Kentucky Derby Winners

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prestigious races in Thoroughbred racing.

The first Saturday in May has been hosted annually at Churchill Downs since 1875 and serves as the first leg of the Triple Crown, in front of the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. The Derby is fondly known as “The Fastest Two Minutes In Sports.”

Only two horses have broken the two-minute race time barrier in the Kentucky Derby. The first was legendary Triple Crown winner Secretariat in 1973, posting a time of 1:59.40 and the second was Monarchos in 2001, with a time of 1:59.97. Northern Dancer ran the third fastest race time in 1964 clocking 2:00.00 flat.

50 of the 143 Kentucky Derby winners have won the Derby as a favorite. From 2013 to 2016 winners included Nyquist (2016), American Pharoah (2015), California Chrome (2014) and Orb (2013). 1913 Derby winner Donerail holds the longest odds of any winner at 91-1. Mine That Bird is the largest recent longshot at 50/1 in 2009.

Mine That Bird’s jockey Calvin Borel is the winningest active jockey in Kentucky Derby history, with three wins aboard Super Saver (2010), Mine That Bird (2009) and Street Sense (2007). Long retired jockeys Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack share the outright record with 5 wins apiece.

Trainer Ben A. Jones holds the distinction of having the most wins in the Kentucky Derby with a total of 6. Jones’ span began in 1938 and ended in 1952. Bob Baffert leads active Kentucky Derby trainers with 4 victories. Baffert’s most recent Derby victory was with American Pharoah in 2015. American Pharoah would also go on to win the first Triple Crown in 37 years.

The 144th renewal of the Kentucky Derby will take place on May 2nd, 2020.

Did you know? – Kentucky Derby Winner Trivia

The only horse not crowned Horse of the Year the year he swept the Triple Crown was Omaha in
1935. Discovery, a 4-year-old, won 11 of 19 starts that year, and beat Omaha (third) by 12 lengths in that year’s Brooklyn Handicap on June 22 – the first of eight straight stakes triumphs.

Four Kentucky Derby winners are two-time Horse of the Year winners: Whirlaway (1941-42), Secretariat (1972-73), Affirmed (1978-79) and California Chrome (2014, ’16).

A Kentucky Derby winner has been crowned Horse of the Year after its 3-year-old season on nine occasions: Old Rosebud (1917), Exterminator (1922), Whirlaway (1942), Swaps (1956), Affirmed (1979), Spectacular Bid (1980), Ferdinand (1987), Alysheba (1988) and California Chrome (2016).

