The Kentucky Derby: Kentucky Derby Past Winners


Kentucky Derby Winners
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YEAR	WINNER	JOCKEY	TIME
2006	Barbaro	E. Prado	2:01.36
2005	Giacomo	M. Smith	2:02.75
2004	Smarty Jones	S. Elliott	2:04.06
2003	Funny Cide	J. 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 (f)	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 (f)	J. Vasquez	2:02
1979	Spectacular Bid	R. Franklin	2:02 2/5
1978	Affirmed (T)	S. Cauthen	2:01 1/5
1977	Seattle Slew (T)	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 (T)	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 (T)	E. Arcaro	2:05 2/5
1947	Jet Pilot	E. Guerin	2:06 4/5
1946	Assault (T)	W. Mehrtens	2:06 3/5
1945	Hoop Jr.	E. Arcaro	2:07
1944	Pensive	C. McCreary	2:04 1/5
1943	Count Fleet (T)	J. Longden	2:04
1942	Shut Out	W. Wright	2:04 2/5
1941	Whirlaway (T)	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 (T)	C. Kurtsinger	2:03 1/5
1936	Bold Venture	I. Hanford	2:03 3/5
1935	Omaha (T)	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 (T)	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 (T)	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 (f)	J. Notter	2:05 2/5
1914	Old Rosebud	J. McCabe	2:03 2/5
1913	Donerail	R. Goose	2:04 4/5
1912	WorTD	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
NOTE: The distance of the Kentucky Derby was 1 1/2 miles from 1875-1895. Ever since it has been 1 1/4 miles.