5 | Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr |
| 1983 | Sunny's Halo | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye |
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Eddie Delahoussaye |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | 2:02 | Jockey: Jorge Velasquez |
| 1980 | Genuine Risk | 2:02 | Jockey: Jacinto Vasquez |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 2:02 2/5 | Jockey: Ronald J Frankllin |
| 1978 | Affirmed | 2:01 1/5 | Jockey: Steve Cauthen |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Jean Cruguet |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | 2:01 3/5 | Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | 2:02 | Jockey: Jacinto Vasquez |
| 1974 | Cannonade | 2:04 | Jockey: Angel Cordero Jr |
| 1973 | Secretariat | 1:59 2/5 | Jockey: Ron Turcotte |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | 2:01 4/5 | Jockey: Ron Turcotte |
| 1971 | Canonero II | 2:03 1/5 | Jockey: Gustavo Avila |
| 1970 | Dust Commander | 2:03 2/5 | Jockey: Mike Manganello |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | 2:01 4/5 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Ismael Valenzuela |
| 1967 | Proud Clarion | 2:00 3/5 | Jockey: Bobby Ussery |
| 1966 | Kauai King | 2:02 | Jockey: Don Brumfield |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | 2:01 1/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | 2:00 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | 2:01 4/5 | Jockey: Braulio Baeza |
| 1962 | Decidedly | 2:00 2/5 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1961 | Carry Back | 2:04 | Jockey: John Sellers |
| 1960 | Venetian Way | 2:02 2/5 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1959 | Tomy Lee | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | 2:05 | Jockey: Ismael Valenzuela |
| 1957 | Iron Liege | 2:02 1/5 | Jockey: Bill Hartack |
| 1956 | Needles | 2:03 2/5 | Jockey: Dave Erb |
| 1955 | Swaps | 2:01 4/5 | Jockey: Bill Shoemaker |
| 1954 | Determine | 2:03 | Jockey: Ray York |
| 1953 | Dark Star | 2:02 | Jockey: Hank Moreno |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | 2:01 3/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1951 | Count Turf | 2:02 3/5 | Jockey: Conn McCreary |
| 1950 | Middleground | 2:01 3/5 | Jockey: William Boland |
| 1949 | Ponder | 2:04 1/5 | Jockey: Steve Brooks |
| 1948 | Citation | 2:05 2/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | 2:06 4/5 | Jockey: Eric Guerin |
| 1946 | Assault | 2:06 3/5 | Jockey: Warren Mehrtens |
| 1945 | Hoop Jr | 2:07 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1944 | Pensive | 2:04 1/5 | Jockey: Conn McCreary |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | 2:04 | Jockey: John Longden |
| 1942 | Shut Out | 2:04 2/5 | Jockey: Wayne Wright |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 2:01 2/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1940 | Gallahadion | 2:05 | Jockey: Carroll Bierman |
| 1939 | Johnstown | 2:03 3/5 | Jockey: James Stout |
| 1938 | Lawrin | 2:04 4/5 | Jockey: Eddie Arcaro |
| 1937 | War Admiral | 2:03 1/5 | Jockey: Charles Kurtsinger |
| 1936 | Bold Venture | 2:03 3/5 | Jockey: Ira Hanford |
| 1935 | Omaha | 2:05 | Jockey: Willie Saunders |
| 1934 | Cavalcade | 2:04 | Jockey: Mack Garner |
| 1933 | Brokers Tip | 2:06 4/5 | Jockey: Don Meade |
