Kentucky Derby Results 2025

There are plenty of horse races in America every year. Quite literally thousands, but there is one that stands head and shoulders above the rest. 

The Kentucky Derby is the famous jewel in the Triple Crown, with it having delivered show-stealing action year after year through a list of truly legendary winners.

From its first race in 1875, no less than 146 horses have claimed the title as Kentucky Derby champion.

Leading the charge as the inaugural Kentucky Derby winner, thousands of horses have been following in the footsteps – or hooves – of Aristides ever since he finished first past the post.

For every bettor, it’s all about picking the next winner and wrapping up the cash as a result. We won’t tell you that it’s easy, but we can certainly make it easier to understand the field. Form, weight, trainer, stable, jockey and so much more are all elements that combine to create a winner at the Kentucky Derby. Don’t worry, though, as you don’t need to trawl the web for this information — oh no! 

We’re detailing the past results of the famous “Run for the Roses.” Who’s won it, how they’ve won it and every controversy along the way.

Circle Saturday, May 1, on your calendar, as the next Kentucky Derby isn’t far off. Get the latest information on the big race right here.

Kentucky Derby payouts

When you bet on the Kentucky Derby, you’ll be looking for the proverbial bang for your buck.

When making sure you get the best possible payout, taking a look at historic payouts attached to Kentucky Derby winners is undoubtedly essential.

Now, we know that we don’t have a time machine. If we did, we’d certainly put a few more bucks on 2019’s controversial winner Country House before post-time, but this information could be worth its weight in gold come May 1.

The following table breaks down exactly what you could have got your hands on should you have bet on the 65-1 longshot winner in 2019. You’ll also find the various types of horse race bets you could have applied and the returns they would payout.

#	Horse	Win	Place	Show
20	Country House	$132.40	$56.60	$24.60
13	Code of Honor	—	$15.20	$9.80
8	Tacitus	—	—	$5.60

Payouts on all Kentucky Derby bets

Payouts	Bet Type	Horse	Win
$1.00	Double	12/20	$121.40
$1.00	Super High Five	20/13/8/5/16	$544,185.90
$2.00	Exacta	20/13	$3,009.60
$0.50	Pick 3	7/12/20	$638.80
$0.50	Pick 4	3/7/12/20	$11,325.65
$0.50	Pick 5	2, 8/3/7/12/20	$72,317.6
$0.20	Pick 6	4/2, 8/3/7/12/20	$271,869.8
0	Pick 6		$137,593.95
$1.00	Superfecta	20/13/8/5	$51,400.10
$0.50	Trifecta	20/13/8	$5,737.65

Kentucky Derby winners

To say that the history of the Kentucky Derby is rich would be a massive understatement. 

Steeped in history, countless names have crossed the final post first, having established legendary reputations amongst bettors in the process. We’ve already mentioned the first winner from 1875 in Aristides, with the Oliver Lewis ridden horse setting the tone for what was to come over the next 140 plus years.

The first filly to claim the title would be Regret, who would romp home first in 1915. Regret wouldn’t set the trend, however, as only three fillies have ever won the Kentucky Derby in its history, with Genuine Risk winning in 1980 and Winning Colors claiming the crown in 1988. It’s safe to say that fillies don’t exactly have the best time on the track at the Kentucky Derby. But will another name the filly winner’s list in 2025?

You can’t talk about past winners of the Kentucky Derby without talking about Secretariat in 1973.

Dominating the race like he had done so many before, he holds the record finish time. In fact, the story of Secretariat’s exploits at the Kentucky Derby is so famous that he was even the basis of a blockbuster Hollywood movie in 2010.

The list of Kentucky Derby winners is a who’s who of the sport. Therefore, let’s take a look at the horses who have won the “most exciting two minutes” in horse racing.