History of Kentucky Derby Winners

YEAR	WINNER	JOCKEY	TRAINER	TIME
2019	Country House+	Flavien Prat	Bill Mott	2:03.93
2018	Justify*	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	2:04:20
2017	Always Dreaming	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	2:03.59
2016	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O’Neill	2:01.31
2015	American Pharoah *	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	2:03.02
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	2:03.66
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	2:02.89
2012	I’ll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O’Neill	2:01.83
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	2:02.04
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	2:04.45
2009	Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.	2:02.66
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	2:01.82
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	2:02.17
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	Michael R. Matz	2:01.36
2005	Giacomo	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	2:02.75
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	2:04.06
2003	Funny Cide	Jose Santos	Barclay Tagg	2:01.19
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	2:01.13
2001	Monarchos	Jorge F. Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	2:01.00
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	2:03.20
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	2:02.20
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	2:02.40
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	2:01.00
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	2:01.20
1994	Go for Gin	Chris McCarron	Nick Zito	2:03.60
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	2:02.40
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	Lynn S. Whiting	2:03.00
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	Nick Zito	2:03.00
1990	Unbridled	Craig Perret	Carl Nafzger	2:02.00
1989	Sunday Silence	Pat Valenzuela	Charlie Whittingham	2:05.00
1988	Winning Colors **	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	2:02.20
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	2:03.40
1986	Ferdinand	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	2:02.80
1985	Spend A Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cam Gambolati	2:00.20
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	2:02.40
1983	Sunny’s Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	David C. Cross, Jr.	2:02.20
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie Delahoussaye	Edwin J. Gregson	2:02.40
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	John P. Campo	2:02.00
1980	Genuine Risk **	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	2:02.00
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	Bud Delp	2:02.40
1978	Affirmed *	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	2:01.20
1977	Seattle Slew *	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner, Jr.	2:02.20
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	2:01.60
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	2:02.00
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woody Stephens	2:04.00
1973	Secretariat *	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	1:59.40
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	2:01.80
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	Juan Arias	2:03.20
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	2:03.40
1969	Majestic Prince	Bill Hartack	Johnny Longden	2:01.80
1968	Forward Pass	Ismael Valenzuela	Henry Forrest	2:02.20
1967	Proud Clarion	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry, Jr.	2:00.60
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	2:02.00
1965	Lucky Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	2:01.20
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	2:00.00
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	2:01.80
1962	Decidedly	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	2:00.40
1961	Carry Back	Johnny Sellers	Jack A. Price	2:04.00
1960	Venetian Way	Bill Hartack	Victor J. Sovinski	2:02.40
1959	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank E. Childs	2:02.20
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	Jimmy Jones	2:05.00
1957	Iron Liege	Bill Hartack	Jimmy Jones	2:02.20
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	2:03.40
1955	Swaps	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	2:01.80
1954	Determine	Raymond York	William Molter	2:03.00
1953	Dark Star	Henry E. Moreno	Eddie Hayward	2:02.00
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:01.60
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	Sol Rutchick	2:02.60
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	2:01.60
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	2:04.20
1948	Citation *	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:05.40
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	Tom Smith	2:06.80
1946	Assault *	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	2:06.60
1945	Hoop Jr.	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan H. Parke	2:07.00
1944	Pensive	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	2:04.20
1943	Count Fleet *	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	2:04.00
1942	Shut Out	Wayne D. Wright	John M. Gaver, Sr.	2:04.40
1941	Whirlaway *	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:01.40
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	Roy Waldron	2:05.00
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	2:03.40
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:04.80
1937	War Admiral *	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	2:03.20
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	Max Hirsch	2:03.60
1935	Omaha *	Willie Saunders	Jim Fitzsimmons	2:05.00
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Bob Smith	2:04.00
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	2:06.80
1932	Burgoo King	Eugene James	Herbert J. Thompson	2:05.20
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe, Jr.	2:01.80
1930	Gallant Fox *	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	2:07.60
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	Clyde Van Dusen	2:10.80
1928	Reigh Count	Chick Lang	Bert S. Michell	2:10.40
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	2:06.00
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	2:03.80
1925	Flying Ebony	Earl Sande	William B. Duke	2:07.60
1924	Black Gold	J. D. Mooney	Hanley Webb	2:05.20
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	David J. Leary	2:05.40
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	Fred Burlew	2:04.60
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	Herbert J. Thompson	2:04.20
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	Billy Garth	2:09.00
1919	Sir Barton *	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	2:09.80
1918	Exterminator	Willie Knapp	Henry McDaniel	2:10.80
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	Charles T. Patterson	2:04.60
1916	George Smith	Johnny Loftus	Hollie Hughes	2:04.00
1915	Regret **	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe, Sr.	2:05.40
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	Frank D. Weir	2:03.40
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	Thomas P. Hayes	2:04.80
1912	Worth	Carroll H. Shilling	Frank M. Taylor	2:09.40
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	2:05.00
1910	Donau	Frederick Herbert	George Ham	2:06.40
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	Charles Mack	2:08.20
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	J. W. Hall	2:15.20
1907	Pink Star	Andy Minder	W. H. Fizer	2:12.60
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	Pete Coyne	2:08.80
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	2:10.75
1904	Elwood	Shorty Prior	Charles E. Durnell	2:08.50
1903	Judge Himes	Hal Booker	John P. Mayberry	2:09.00
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	Thomas C. McDowell	2:08.75
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	Frank B. Van Meter	2:07.75
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	Charles Hughes	2:06.25
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	Robert J. Walden	2:12.00
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	John E. Madden	2:09.00
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	J. C. Cahn	2:12.50
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell, Jr.	2:07.75
1895	Halma	Soup Perkins	Byron McClelland	2:37.50
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	H. Eugene Leigh	2:41.00
1893	Lookout	Eddie Kunze	William McDaniel	2:39.25
1892	Azra	Alonzo Clayton	John H. Morris	2:41.50
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	Dud Allen	2:52.25
1890	Riley	Isaac Murphy	Edward Corrigan	2:45.00
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	John Rodegap	2:34.50
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	John Campbell	2:38.00
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	John McGinty	2:39.25
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	Jim Murphy	2:36.50
1885	Joe Cotton	Erskine Henderson	Abe Perry	2:37.25
1884	Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	2:40.25
1883	Leonatus	Billy Donohue	Raleigh Colston	2:43.00
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	Green B. Morris	2:40.00
1881	Hindoo	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	2:40.00
1880	Fonso	George Lewis	Tice Hutsell	2:37.50
1879	Lord Murphy	Charlie Shauer	George Rice	2:37.00
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Carter	Lee Paul	2:37.25
1877	Baden-Baden	Billy Walker	Edward D. Brown	2:38.00
1876	Vagrant	Bobby Swim	James Williams	2:38.25
1875	Aristides	Oliver Lewis	Ansel Williamson	2:37.75

