De ingang van Churchill Downs.
De winnaar wordt altijd bedolven met rozen.
De Kentucky Derby is een vlakkebaanrace voor driejarige Engelse volbloedpaarden, en gaat over een lengte van 2 kilometer. De race wordt altijd verreden op de eerste zaterdag van mei tijdens het driedaagse Festival van Kentucky. Hengsten en ruinen krijgen standaard 126 pounds (57,2 kilo) om mee te dragen tijdens de race, voor merries is dit 121 pounds (54,9 kilo). De race staat in Amerika bekend als "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" of als "The Run for the Roses" omdat het winnende paard altijd bedolven wordt met rozen. De Kentucky Derby is het oudste sportevenement in het zuiden van Amerika en over heel Amerika het op één na oudste sportevenement.
Geschiedenis
Sinds de 18de eeuw is Kentucky het middelpunt voor paardenracen en fokkerij. De race werd opgezet door William Clark, hij zamelde via de jockeyclub geld in om een goede racebaan te bouwen. Deze renbaan werd al snel bekend als "Churchill Downs". De eerste Kentucky Derby werd verreden over 1,5 mijl (2,4 kilometer) net zoals bij de Epsom Derby en de Grand Prix de Paris (waar William Clark mede organisator van was). In 1896 werd de afstand veranderd in 1,25 mijl (2 kilometer). De eerste officiële Derby vond plaats op 17 mei 1875. Een veld van 15 3-jarige paarden kwam toen aan de start.
De paarden die succesvol liepen in de Derby werden doorgestuurd naar races als de Belmont Stakes, en Preakness Stakes, races die enkele weken na de Derby plaatsvonden. In 1919 lukte het één paard om alledrie de races te winnen, dit paard was Sir Barton. In 1930 gebeurde hetzelfde: Gallant Fox wist in alledrie de races de overwinning te behalen. Toen begon het balletje te rollen over de Triple Crown. Het idee werd aangemoedigd door de media en de Kentucky Derby werd daardoor steeds belangrijker.
Het baanrecord is gezet door Secretariat in 1973 op 1 minuut 59,2/5 seconde.
Winnaars
Jaar
|
Winnaar
|
Jockey
|
Trainer
|
Eigenaar
|
Tijd
|
2007
|
Street Sense
|
Calvin Borel
|
Carl Nafzger
|
James B. Tafel
|
2:02.17
|
2006
|
Barbaro
|
Edgar Prado
|
Michael R. Matz
|
Lael Stables
|
2:01.36
|
2005
|
Giacomo
|
Mike E. Smith
|
John Shirreffs
|
Jerry & Ann Moss
|
2:02.75
|
2004
|
Smarty Jones
|
Stewart Elliott
|
John Servis
|
Someday Farm
|
2:04.06
|
2003
|
Funny Cide
|
Jose Santos
|
Barclay Tagg
|
Sackatoga Stable
|
2:01.19
|
2002
|
War Emblem
|
Victor Espinoza
|
Bob Baffert
|
Thoroughbred Corp.
|
2:01.13
|
2001
|
Monarchos
|
Jorge Chavez
|
John T. Ward, Jr.
