This is a listing of first-place, second-place, third-place and fourth-place finishers, and the number of starters in the
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-yea ...
, a
Grade I American
Thoroughbred
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race run at miles on dirt for three-year-olds. It is the first leg of the American
Triple Crown, run at
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was p ...
in
Louisville, Kentucky
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.
A † designates a
Triple Crown Winner.
Note: D. Wayne Lukas swept the 1995 Triple Crown with two different horses.
*In 2019,
Maximum Security finished first, but was disqualified to 17th for fouling
War of Will.
**In 1984,
Gate Dancer finished fourth, but was disqualified for fouling
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, who was then moved up from 5th to 4th place.
***In 1968,
Dancer's Image
Dancer's Image (April 10, 1965 – December 26, 1992) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first winner in the history of the Kentucky Derby to be disqualified.
Background
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finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of a banned drug in the horse. The drug in question -
phenylbutazone
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- illegal at the time, is now legal for use on racehorses in many states, including Kentucky.
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was placed first.
**** In 2021, Medina Spirit finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of a banned drug, betamethasone, in the horse.
Mandaloun was placed first.
See also
*
Kentucky Oaks top three finishers
*
List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs
The following is a list of graded stakes races held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky:
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References
External links
Kentucky Derby website
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Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
Churchill Downs
Kentucky Derby
Louisville, Kentucky-related lists
Lists of horse racing results