* = Triple Crown Winner
* * = Filly Winner
+ = Disqualification Involved

Kentucky Derby Winners vs Kentucky Derby Winners

Winners of the Kentucky Derby have faced each other 43 times. The races have occurred 17 times in New York, nine in California, nine in Maryland, six in Kentucky, one in Illinois and one in Canada. Derby winners have run 1-2 on 12 occasions. The older Derby winner has prevailed 24 times. Three Kentucky Derby winners have been pitted against one another twice, including a 1-2-3 finish in the 1918 Bowie Handicap at Pimlico by George Smith, Omar Khayyam and Exterminator. Exterminator raced against Derby winners 15 times and finished ahead of his rose-bearing rivals nine times. His chief competitor was Paul Jones, who he beat in seven of 10 races while carrying more weight in each affair.

Date	Track	Race	Distance	Derby Winner (Age, Weight)	Finish	Derby Winner (Age, Weight)	Finish
Nov. 2, 1991	Churchill Downs	Breeders’ Cup Classic	1 ¼ M	Unbridled (4, 126)	3rd	Strike the Gold (3, 122)	5th
26-Jun-88	Hollywood Park	Hollywood Gold Cup H.	1 ¼ M	Alysheba (4,126)	2nd	Ferdinand (5, 125)	3rd
17-Apr-88	Santa Anita	San Bernardino H.	1 1/8 M	Alysheba (4, 127)	1st	Ferdinand (5, 127)	2nd
6-Mar-88	Santa Anita	Santa Anita H.	1 ¼ M	Alysheba (4, 126)	1st	Ferdinand (5, 127)	2nd
Nov. 21, 1987	Hollywood Park	Breeders’ Cup Classic	1 ¼ M	Ferdinand (4, 126)	1st	Alysheba (3, 122)	2nd
Oct. 6, 1979	Belmont Park	Jockey Club Gold Cup	1 ½ M	Affirmed (4, 126)	1st	Spectacular Bid (3, 121)	2nd
Oct. 14, 1978	Belmont Park	Jockey Club Gold Cup	1 ½ M	Seattle Slew (4, 126)	2nd	Affirmed (3, 121)	5th
Sept. 16, 1978	Belmont Park	Marlboro Cup	1 1/8 M	Seattle Slew (4, 128)	2nd	Affirmed (3, 124)	2nd
Sept. 15, 1973	Belmont Park	Marlboro Cup	1 1/8 M	Secretariat (3, 124)	2nd	Riva Ridge (4, 127)	2nd
Sept. 20, 1972	Belmont Park	Stymie H.	1 1/8 M	Canonero II (4, 110)	1st	Riva Ridge (3, 123)	2nd
Aug. 6, 1964	Saratoga	Schenectady Purse	7 F	Chateaugay (4, 124)	1st	Decidedly (5, 124)	2nd
11-Jun-55	Hollywood Park	Californian	1 1/16 M	Swaps (3, 115)	1st	Determine (4, 126)	2nd
Dec. 9, 1950	Hollywood Park	Hollywood Gold Cup	1 ¼ M	Ponder (4, 125)	5th	Assault (7, 121)	7th
Feb. 25, 1950	Santa Anita	Santa Anita H.	1 ¼ M	Citation (5, 132)	2nd	Ponder (4, 124)	4th
Feb. 11, 1950	Santa Anita	San Antonio H.	1 1/8 M	Ponder (4, 128)	1st	Citation (5, 130)	2nd
16-May-30	Churchill Downs	Shady Brook Farm H.	1 1/16 M	Whiskery (6, 108)	2nd	Clyde Van Dusen (4, 112)	10th
28-Apr-23	Havre de Grace	Old Dominion H.	1 M 70 Y	Exterminator (8, 132)	2nd	Paul Jones (6, 108)	3rd