|
John C. Oxley
|
1:59.97
|
2000
|
Fusaichi Pegasus
|
Kent Desormeaux
|
Neil Drysdale
|
Fusao Sekiguchi
|
2:01.00
|
1999
|
Charismatic
|
Chris Antley
|
D. Wayne Lukas
|
Bob & Beverly Lewis
|
2:03.20
|
1998
|
Real Quiet
|
Kent Desormeaux
|
Bob Baffert
|
Michael E. Pegram
|
2:02.20
|
1997
|
Silver Charm
|
Gary Stevens
|
Bob Baffert
|
Bob & Beverly Lewis
|
2:02.40
|
1996
|
Grindstone
|
Jerry Bailey
|
D. Wayne Lukas
|
Overbrook Farm
|
2:01.00
|
1995
|
Thunder Gulch
|
Gary Stevens
|
D. Wayne Lukas†
|
Michael Tabor
|
2:01.20
|
1994
|
Go for Gin
|
Chris McCarron
|
Nick Zito
|
Condren & Cornacchia
|
2:03.60
|
1993
|
Sea Hero
|
Jerry Bailey
|
Mack Miller
|
Rokeby Stables
|
2:02.40
|
1992
|
Lil E. Tee
|
Pat Day
|
Lynn S. Whiting
|
W. Cal Partee
|
2:03.00
|
1991
|
Strike the Gold
|
Chris Antley
|
Nick Zito
|
BCC Stable
|
2:03.00
|
1990
|
Unbridled
|
Craig Perret
|
Carl Nafzger
|
Frances A. Genter
|
2:02.00
|
1989
|
Sunday Silence
|
Pat Valenzuela
|
Charlie Whittingham
|
H-G-W Partners
|
2:05.00
|
1988
|
Winning Colors
|
Gary Stevens
|
D. Wayne Lukas
|
Eugene V. Klein
|
2:02.20
|
1987
|
Alysheba
|
Chris McCarron
|
Jack Van Berg
|
D. & P. Scharbauer
|
2:03.40
|
1986
|
Ferdinand
|
Bill Shoemaker
|
Charlie Whittingham
|
Elizabeth Keck
|
2:02.80
|
1985
|
Spend A Buck
|
Angel Cordero, Jr.
|
Cam Gambolati
|
Hunter Farm
|
2:00.20
|
1984
|
Swale
|
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
|
Woody Stephens
|
Claiborne Farm
|
2:02.40
|
1983
|
Sunny's Halo
|
Ed Delahoussaye
|
David C. Cross, Jr.
|
D. J. Foster Stable
|
2:02.20
|
1982
|
Gato Del Sol
|
Ed Delahoussaye
|
Edwin J. Gregson
|
Hancock & Peters
|
2:02.40
|
1981
|
Pleasant Colony
|
Jorge Velasquez
|
John P. Campo
|
Buckland Farm
|
2:02.00
|
1980
|
Genuine Risk
|
Jacinto Vasquez
|
LeRoy Jolley
|
Diana Firestone
|
2:02.00
|
1979
|
Spectacular Bid
|
Ronnie Franklin
|
Bud Delp
|
Hawksworth Farm
|
2:02.40
|
1978
|
Affirmed
|
Steve Cauthen
|
Laz Barrera
|
Harbor View Farm
|
2:01.20
|
1977
|
Seattle Slew
|
Jean Cruguet
|
William H. Turner, Jr.
|
Karen L. Taylor
|
2:02.20
|
1976
|
Bold Forbes
|
Angel Cordero, Jr.
|
Laz Barrera
|
E. Rodriguez Tizol
|
2:01.60
|
1975
|
Foolish Pleasure
|
Jacinto Vasquez
|
LeRoy Jolley
|
John L. Greer
|
2:02.00
|
1974
|
Cannonade
|
Angel Cordero, Jr.
|
Woody Stephens
|
John M. Olin
|
2:04.00
|
1973
|
Secretariat
|
Ron Turcotte
|
Lucien Laurin
|
Meadow Stable
|
1:59.40
|
1972
|
Riva Ridge
|
Ron Turcotte
|
Lucien Laurin
|
Meadow Stud
|
2:01.80
|
1971
|
Canonero II
|
Gustavo Avila
|
Juan Arias
|
Edgar Caibett
|
2:03.20
|
1970
|
Dust Commander
|
Mike Manganello
|
Don Combs
|
Robert E. Lehmann
|
2:03.40
|
1969
|
Majestic Prince
|
Bill Hartack
|
Johnny Longden
|
Frank McMahon
|
2:01.80
|
1968
|
Dancer's Image Forward Pass
|
Bobby Ussery Ismael Valenzuela
|
Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Henry Forrest
|
Peter Fuller Calumet Farm
|
2:02.20
|
1967
|
Proud Clarion
|
Bobby Ussery
|
Loyd Gentry, Jr.
