Past winners of the Kentucky Derby
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The 2016 Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Last year’s winner, American Pharoah, went on to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
This year’s favorite is the undefeated Nyquist at 10–3 odds. A strong challenge is expected from Exaggerator and Mohaymen at 8–1 odds.
Check out the past winners below:
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2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza |
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2013 | Orb | Joel Rosario |
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2012 | I’ll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez |
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2011 | Animal Kingdom | John Velazquez |
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2010 | Super Saver | Calvin Borel |
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2009 | Mine That Bird | Calvin Borel |
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2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux |
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2007 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel |
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2006 | Barbaro | Edgar Prado |
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2005 | Giacomo | Mike E. Smith |
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2004 | Smarty Jones | Stewart Elliott |
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2003 | Funny Cide | Jose Santos |
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2002 | War Emblem | Victor Espinoza |
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2001 | Monarchos | Jorge F. Chavez |
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2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | Kent Desormeaux |
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1999 | Charismatic | Chris Antley |
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1998 | Real Quiet | Kent Desormeaux |
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1997 | Silver Charm | Gary Stevens |
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1996 | Grindstone | Jerry Bailey |
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1995 | Thunder Gulch | Gary Stevens |
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1994 | Go for Gin | Chris McCarron |
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1993 | Sea Hero | Jerry Bailey |
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1992 | Lil E. Tee | Pat Day |
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1991 | Strike the Gold | Chris Antley |
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1990 | Unbridled | Craig Perret |
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1989 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela |
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1988 | Winning Colors | Gary Stevens |
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1987 | Alysheba | Chris McCarron |
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1986 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker |
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1985 | Spend A Buck | Angel Cordero, Jr. |
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1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay, Jr. |
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1983 | Sunny’s Halo | Eddie Delahoussaye |
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1982 | Gato Del Sol | Eddie Delahoussaye |
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1981 | Pleasant Colony | Jorge Velasquez |
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1980 | Genuine Risk | Jacinto Vasquez |
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1979 | Spectacular Bid | Ronnie Franklin |
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1978 | Affirmed | Steve Cauthen |
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1977 | Seattle Slew | Jean Cruguet |
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1976 | Bold Forbes | Angel Cordero, Jr. |
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1975 | Foolish Pleasure | Jacinto Vasquez |
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1974 | Cannonade | Angel Cordero, Jr. |
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1973 | Secretariat | Ron Turcotte |
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1972 | Riva Ridge | Ron Turcotte |
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1971 | Canonero II | Gustavo Avila |
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1970 | Dust Commander | Mike Manganello |
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1969 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack |
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1968* | Forward Pass | Ismael Valenzuela |
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1967 | Proud Clarion | Bobby Ussery |
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1966 | Kauai King | Don Brumfield |
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1965 | Lucky Debonair | Bill Shoemaker |
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1964 | Northern Dancer | Bill Hartack |
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1963 | Chateaugay | Braulio Baeza |
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1962 | Decidedly | Bill Hartack |
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1961 | Carry Back | Johnny Sellers |
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1960 | Venetian Way | Bill Hartack |
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1959 | Tomy Lee | Bill Shoemaker |
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1958 | Tim Tam | Ismael Valenzuela |
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1957 | Iron Liege | Bill Hartack |
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1956 | Needles | David Erb |
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1955 | Swaps | Bill Shoemaker |
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1954 | Determine | Raymond York |
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1953 | Dark Star | Hank Moreno |
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1952 | Hill Gail | Eddie Arcaro |
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1951 | Count Turf | Conn McCreary |
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1950 | Middleground | William Boland |
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1949 | Ponder | Steve Brooks |
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1948 | Citation | Eddie Arcaro |
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1947 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin |
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1946 | Assault | Warren Mehrtens |
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1945 | Hoop Jr. | Eddie Arcaro |
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1944 | Pensive | Conn McCreary |
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1943 | Count Fleet | Johnny Longden |
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1942 | Shut Out | Wayne D. Wright |
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1941 | Whirlaway | Eddie Arcaro |
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1940 | Gallahadion | Carroll Bierman |
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1939 | Johnstown | James Stout |
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1938 | Lawrin | Eddie Arcaro |
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1937 | War Admiral | Charley Kurtsinger |
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1936 | Bold Venture | Ira Hanford |
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1935 | Omaha | Willie Saunders |
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1934 | Cavalcade | Mack Garner |
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1933 | Brokers Tip | Don Meade |
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1932 | Burgoo King | Eugene James |
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1931 | Twenty Grand | Charley Kurtsinger |
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1930 | Gallant Fox | Earl Sande |
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1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | Linus McAtee |
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1928 | Reigh Count | Chick Lang |
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1927 | Whiskery | Linus McAtee |
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1926 | Bubbling Over | Albert Johnson |
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1925 | Flying Ebony | Earl Sande |
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1924 | Black Gold | J. D. Mooney |
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1923 | Zev | Earl Sande |
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1922 | Morvich | Albert Johnson |
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1921 | Behave Yourself | Charles Thompson |
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1920 | Paul Jones | Ted Rice |
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1919 | Sir Barton | Johnny Loftus |
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1918 | Exterminator | William Knapp |
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1917 | Omar Khayyam | Charles Borel |
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1916 | George Smith | Johnny Loftus |
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1915 | Regret | Joe Notter |
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1914 | Old Rosebud | John McCabe |
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1913 | Donerail | Roscoe Goose |
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1912 | Worth | Carroll H. Shilling |
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1911 | Meridian | George Archibald |
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1910 | Donau | Frederick Herbert |
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1909 | Wintergreen | Vincent Powers |
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1908 | Stone Street | Arthur Pickens |
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1907 | Pink Star | Andy Minder |
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1906 | Sir Huon | Roscoe Troxler |
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1905 | Agile | Jack Martin |
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1904 | Elwood | Shorty Prior |
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1903 | Judge Himes | Hal Booker |
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1902 | Alan-a-Dale | Jimmy Winkfield |
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1901 | His Eminence | Jimmy Winkfield |
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1900 | Lieut. Gibson | Jimmy Boland |
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1899 | Manuel | Fred Taral |
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1898 | Plaudit | Willie Simms |
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1897 | Typhoon II | Buttons Garner |
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1896 | Ben Brush | Willie Simms |
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1895 | Halma | Soup Perkins |
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1894 | Chant | Frank Goodale |
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1893 | Lookout | Eddie Kunze |
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1892 | Azra | Alonzo Clayton |
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1891 | Kingman | Isaac Murphy |
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1890 | Riley | Isaac Murphy |
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1889 | Spokane | Thomas Kiley |
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1888 | Macbeth II | George Covington |
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1887 | Montrose | Isaac Lewis |
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1886 | Ben Ali | Paul Duffy |
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1885 | Joe Cotton | Erskine Henderson |
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1884 | Buchanan | Isaac Murphy |
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1883 | Leonatus | Billy Donohue |
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1882 | Apollo | Babe Hurd |
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1881 | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin |
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1880 | Fonso | George Lewis |
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1879 | Lord Murphy | Charlie Shauer |
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1878 | Day Star | Jimmy Carter |
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1877 | Baden-Baden | Billy Walker |
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1876 | Vagrant | Bobby Swim |
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1875 | Aristides | Oliver Lewis |
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