21-Apr-23	Havre de Grace	Philadelphia H.	1 1/16 M	Exterminator (8, 129)	1st	Paul Jones (6, 108)	2nd
Nov. 11, 1922	Pimlico	Pimlico Cup H.	2 ¼ M	Paul Jones (5, 99)	2nd	Exterminator (7, 126)	3rd
Oct. 28, 1922	Laurel Park	Washington H.	1 ¼ M	Exterminator (7, 132)	4th	Paul Jones (5, 106)	7th
Aug. 27, 1921	Saratoga	Merchants and Citizens’ H.	1 3/16 M	Exterminator (6, 130)	1st	Paul Jones (4, 109)	5th
17-Jun-21	Aqueduct	Brooklyn H.	1 1/8 M	Exterminator (6, 129)	3rd	Paul Jones (4, 116)	10th
4-Jun-21	Belmont Park	Suburban H.	1 ¼ M	Exterminator (6, 133)	5th	Paul Jones (4, 118)	8th
Nov. 12, 1920	Pimlico	Pimlico Cup H.	2 ¼	Exterminator (5, 126)	1st	Paul Jones (3, 110 ½)	3rd
Nov. 8, 1920	Pimlico	Bowie H.	1 ½ M	Paul Jones (3, 120)	4th	Exterminator (5, 135)	5th
Aug. 2, 1920	Saratoga	Saratoga H.	1 ¼ M	Sir Barton (4, 129)	1st	Exterminator (5, 126)	2nd
5-Jun-20	Belmont Park	Suburban H.	1 ¼ M	Paul Jones (3, 106)	1st	Exterminator (5, 123)	3rd
Sept. 27, 1919	Havre de Grace	Havre de Grace H.	1 1/8 M	Exterminator (4, 126)	2nd	Sir Barton (3, 124)	3rd
Nov. 12, 1918	Pimlico	Bowie H.	1 ½ M	George Smith (5, 130)	1st	Omar Khayyam (4, 115)	2nd
Exterminator (3, 120)	3rd
Oct. 12, 1918	Laurel Park	Washington H.	1 1/8 M	Exterminator (3, 113 ½)	3rd	Omar Khayyam (4, 127)	4th
Aug. 1, 1917	Saratoga	Saratoga H.	1 ¼ M	George Smith (4, 117)	4th	Old Rosebud (6, 132)	5th
25-Jun-17	Aqueduct	Brooklyn H.	1 1/8 M	Regret (5, 122)	2nd	Old Rosebud (6, 120)	3rd
Omar Khayyam (3, 110)	10th
Sept. 16, 1912	Douglas Park	Douglas Park Inaugural H.	1 1/16 M	Wintergreen (6, 107)	8th	Donau (5, 106)	Left
Aug. 12, 1912	Hamilton, Ontario	Handicap for 3 & up	6 F	Worth (3, 119)	3rd	Wintergreen (6, 113)	5th
25-Jun-10	Latonia	Brewers’ Exchange H.	6 F	Wintergreen (4, 117)	3rd	Donau (3, 112)	8th
5-Jun-05	Gravesend	Handicap for 3 & up	1 1/16 M	Alan-a-Dale (6, 122)	4th	Elwood (4, 104)	8th
Feb. 24, 1904	Los Angeles JC	Selling race $400 purse	1 1/16 M	His Eminence (6, 104)	4th	Elwood (3, 101 or 102)	5th
Sept. 29, 1897	Gravesend	All-age race	1 1/16 M	Plaudit (2, 90)	1st	Ben Brush (4, 126)	2nd
Aug. 18, 1888	Saratoga	Handicap Sweepstakes	1 ½ M	Montrose (4, 118)	1st	Macbeth II (3, 102)	4th
July 3, 1888	Washington Park	Boulevard	1 ¼ M	Montrose (4, 113 or 118)	2nd	Macbeth II (3, 109)	6th
June 2, 1888	Latonia	Distillers’ & Brewers’	1 M 500 Y	Montrose (4, 115)	1st	Macbeth II (3, 103)	3rd
May 7, 1888	Kentucky Association	Distillers’	1 ¼	Macbeth II (3, 94)	2nd	Montrose (4, 118)	4th
Oct. 7, 1887	Jerome Park	Free Handicap Sweepstakes	1 1/16 M	Ben Ali (4, 118)	1st	Joe Cotton (5, 112)	3rd

