Once considered one of the top 3-year-olds in racing, Thunder Gulch had fallen from grace by the time the Kentucky Derby came around in 1995. His sire, Pensive, won the Derby in 1944, and he sired Needles, who won it in 1956. Alysheba went on to win the Preakness but finished fourth in the Belmont. Despite suffering a bowed tendon in the Preakness, Hoop Jr. finished second to end his racing career. The first California-bred horse to win the Derby was unable to compete in the Preakness because both races were held on the same day. The 1909 Kentucky Derby was Wintergreen’s only major stakes win in an otherwise forgettable career. Agile only had to beat two competitors to win the 1905 Kentucky Derby. The famed gold trophy was added in 1924 in honor of the Kentucky Derby’s 50th anniversary. The 4-1 favorite started his Crown campaign in the muddy Kentucky Derby, maintaining his perfect race record and earning a 2 3/4-length victory after moving ahead at the top of the stretch. He was similarly successful in the Preakness, edging out Easy Goer by a nose. The favorite heading into the Preakness two weeks later, Barbaro shattered his right hind leg, an injury that forced veterinarians to euthanize him around eight months later. Brokers Tip was named the winner by a nose. A 65-1 longshot, Country House won the 2019 Kentucky Derby after the horse that crossed the finish line first (Maximum Security) was disqualified for impeding another horse. He is still the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. Every one but one of the 13 Triple Crown winners was crowned Horse of the Year, the only exception was Omaha in 1935. A bookmaking issue prevented high-dollar bets at the 1886 Derby and owner James Ben Ali Haggin was unable to wager big on the horse named after him. Apprentice jockey Ira Hanford helped to change that, as the 20-1 long shots took first in a wild race. The 1938 Kentucky Derby ended just when Lawrin needed it to, as the horse began to tire heading into the stretch. Not considered a true Derby contender in 1944, Pensive nearly wasn't entered in the race. Kentucky Derby Winners at the Kentucky Derby. Trainer: Barclay Tagg. He showed tremendous poise at Churchill Downs, however, battling back after being bumped and almost knocked down by Bet Twice in midstretch to earn a 3/4-length victory. The 1989 Triple Crown races featured a compelling rivalry between Sunday Silence and Easy Goer. Spectacular Bid, just two years old at the time, lived up to his billing as the Kentucky Derby favorite, cruising to a 2 3/4-length victory over a son of Secretariat. Owner: IEAH Stable (Michael Iavarone) and Paul P. Pompa Jr.). Foolish Pleasure was the offspring of What a Pleasure and Fool Me Not. At the Belmont, Unbridled placed fourth. He completed the Triple Crown with a Belmont victory, following in hoof prints of his sire, 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox. Burgoo King was named for an area grocer who made excellent burgoo stew, a spicy concoction made from available meats. There was an air of inevitability surrounding Sinndar, who won seven of his eight … This Saturday marks the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby, arguably the single most famous horse race in the world. The colt charged all the way to the finish line, earning an eight-length victory. Pulling off a wire-to-wire victory, Spend A Buck won the Kentucky Derby in 1985. As the field turned for home, however, the colt surged to the front to win by a half length. Ferdinand finished second in the Preakness and third in the Belmont. Only a change in ownership in 1903 helped the Derby recover to become the country’s premier horse race. Even though Affirmed had a 4-2 edge over Alydar, the latter was the favorite heading into the Kentucky Derby. Genuine Risk finished second in the Preakness after her jockey's complaint of interference against the winner was dismissed and took second as well in the Belmont, becoming the first filly ever to finish in the money in all three Triple Crown races. Lucky Debonair’s win was the third of four Derby wins for legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker. Chateaugay went back on top in the Belmont, surging to the front of the pack inside the final one-eighth mile to earn his second Triple Crown victory. Jockey: Jose Santos. With lifetime earnings of $14.8 million, California Chrome is the all-time leader in this category. Sherluck, a horse that had finished fifth in both the first and second legs of the Triple Crown, upset Carry Back in the Belmont. That decision, along with the one to tap Eddie Arcaro as the horse's jockey, paid off. Forward Pass finished second, but was named the victor after winner Dancer’s Image was disqualified for doping. Giacomo later finished third in the Preakness and seventh at the Belmont Stakes. Kauai King also won the Preakness but finished the Belmont in fourth place. Arguably the greatest racehorse of the 20th century holds the time records for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, and won the last by an unreal 31 lengths. But that turned to sadness when he broke his leg at the Preakness Stakes and died seven months later. After finishing second in the Preakness, Thunder Gulch rebounded to