All the winners from 1874-2020

Year	Horse	Jockey	Time
2020	Authentic	John Velazquez	2:00.61
2019	Country House	Flavien Prat	2:03.93
2018	Justify	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 Elliot	2:04.06
2003	Funny Cide	José Santos	2:01.19
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	2:01.13
2001	Monarchos	Jorge Chavez	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	2:01
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	2:03.29
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	2:02 1/5
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	2:02 2/5
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	2:01
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	2:01 1/5
1994	Go for a Gin	Chris McCarron	2:03 3/5
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	2:02
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	2:03
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	2:03
1990	Unbridled	Craig Perret	2:02
1989	Sunday Silence	Patrick Valenzuela	2:05
1988	Winning Colors	Gary Stevens	2:02 1/5
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	2:03
1986	Ferdinand	William Shoemaker	2:02 4/5
1985	Spend a Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	2:00 1/5
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	2:02 2/5
1983	Sunny's Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	2:02 1/5
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie Delahoussaye	2:02 2/5
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	2:02
1980	Genuine Risk	Jacinto Vasquez	2:02
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	2:02 2/5
1978	Affirmed	Steve Cauthen	2:01 1/5
1977	Seattle Slew	Jean Cruguet	2:02 1/5
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	2:01 3/5
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	2:02
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero, Jr.	2:04
1973	Secretariat	Ron Turcotte	1:59 2/5
1973	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	2:01 4/5
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	2:03 1/5
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	2:03 2/5
1969	Majestic Prince	William Hartack	2:01 4/5
1968	Forward	Ismael Valenzuela	2:02 1/5
1967	Proud Clarion	Robert Ussery	2:00 3/5
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	2:02
1965	Lucky Debonair	William Shoemaker	2:01 1/5
1964	Northern Dancer	William Hartack	2:00
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	2:01 4/5
1962	Decidedly	William Hartack	2:00 2/5
1961	Carry Back	John Sellers	2:04
1960	Venetian Way	William Hartack	2:02 2/5
1959	Tomy Lee	William Shoemaker	2:02 1/5
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	2:05
1957	Iron Liege	William Hartack	2:01 1/5
1956	Needles	David Erb	2:03 2/5
1955	Swaps	William Shoemaker	2:01 4/5
1954	Determine	Raymond York	2:03
1953	Dark Star	Henry Moreno	2:02
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	2:01 3/5
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	2:02 3/5
1950	Middleground	William Boland	2:01 3/5
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	2:04 1/5
1948	Citation	Eddie Arcaro	2:05 2/5
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	2:06 4/5
1946	Assault	Warren Mehrtens	2:06 3/5
1945	Hoop Jr.	Eddie Arcaro	2:07
1943	Pensive	Conn McCreary	2:04 1/5
1942	Shut Out	Wayne D. Wright	2:04 2/5
1941	Whirlaway	Eddie Arcaro	2:01 2/5
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	2:05
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	2:03 2/5
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	2:04 4/5
1937	War iral	Charle Kurtsinger	2:03 1/5
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	2:03 3/5
1935	Omaha	William Saunders	2:05
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	2:04
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	2:06 4/5
1932	Burgoo King	Basil James	2:05 1/5
1931	Twenty Grand	Charle Kurtsinger	2:01 4/5
1930	Gallant Fox	Earl Sande	2:07 3/5
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	2:10 4/5
1928	Reigh Count	Charle Lang	2:10 2/5
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	2:06
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	2:03 4/5
1925	Flying Ebone	Earl Sande	2:07 3/5
1924	Black Gold	John D. Mooney	2:05 1/5
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	2:05 2/5
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	2:04 3/5
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	2:04 1/5
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	2:09
1919	Sir Barton	John Loftus	2:09 4/5
1918	Exterminator	William Knapp	2:10 4/5
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles	2:04 3/5
1916	George Smith	John Loftus	2:04
1915	Regret	Joe Notter	2:05
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	2:03 2/5
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	2:04 4/5
1912	Worth	Carroll Hugh Shilling	2:09 2/5
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	2:05
1910	Donau	George Ham	2:06 2/5
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	2:08 1/5
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	2:15 1/5
1907	Pink Street	Andy Minder	2:12 3/5
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	2:08 4/5
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	2:10 3/4
1904	Elwood	Frank Prior	2:08 1/2
1903	Judge Himes	Harold Booker	2:09
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	2:08 3/4
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	2:07 3/4
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	2:06 1/2
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	2:12
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	2:09
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	2:12 1/2
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	2:07 3/4
1895	Helma	Soup Perkins	2:37 1/2
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	2:41
1893	Lookout	Eddie Kunze	2:39 1/4
1892	Azra	Alonzo Clayton	2:41 1/2
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	2:52 1/4
1890	Riley	Isaac Murph	2:45
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	2:34 1/2
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	2:38 1/4
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	2:39 1/4
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	2:36 1/2
1885	Joe Cotton	Erkine Henderson	2:37 1/4
1884	Bechanan	Isaac Murphy	2:40 1/4
1883	Leonatus	William Donohue	2:43
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	2:40 1/4
1881	Hindoo	James McLaughlin	2:40
1880	Fonso	George Garret Lewis	2:37 1/2
1879	Lord Murphey	Charlie Shauer	2:37
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Carter	2:37 1/4
1876	Baden-Baden	William Walker	2:38
1875	Vagrant	Bobby Swim	2:38 1/4
1874	Aristrides	Oliver Lewis	2:37 3/4

The Kentucky Derby keeps the action coming

The results don’t lie, as the Kentucky Derby is the most action-packed race on the American horse racing calendar. Have your eye on the big race come May, 2025. Don’t place a wager without seeing what we have to say about the runners and riders. 

We shared a rundown on the past winners; however, our coverage of the “Run for the Roses” doesn’t end there, so stay tuned.