Kentucky Derby Facts

Most Wins, Jockey: 5, Eddie Arcaro (1938, ’41, ’45, ’48 & ’52) & Bill Hartack (1957, ’60, ’62, ’64, ’69)
Most Mounts, Jockey: 26, Bill Shoemaker (1952-88)
Most Mounts, Jockey w/o a win: 18, Corey Nakatani (1991-2015)
Oldest Winning Jockey: 54, Bill Shoemaker (1986-Ferdinand)
Youngest Winning Jockey: 15, Alonzo Clayton (1892-Azra) & James “Soup” Perkins (1895-Halma)

Most Wins, Trainer: 6, Ben Jones (1938, ’41, ’44, ’48, ’49, ’52)
Most Starts, Trainer: 48, D. Wayne Lukas (1981-2013; won four times)
Most Starts, Trainer w/o a win: 15, Steve Asmussen (2001-2016)

Oldest Winning Trainer: 77, Art Sherman (2014-California Chrome)
Youngest Winning Trainer: 24, James “Jimmy” Rowe Sr. (1881)
Trainer – 5 Kentucky Derby Starters, Single Year: Todd Pletcher (2013): Revolutionary (3rd), Charming Kitten (9th), Overanalyze (11th), Palace Malice (12th) &
Verrazano (14th)
Todd Pletcher (2007): Circular Quay (6th), Any Given Saturday (8th), Sam P. (9th), Scat Daddy (18th) & Cowtown Cat (20th) Nick Zito (2005): Bellamy Road (7th), Andromeda’s Hero (8th), High Fly (10th), Noble Causeway (14th) & Sun King (15th)
D. Wayne Lukas (1996): Grindstone (1st), Prince of Thieves (3rd), Editor’s Note (6th), Victory Speech (10th) & Honour and Glory (18th)
Trainer – 4 Kentucky Derby Starters, Single Year: Todd Pletcher (2014): Danza (3rd), We Miss Artie (10th), Intense Holiday (12th) & Vinceremos (17th)
Todd Pletcher (2010): Super Saver (1st), Mission Impazible (9th), f-Devil May Care (10th) & Discreetly Mine (13th) Todd Pletcher (2000): Impeachment (3rd), More Than Ready (4th), Trippi (11th) & Graeme Hall (19th)
James “Jimmy” Rowe Sr. (1923): Enchantment (6th), Rialto (7th), Picketer (15th) & Cherry Pie (20th)
Trainer – 3 Kentucky Derby Starters, Single Year: Todd Pletcher (2015): Materiality (6th), Itsaknockout (9th) & Carpe Diem (10th)
Mike Maker (2014): General a Rod (11th), Harry’s Holiday (16th) & Vicar’s in Trouble (19th) Bob Baffert (2006): Point Determined (9th), Sinister Minister (16th) & Bob and John (17th) Todd Pletcher (2005): Flower Alley (9th), Coin Silver (12th) & Bandini (19th)
D. Wayne Lukas (2000): Exchange Rate (12th), High Yield (15th) & Commendable (17th) Bob Baffert (1999): Prime Timber (4th), f-Excellent Meeting (5th) & General Challenge (11th)
D. Wayne Lukas (1995): Thunder Gulch (1st), Timber Country (3rd) & f-Serena’s Song (16th)
D. Wayne Lukas (1990): Land Rush (7th), Power Launch (10th) & Real Cash (11th)
D. Wayne Lukas (1987): On the Line (10th), War (13th) & Capote (DNF)
D. Wayne Lukas (1983): Marfa (5th), Balboa Native (9th) & Total Departure (20th) James W. Smith (1946): Lord Boswell (4th), Knockdown (5th) & Perfect Bahram (9th) “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons (1936): Teufel (8th), Merry Pete (10th) & Granville (DNF) Charles Durnell (1929): Panchio (3rd), Calf Roper (11th) & Prince Pat (20th)
Herbert John “Dick” Thompson (1924): Beau Butler (3rd), Baffling (17th) & Bob Tail (19th)
W.B. Jennings (1917): War Star (5th), Star Master (9th) & Stargazer (10th)

Most Wins, Owner: 8, Calumet Farm (1941, ’44, ’48, ’49, ’52, ’57, ’58, ’68)
Most Starts, Owner: 28, Col. E.R. Bradley (1920-45; won four times)
Most Starts, Owner w/o a win: 15, C.V. Whitney (1935-68)