win the Belmont. Mine That Bird trailed most of the race before rallying down the inside in the stretch … Forward Pass was the undisputed winner at the Preakness, earning a six-length victory, but came in second in the Belmont. Old Rosebud won the Derby by eight lengths, a record that has been tied three times. Negatively affected by a rash and ankle injuries, Sunny's Halo finished in sixth place in the Preakness Stakes and was retired later that year. Donerail overcame huge odds to win. Owner and hockey fan J. Paul Reddam named his horse after Detroit Red Wings left wing Gustav Nyquist. Before we delve into the results, let it be known that since the Derby points-qualifying system began in 2013, the Derby favorite has won American’s most famous horse race six times, from 2013-2018. Given 100-to-1 odds, Canonero II surged up from 18th place to take the lead down the final stretch and win by 3 3/4 lengths. Silver Charm won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes and is the oldest living winner of the latter. To combat Whirlaway's erratic tendencies to run wide in the stretch, trainer Ben Jones fitted the colt with a unique blinker that gave him total vision on the left but not on the right. Manuel beat four other horses to win an uneventful 25th Kentucky Derby. After winning the Derby, Pink Star retired in 1908 and spent the rest of his life as a plow horse in Louisville. A foot infection proved too much for the horse to overcome in the Belmont, however, where he finished fourth. He then began to noticeably struggle and finished second with a fractured sesamoid bone. He had a three-length lead after the first half-mile and held on for a half-length win to became the Derby's first wire-to-wire victor since 1947. He subsequently finished sixth in the Preakness Stakes and second in the Belmont Stakes. Jumping out of the gates quickly, Jet Pilot immediately assumed control of the race and never relinquished his hold on first place. Vagrant was the first of nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Bob Baffert nicknamed War Emblem “Hannibal Lecter” because of his propensity for biting. After setting the pace, he held on for the victory. The colt won the race and claimed a $2.6 million prize. They’re the fastest Kentucky Derby winners in the long history of the race. Cavalcade did not race in the Belmont. While Lawrin had a three-length lead at one point, he just held off Dauber's late surge. The race marked the first time a golden cup was presented to the winner as well as the first time "My Old Kentucky Home" was played before the race. By the time the Belmont Stakes rolled around, Whirlaway had to compete against just three horses. https://www.liveabout.com/top-kentucky-derby-jockeys-1880674 Entered in the 1919 Kentucky Derby to act as a rabbit for his stablemate, Sir Barton won the race instead, leading from start to finish en route to a five-length victory. With six top contenders missing from the 1971 Kentucky Derby due to injuries or conflicts, the race was wide open. Lawrin did not compete in either the Preakness or Belmont Stakes. Overcoming a muddy track, the colt moved into first coming out of the clubhouse turn and never relinquished the top spot, winning by two lengths. With this win, jockey Calvin Borel became the first to win three out of four Kentucky Derbys. A heavy favorite in the 1952 Kentucky Derby, Hill Gail proved the oddsmakers right. Mine That Bird. Dark Star couldn't repeat that success in the Preakness, however, finishing fifth with an injured ligament. In 1933, Brokers Tip started surging up to the leaders around the second turn. To compete with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, Garden State Park owner Robert Brennan offered a $2-million bonus for winning two April preparatory races, the Kentucky Derby, and the May 27 Jersey Derby. Trainer Ben Jones called on Eddie Arcaro to take over responsibility, telling the jockey he was going to put him on "a Derby winner." Orb lost his first three races before reeling off five straight wins, the final being the Derby. Spend A Buck's owner opted to skip both the Preakness and Belmont and instead entered the horse in the Jersey Derby. Being smaller than an average racehorse didn't hamper War Admiral. Stuck in fifth heading for home, Shoemaker managed to weave Ferdinand through horses to reach the rail and give his colt a clear path to the wire. For just two minutes of the year, a one and one-quarter mile track becomes the center of high-stakes American horse racing in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1976, Bold Forbes went wire to wire to beat the field and earn the Kentucky Derby win. Barbaro won the Derby by six and a half lengths, producing a high level of excitement across the country. Stone Street’s time is the slowest ever recorded under the Derby’s current 1¼ distance. FILE - In this May 7, 2016, file photo, Mario Gutierrez rides Nyquist to victory during the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in … Trainer Charlie Lister OBE has won the event a record seven times. In 1964, Arnott's Biscuits Limited in Australia released its Tim Tam chocolate biscuit named in honor of this horse. Reddam Racing's I'll Have Another provided a 15-1 upset