| 1932 | Burgoo King | 2:05 1/5 | Jockey: Eugene James |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | 2:01 4/5 | Jockey: Charles Kurtsinger |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | 2:07 3/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | 2:10 4/5 | Jockey: Linus McAtee |
| 1928 | Reigh Count | 2:10 2/5 | Jockey: Chick Lang |
| 1927 | Whiskery | 2:06 | Jockey: Linus McAtee |
| 1926 | Bubbling Over | 2:03 3/5 | Jockey: Albert Johnson |
| 1925 | Flying Ebony | 2:07 3/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1924 | Black Gold | 2:05 1/5 | Jockey: John Mooney |
| 1923 | Zev | 2:05 2/5 | Jockey: Earl Sande |
| 1922 | Morvich | 2:04 3/5 | Jockey: Albert Johnson |
| 1921 | Behave Yourself | 2:04 1/5 | Jockey: Charles Thompson |
| 1920 | Paul Jones | 2:09 | Jockey: Ted Rice |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | 2:09 4/5 | Jockey: Johnny Loftus |
| 1918 | Exterminator | 2:10 4/5 | Jockey: William Knapp |
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam | 2:04 3/5 | Jockey: Charles Borel |
| 1916 | George Smith | 2:04 | Jockey: Johnny Loftus |
| 1915 | Regret | 2:05 2/5 | Jockey: Joe Notter |
| 1914 | Old Rosebud | 2:03 2/5 | Jockey: John McCabe |
| 1913 | Donerail | 2:04 4/5 | Jockey: Roscoe Goose |
| 1912 | Worth | 2:09 2/5 | Jockey: Carroll H Schilling |
| 1911 | Meridian | 2:05 | Jockey: George Archibald |
| 1910 | Donau | 2:06 2/5 | Jockey: Fred Herbert |
| 1909 | Wintergreen | 2:08 1/5 | Jockey: Vincent Powers |
| 1908 | Stone Street | 2:15 1/5 | Jockey: Arthur Pickens |
| 1907 | Pink Star | 2:12 3/5 | Jockey: Andy Minder |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | 2:08 1/5 | Jockey: Roscoe Troxler |
| 1905 | Agile | 2:10 3/4 | Jockey: Jack Martin |
| 1904 | Elwood | 2:08 | Jockey: Frankie Prior |
| 1903 | Judge Himes | 2:09 | Jockey: Hal Booker |
| 1902 | Alan-a-Dale | 2:08 3/4 | Jockey: Jimmy Winkfield |
| 1901 | His Eminence | 2:07 3/4 | Jockey: Jimmy Winkfield |
| 1900 | Lieut. Gibson | 2:06 1/4 | Jockey: Jimmy Boland |
| 1899 | Manuel | 2:12 | Jockey: Fred Taral |
| 1898 | Plaudit | 2:09 | Jockey: Willie Simms |
| 1897 | Typhoon II | 2:12 1/2 | Jockey: Buttons Garner |
| 1896 | Ben Brush | 2:07 1/4 | Jockey: Willie Simms |
| 1895 | Halma | 2:37 1/2 | Jockey: Soup Perkins |
| 1894 | Chant | 2:41 | Jockey: Frank Goodale |
| 1893 | Lookout | 2:39 1/4 | Jockey: Eddie Kunze |
| 1892 | Azra | 2:41 1/2 | Jockey: Alonzo Clayton |
| 1891 | Kingman | 2:52 1/4 | Jockey: Isaac Murphy |
| 1890 | Riley | 2:45 | Jockey: Isaac Murphy |
| 1889 | Spokane | 2:34 1/2 | Jockey: Thomas Kiley |
| 1888 | MacBeth II | 2:38 1/4 | Jockey: George Covington |
| 1887 | Montrose | 2:39 1/4 | Jockey: Isaac Lewis |
| 1886 | Ben Ali | 2:36 1/2 | Jockey: Paul Duffy |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | 2:37 1/4 | Jockey: Erskine Henderson |
| 1884 | Buchanan | 2:40 1/4 | Jockey: Isaac Murphy |
| 1883 | Leonatus | 2:43 | Jockey: Billy Donohue |
| 1882 | Apollo | 2:40 1/4 | Jockey: Babe Hurd |
| 1881 | Hindoo | 2:40 | Jockey: Jimmy McLaughin |
| 1880 | Fonso | 2:37 1/2 | Jockey: George Lewis |
| 1879 | Lord Murphy | 2:37 | Jockey: Charlie Shauer |
| 1878 | Day Star | 2:37 1/4 | Jockey: Jimmie Carter |
| 1877 | Baden-Baden | 2:38 | Jockey: William Walker |
| 1876 | Vagrant | 2:38 1/4 | Jockey: Bobby Swim |
| 1875 | Aristides | 2:37 3/4 | Jockey: Oliver Lewis |