Oldest Winning Owner: 92, Mrs. Frances Genter (1990-Unbridled)

Most Wins, Breeder: 9, Calumet Farm (1941, ’44, ’48, ’49, ’52, ’57, ’58, ’68, ’91)
Most Wins, Sire: 3, Falsetto, Virgil, Sir Gallahad III & Bull Lea
Most Wins, State-Bred: 108, Kentucky
Most Wins, Color of Horse: 54, Bay

High $2 Win (since pari-mutuel in 1908): $184.90, Donerail (1913)
High $2 Exacta (first offered 1985): $9,814.80, Giacomo-Closing Argument (2005)
High $2 Trifecta (first offered 1994): $133,134.80, Giacomo-Closing Argument-Afleet Alex (2005)"
High $1 Superfecta (first offered 1996): $864,253.50, Giacomo-Closing Argument-Afleet Alex-Don’t Get Mad (2005)

Low $2 Win (since pari-mutuel in 1908): $2.80, Count Fleet (1943) & Citation (1948)
Low $2 Exacta (first offered 1985): $15.20, Sunday Silence-Easy Goer (1989)
Low $2 Trifecta (first offered 1994): $202.00, American Pharoah-Firing Line-Dortmund (2015)
Low $1 Superfecta (first offered 1996): $350.00, Silver Charm-Captain Bodgit-Free House-Pulpit (1997)

Favorites Record (since pari-mutuel in 1908): 109-39-21-10 (Win=35.8%; ITM=64.2%)
Shortest Priced Favorite (since 1908): 0.40-1, Bimelech (1940-2nd), Count Fleet (1943-1st), Citation/Coaltown entry (1948-1st/2nd) & Honest Pleasure (1976-2nd)

Longest Priced Favorite (since 1908): 6.00-1, Harlan’s Holiday (2002-7th)

Largest Win Margin: 8 lengths, Old Rosebud (1914), Johnstown (1939), Whirlaway (1941) & Assault (1946)
Smallest Win Margin: nose, Spokane over Proctor Knott (1889), Azra over Huron (1892), Ben Brush over Ben Eder (1896),
Plaudit over Lieber Karl (1898), Alan-A-Dale over Inventor (1902), Iron Leige over Gallant Man-GB (1957), Tomy Lee-GB over Sword Dancer (1959) & Grindstone over Cavonnier (1996)

Most Wins by Post Position (since 1930): 9, Posts 5, 10
Least Wins by Post Position (since 1930): 0, Posts 17, 21, 22, 23
Auxiliary Starting Gate (15+) Wins (since 1930): 12

Winning Fillies: Regret (1915), Genuine Risk (1980) & Winning Colors (1988)
Winning Geldings: Vagrant (1876), Apollo (1882), Macbeth II (1888), Old Rosebud (1914), Exterminator (1918), Paul Jones (1920), Clyde Van Dusen (1929), Funny Cide (2003) & Mine That Bird (2009)

Oldest Living Kentucky Derby winner: 27, Sea Hero (1993)

Fastest Splits – ¼-mile: :21 4/5, Top Avenger (1981 – finished 19th of 21)
Fastest Splits – ½-mile: :44.86, Songandaprayer (2001 – finished 13th of 17)
Fastest Splits – ¾-mile: 1:09.25, Songandaprayer (2001 – finished 13th of 17)
Fastest Splits – 1 mile: 1:34 4/5, Spend a Buck (1985 – won)

Disqualifications: Dancer’s Image (1968, 1st to 14th), Gate Dancer (1984, 4th to 5th)

Largest Pre-Derby Earnings: $3,322,600, Nyquist (2016 – won)

Highest Starter Purchase Price at Auction: $4,000,000, Fusaichi Pegasus (2000 – won; sold at 1998 Keeneland July Yearling sale)

Record Purse: $2,399,600 (2005)"
Record Attendance: 170,513 (2015)
Record On-Track Derby Day Handle: $24,463,927 (2006)
Record Off-Track Derby Day Handle: $171,305,208 (2015)
Record All Sources Derby Day Handle: $194,271,295 (2015)
Record On-Track Derby Handle: $12,340,694 (2012)
Record All Sources Derby Handle: $137,892,801 (2015)
Record Purses Offered on Derby Day: $5,005,134 (2016)