|
Darby Dan Farm
|
2:00.60
|
1966
|
Kauai King
|
Don Brumfield
|
Henry Forrest
|
Ford Stable
|
2:02.00
|
1965
|
Lucky Debonair
|
Bill Shoemaker
|
Frank Catrone
|
Ada L. Rice
|
2:01.20
|
1964
|
Northern Dancer
|
Bill Hartack
|
Horatio Luro
|
Windfields Farm
|
2:00.00
|
1963
|
Chateaugay
|
Braulio Baeza
|
James P. Conway
|
Darby Dan Farm
|
2:01.80
|
1962
|
Decidedly
|
Bill Hartack
|
Horatio Luro
|
El Peco Ranch
|
2:00.40
|
1961
|
Carry Back
|
Johnny Sellers
|
Jack A. Price
|
Katherine Price
|
2:04.00
|
1960
|
Venetian Way
|
Bill Hartack
|
Victor Sovinski
|
Sunny Blue Farm
|
2:02.40
|
1959
|
Tomy Lee
|
Bill Shoemaker
|
Frank Childs
|
Fred & Juliette Turner
|
2:02.20
|
1958
|
Tim Tam
|
Ismael Valenzuela
|
Jimmy Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:05.00
|
1957
|
Iron Liege
|
Bill Hartack
|
Jimmy Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:02.20
|
1956
|
Needles
|
David Erb
|
Hugh L. Fontaine
|
D & H Stable
|
2:03.40
|
1955
|
Swaps
|
Bill Shoemaker
|
Mesh Tenney
|
Rex C. Ellsworth
|
2:01.80
|
1954
|
Determine
|
Raymond York
|
Willie Molter
|
Andrew J. Crevolin
|
2:03.00
|
1953
|
Dark Star
|
Hank Moreno
|
Eddie Hayward
|
Cain Hoy Stable
|
2:02.00
|
1952
|
Hill Gail
|
Eddie Arcaro
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:01.60
|
1951
|
Count Turf
|
Conn McCreary
|
Sol Rutchick
|
Jack J. Amiel
|
2:02.60
|
1950
|
Middleground
|
William Boland
|
Max Hirsch
|
King Ranch
|
2:01.60
|
1949
|
Ponder
|
Steve Brooks
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:04.20
|
1948
|
Citation
|
Eddie Arcaro
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:05.40
|
1947
|
Jet Pilot
|
Eric Guerin
|
Tom Smith
|
Maine Chance Farm
|
2:06.80
|
1946
|
Assault
|
Warren Mehrtens
|
Max Hirsch
|
King Ranch
|
2:06.60
|
1945
|
Hoop Jr
|
Eddie Arcaro
|
Ivan Parke
|
Fred W. Hooper
|
2:07.00
|
1944
|
Pensive
|
Conn McCreary
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:04.20
|
1943
|
Count Fleet
|
Johnny Longden
|
G. Donald Cameron
|
Fannie Hertz
|
2:04.00
|
1942
|
Shut Out
|
Wayne Wright
|
John M. Gaver, Sr.
|
Greentree Stable
|
2:04.40
|
1941
|
Whirlaway
|
Eddie Arcaro
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Calumet Farm
|
2:01.40
|
1940
|
Gallahadion
|
Carroll Bierman
|
Roy Waldron
|
Milky Way Farm
|
2:05.00
|
1939
|
Johnstown
|
James Stout
|
Jim Fitzsimmons
|
Belair Stud
|
2:03.40
|
1938
|
Lawrin
|
Eddie Arcaro
|
Ben A. Jones
|
Herbert M. Woolf
|
2:04.80
|
1937
|
War Admiral
|
Charley Kurtsinger
|
George Conway
|
Glen Riddle Farm
|
2:03.20
|
1936
|
Bold Venture
|
Ira Hanford
|
Max Hirsch
|
Morton L. Schwartz
|
2:03.60
|
1935
|
Omaha
|
Willie Saunders
|
Jim Fitzsimmons
|
Belair Stud
|
2:05.00
|
1934
|
Cavalcade
|
Mack Garner
|
Bob Smith
|
Brookmeade Stable
|
2:04.00
|
1933
|
Brokers Tip
|
Don Meade
|
Herbert J. Thompson
|
Edward R. Bradley
|
2:06.80
|
1932
|
Burgoo King
|
Eugene James
|
Herbert J. Thompson
|
Edward R. Bradley
|
2:05.20
|
1931
|
Twenty Grand
|
Charley Kurtsinger
|
James G. Rowe, Jr.