of Kentucky Derby 138 on Saturday when running down pacesetter Bodemeister before a record crowd of 165,307 to score by 1 1/2 lengths on the wire at Churchill Downs. It was named in honor of this horse. The win made his owner, 85-year-old Paul Mellon, the only man ever to own Kentucky Derby, Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe champions. He won the Derby by 3 1/2 lengths, the Preakness by 5 1/2 lengths and the Belmont by eight lengths, tying the track record time in the process. Sunny's Halo came back from stress fractures in both front shins in 1982 to win the Kentucky Derby in 1983. With a history of almost 150 years as the United States most famous race, the list of Kentucky Derby winners is dotted with some of the great names of racing, from War Admiral and Whirlaway through Secretariat and American Pharoah. Regret was the first filly to ever win the Kentucky Derby. The winners were Orb, California Chrome, American Phaorah, Nyquist, Always Dreaming, and … The colt was named the United States Horse of the Year that year. The final leg of the Triple Crown proved to be no contest, as Seattle Slew cruised to a four-length victory. Sir Barton won the first Triple Crown ever over a span of 32 days, but it would not be known as that until Gallant Fox accomplished the same feat 11 years later. Charismatic also beat out Menifee in the second leg of the triple crown. To give you a sense of how this horse got its name, Macbeth II’s father was named Macduff. With Queen Elizabeth II in attendance at Churchill Downs, Street Sense earned a 2 1/2-length victory and became the first 2-year-old champion since 1979. Three-star thoroughbreds at the time entered the 1963 Derby, producing a high level of excitement. Cavalcade was one of a handful of racehorses to grace the cover of TIME magazine. Ponder hadn't won a single stake race prior to the Derby and was unable to complete similar come-from-behind victories in either the Preakness or Belmont Stakes. Man o’ War owner Samuel Riddle did not enter his horse in the Derby because he thought it would be taxing on thoroughbred. Years after his win at the Derby, His Eminence died trying to jump a hurdle. Hindoo won the Derby in the midst of 18 straight victories as a three-year-old. He finished his days as a horse for a night watchman. Pensive died at the relatively young age of eight and is buried at Calumet Farm in Kentucky. The thoroughbred came back from an early 15-length deficit to earn a 1 1/2-length victory. While Pensive earned a win in the Preakness, he could not take the Belmont Stakes as well, losing by less than half a length. Surprising the favorites with his best race of the year, Venetian Way won by an easy 3 1/2 lengths. Here is a list of every past Kentucky Derby winner with a little background on each. Again moving from last to first, Secretariat won the Preakness. The win gave trainer Bob Baffert his third win in the previous four Triple Crown races. The Triple Crown winner was born in Kentucky, but was moved to Nebraska in 1950 to promote thoroughbred racing in the state. While he had been expected to jump out to an early lead, many critics doubted his stamina to remain up front the entire time. Spokane’s time was the fastest ever under the 1½ mile length of the race. The win was considered a fluke by many, but Canonero II proved them wrong by winning the Preakness in a new track-record time. Running on fresh legs after taking the week off before the Derby, Monarchos finished 4 3/4-lengths ahead of the field. After Tim Tam won the Preakness he was favored to win the Belmont as well, and he came down the home stretch with the lead. The colt pulled away as he approached the race's end, finishing 5 3/4-lengths ahead of the field. In 1929, John Daniel Hertz was offered $1 million for Reigh Count, the largest amount that would have ever been paid for a racehorse at that time. Preakness officials had to go to a photograph to determine that Bold Venture had won, edging out Granville by just a fraction. The oldest living Derby winner in the world is Sea Hero, who resides in Turkey. Eddie Arcaro - 5 time Kentucky Derby Winner : Eddie Arcaro, nicknamed "The Master", rode in the Kentucky Derby 21 times, his last in 1961, and won with five of them. An extremely strong field racing in 1969 kept many from entering long shots, and the race went off with just eight horses competing. With a Belmont victory, War Admiral claimed the Triple Crown. Ponder is part of the other equine family to accomplish the Reigh County/Count Fleet/Count Turf feat. About four inches separated Grindstone from second-place finisher Cavonnier in 1996, and the winner wasn't announced until 4 1/2 minutes after the two horses crossed the wire. Despite finishing out of the money at the Belmont Stakes, she won the 1988 Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly. Velazquez replaced Robby Albarado on the winner after Albarado broke his nose earlier in the week. After charging through a gap along the rail at the top of the stretch, Sea Hero stormed his way to a 2 1/2-length Kentucky Derby victory. Immediately after leaving the gates, one horse unseated its jockey and the favorite was almost knocked to the ground. Canonero II came from 18th place to