|
Greentree Stable
|
2:01.80
|
1930
|
Gallant Fox
|
Earl Sande
|
Jim Fitzsimmons
|
Belair Stud
|
2:07.60
|
1929
|
Clyde Van Dusen
|
Linus McAtee
|
Clyde Van Dusen
|
H. P. Gardner
|
2:10.80
|
1928
|
Reigh Count
|
Chick Lang
|
Bert S. Michell
|
Fannie Hertz
|
2:10.40
|
1927
|
Whiskery
|
Linus McAtee
|
Fred Hopkins
|
Harry P. Whitney
|
2:06.00
|
1926
|
Bubbling Over
|
Albert Johnson
|
Herbert J. Thompson
|
Edward R. Bradley
|
2:03.80
|
1925
|
Flying Ebony
|
Earl Sande
|
William B. Duke
|
Clifford A. Cochran
|
2:07.60
|
1924
|
Black Gold
|
John D. Mooney
|
Hanley Webb
|
Rosa M. Hoots
|
2:05.20
|
1923
|
Zev
|
Earl Sande
|
David J. Leary
|
Rancocas Stable
|
2:05.40
|
1922
|
Morvich
|
Albert Johnson
|
Fred Burlew
|
Benjamin Block
|
2:04.60
|
1921
|
Behave Yourself
|
Charles Thompson
|
Herbert J. Thompson
|
Edward R. Bradley
|
2:04.20
|
1920
|
Paul Jones
|
Ted Rice
|
Billy Garth
|
Ral Parr
|
2:09.00
|
1919
|
Sir Barton
|
Johnny Loftus
|
H. Guy Bedwell
|
J. K. L. Ross
|
2:09.80
|
1918
|
Exterminator
|
William Knapp
|
Henry McDaniel
|
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
|
2:10.80
|
1917
|
Omar Khayyam
|
Charles Borel
|
Charles T. Patterson
|
Billings & Johnson
|
2:04.60
|
1916
|
George Smith
|
Johnny Loftus
|
Hollie Hughes
|
John Sanford
|
2:04.00
|
1915
|
Regret
|
Joe Notter
|
James G. Rowe, Sr.
|
Harry P. Whitney
|
2:05.40
|
1914
|
Old Rosebud
|
John McCabe
|
Frank D. Weir
|
H. C. Applegate
|
2:03.40
|
1913
|
Donerail
|
Roscoe Goose
|
Thomas Hayes
|
Thomas Hayes
|
2:04.80
|
1912
|
Worth
|
Carroll H. Shilling
|
Frank Taylor
|
H. C. Hallenbeck
|
2:09.40
|
1911
|
Meridian
|
George Archibald
|
Albert Ewing
|
R. F. Carmen
|
2:05.00
|
1910
|
Donau
|
Fred Herbert
|
George Ham
|
William Gerst
|
2:06.40
|
1909
|
Wintergreen
|
Vincent Powers
|
Charles Mack
|
Jerome B. Respess
|
2:08.20
|
1908
|
Stone Street
|
Arthur Pickens
|
J. W. Hall
|
C. E. & J. W. Hamilton
|
2:15.20
|
1907
|
Pink Star
|
Andy Minder
|
W. H. Fizer
|
J. Hal Woodford
|
2:12.60
|
1906
|
Sir Huon
|
Roscoe Troxler
|
Pete Coyne
|
Bashford Manor Stable
|
2:08.80
|
1905
|
Agile
|
Jack Martin
|
Robert Tucker
|
Sam S. Brown
|
2:10.75
|
1904
|
Elwood
|
Shorty Prior
|
Charles E. Durnell
|
Mrs. C. E. Durnell
|
2:08.50
|
1903
|
Judge Himes
|
Hal Booker
|
John P. Mayberry
|
Charles R. Ellison
|
2:09.00
|
1902
|
Alan-a-Dale
|
Jimmy Winkfield
|
Tom C. McDowell
|
Tom C. McDowell
|
2:08.75
|
1901
|
His Eminence
|
Jimmy Winkfield
|
Frank B. Van Meter
|
Frank B. Van Meter
|
2:07.75
|
1900
|
Lieut. Gibson
|
Jimmy Boland
|
Charles Hughes
|
Charles H. Smith
|
2:06.25
|
1899
|
Manuel
|
Fred Taral
|
Robert J. Walden
|
A. H. & D. H. Morris
|
2:12.00
|
1898
|
Plaudit
|
Willie Simms
|
John E. Madden
|
John E. Madden
|
2:09.00
|
1897
|
Typhoon II
|
Buttons Garner
|
J. C. Cahn
|
J. C. Cahn
|
2:12.50
|
1896
|
Ben Brush
|
Willie Simms
|
Hardy Campbell
|
Mike F. Dwyer
|
2:07.75
|
1895
|
Halma
|
Soup Perkins
|
Byron McClelland
|
Byron McClelland
|
2:37.50
|
1894
|
Chant
|
Frank Goodale
|
H. Eugene Leigh
|
Leigh & Rose
|
2:41.00
|
1893
|
Lookout
|
Eddie Kunze
|
William McDaniel
|
Cushing & Orth
|
2:39.25
|
1892
|
Azra
|
Lonnie Clayton
|
John Morris
|
Bashford Manor Stable
|
2:41.50
|
1891
|
Kingman
|
Isaac Murphy
|
Dud Allen
|
Jacobin Stable
|
2:52.25
|
1890
|
Riley
|
Isaac Murphy
|
Edward Corrigan
|
Edward Corrigan
|
2:45.00
|
1889
|
Spokane
|
Thomas Kiley
|
John Rodegap
|
Noah Armstrong
|
2:34.50
|
1888
|
Macbeth II
|
George Covington
|
John Campbell
|
Chicago Stable
|
2:38.00
|
1887
|
Montrose
|
Isaac Lewis
|
John McGinty
|
Labold Brothers
|
2:39.25
|
1886
|
Ben Ali
|
Paul Duffy
|
Jim Murphy
|
J. B. A. Haggin
|
2:36.50
|
1885
|
Joe Cotton
|
Babe Henderson
|
Alex Perry
|
J. T. Williams
|
2:37.25
|
1884
|
Buchanan
|
Isaac Murphy
|
William Bird
|
William Cottrill
|
2:40.25
|
1883
|
Leonatus
|
Billy Donohue
|
Raleigh Colston
|
Chinn & Morgan
|
2:43.00
|
1882
|
Apollo
|
Babe Hurd
|
Green B. Morris
|
Morris & Patton
|
2:40.00
|
1881
|
Hindoo
|
Jim McLaughlin
|
James G. Rowe, Sr.
|
Dwyer Bros. Stable
|
2:40.00
|
1880
|
Fonso
|
George Lewis
|
Tice Hutsell
|
J. Snell Shawhan
|
2:37.50
|
1879
|
Lord Murphy
|
Charlie Shauer
|
George Rice
|
Darden & Co
|
2:37.00
|
1878
|
Day Star
|
Jimmy Carter
|
Lee Paul
|
T. J. Nichols
|
2:37.25
|
1877
|
Baden-Baden
|
Billy Walker
|
Edward D. Brown
|
Daniel Swigert
|
2:38.00
|
1876
|
Vagrant
|
Bobby Swim
|
James Williams
|
William Astor, Jr.
|
2:38.25
|
1875
|
Aristides
|
Oliver Lewis
|
Ansel Williamson
|
Hal P. McGrath
|
2:37.75
|
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