win the Derby in one of the biggest upsets in the race’s history. A 9-2 favorite on his home track, Street Sense rallied from a position of second-to-last for the win. He never ran in a place lower than third throughout the race. Brokers Tip won by a nose. Swale couldn't live up to his billing at the Preakness, finishing seventh, but came back strong in the third leg of the Triple Crown. After a 17-minute debate over whether or not Tomy Lee had committed a foul, he was declared the winner by a nose. War Emblem also won the Preakness, setting up a Triple Crown bid. Jet Pilot’s win was the only Derby victory for trainer Tom Smith, who rose to fame for his work with Seabiscuit. Hill Prince returned the favor and beat Middleground in the Preakness, but the chestnut colt rebounded to win the Belmont. Not only did he recover enough to compete, but he also won the race. Animal Kingdom was a 20-1 longshot to win the race. One interesting fact relates to the equine history of the area. After streaking to the front of the field at the beginning of the 1966 race, Kauai King never relinquished the top spot. Hertz turned it down, saying, “I think a fellow who would pay $1,000,000 for a horse ought to have his head examined, and the fellow who turned it down must be absolutely unbalanced.". Elwood holds the distinction of being the first Derby winner to be bred and owned by women. After leading most of the way, Affirmed won the second leg of the Triple Crown by holding off Alydar once again. A 25-1 underdog, Dark Star, beat heavily favored Native Dancer in one of the biggest upsets in horseracing history. Flying Ebony won the first Kentucky Derby ever to be broadcast on the radio. Sir Huon was named after a character in the opera Oberon. Montrose’s purse for winning the Derby was $4,200. Smarty Jones won the Preakness Stakes by a record 11 1/2 lengths but was upset in the Belmont Stakes and finished second. After an early swerve, the speedy Seattle Slew rallied for a 1 3/4-length victory in the Kentucky Derby. But jockey Calvin Borel found a gap along the rail as the race progressed, and his horse did the rest with tremendous speed. Meridian ran the fastest time in the Derby’s history, but that record has been broken several times since then. These winners, however, did more than that. Owner: Spendthrift Farm LLC, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, and Starlight Racing Owner LinkWinning Time: 2:00:61 A dislodged shoe at the Belmont Stakes prevented Big Brown from winning the Triple Crown. 1903: Judge Himes. Justify became the first horse since 1882 to win the Derby without having raced as a two-year-old. Owner: China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farms. Despite the win, owner Edward Bradley was rumored to have lost money because he bet on Behave Yourself’s stable mate, Black Servant. Big Brown went on to win the Preakness Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths but came up well short in the Belmont Stakes, finishing last. Owner: Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable (Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps). Only four greyhounds have won the event twice, Mick the Miller, Patricias Hope, Rapid Ranger and Westmead Hawk. And over the past 70 years, only seven Derby winners were foaled, or … Despite a freak accident in which he stepped on a safety pin which became embedded in his hoof and later became infected and threatened his life, Spectacular Bid still entered the race but faded to third down the stretch. Jockey Craig Perret unleashed Unbridled coming into the stretch in 1990, and the other horses couldn't compete with the colt's surge. Surging from behind once again paid off for the colt, as his late rush gave him the Preakness win as well. With the field tightly bunched heading into the final turn at Churchill Downs, Dust Commander took an inside line and battled to the win. Winless in his three previous starts, Go for Gin changed his fortunes at the 1994 Kentucky Derby. Alan-a-Dale was named after a member of Robin Hood’s band of “Merry Men.”. Despite taking second place in the immediate lead-up to the Kentucky Derby in 1967, Proud Clarion went off at 30-1 odds at Churchill Downs. Pleasant Colony won both the Derby and the Preakness Stakes, but finished third at Belmont, thus missing the Triple Crown. And in final results today, your Kentucky Derby 2021 winner was Medina Spirit. Real Quiet lost the Belmont Stakes by four inches, the smallest margin of defeat in the race’s history. Omaha then won the Preakness by six lengths in near record time. Having sired 1902 champion Alan-a-Dale, Halma holds the distinction of being the first Derby victor to sire another Derby winner. It was a big week for winning jockey Gary Stevens, who had been elected to the Hall of Fame just days earlier. With around a mile to go, jockey Earl Sande swung Gallant Fox to the outside and began to close in on the leader. On May 17, 1875, some 10,000 people attended the first Kentucky Derby, which featured a field of 15 three-year-old thoroughbreds racing 1.5 miles. The colt did not race in the Belmont. Offspring of what a Pleasure and Fool Me not crowd which included Richard... 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