Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby
The first leg of the American Triple Crown, this race for three-year-olds is held annually on the dirt track at the Churchill Downs course in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on the first Saturday in May over a distance of one-and-a-quarter miles (2 km). It's nickname is "The Run for the Roses" due to the blanket of 554 red roses which is draped over the winner.The other events in the Triple Crown are the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Until 1896, the race was run over one-and-a-half miles (2.4 km).
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
| 1875 | ARISTIDES | O Lewis | A Williamson |
| 1876 | VAGRANT | B Swim | J Williams |
| 1877 | BADEN-BADEN | B Walker | E Brown |
| 1878 | DAYSTAR | J Carter | L Paul |
| 1879 | LORD MURPHY | C Shauer | G Rice |
| 1880 | FONSO | G Lewis | T Hutsell |
| 1881 | HINDOO | J McL'ghlin | J Rowe |
| 1882 | APOLLO | B Hurd | G Morris |
| 1883 | LEONATUS | B Donohue | R Colston |
| 1884 | BUCHANAN | I Murphy | W Bird |
| 1885 | JOE COTTON | E H'derson | A Perry |
| 1886 | BEN ALI | P Duffy | J Murphy |
| 1887 | MONTROSE | I Lewis | J McGinty |
| 1888 | MACBETH | G Covington | J Campbell |
| 1889 | SPOKANE | T Kiley | J Rodegap |
| 1890 | RILEY | I Murphy | E Corrigan |
| 1891 | KINGMAN | I Murphy | D Allen |
| 1892 | AZRA | A Clayton | J Morris |
| 1893 | LOOKOUT | E Kunze | W McDaniel |
| 1894 | CHANT | F Goodale | E Leigh |
| 1895 | HALMA | S Perkins | B McClell'nd |
| 1896 | BEN BRUSH | B Simms | H Campbell |
| 1897 | TYPHOON | B Garner | J Cahn |
| 1898 | PLAUDIT | B Simms | J Madden |
| 1899 | MANUEL | F Taral | R Walden |
| 1900 | LIEUT. GIBSON | J Boland | C Hughes |
| 1901 | HIS EMINENCE | J Winkfield | F van Meter |
| 1902 | ALAN-A-DALE | J Winkfield | T McDowell |
| 1903 | JUDGE HIMES | H Booker | J Mayberry |
| 1904 | ELWOOD | S Prior | C Durnell |
| 1905 | AGILE | J Martin | R Tucker |
| 1906 | SIR HUON | R Troxler | P Coyne |
| 1907 | PINK STAR | A Minder | W Fizer |
| 1908 | STONE STREET | A Pickens | J Hall |
| 1909 | WINTERGREEN | V Powers | C Mack |
| 1910 | DONAU | F Herbert | G Harn |
| 1911 | MERIDIAN | G Archibald | A Ewing |
| 1912 | WORTH | C Shilling | F Taylor |
| 1913 | DONERAIL | R Goose | T Hayes |
| 1914 | OLD ROSEBUD | J McCabe | F Weir |
| 1915 | REGRET | J Notter | J Rowe |
| 1916 | GEORGE SMITH | J Loftus | H Hughes |
| 1917 | OMAR KHAYYAM | C Borel | C Patterson |
| 1918 | EXTERMINATOR | W Knapp | H McDaniel |
| 1919 | JOE BARTON | J Loftus | G Bedwell |
| 1920 | PAUL JONES | T Rice | B Garth |
| 1921 | BEHAVE Y'RSELF | G Thompson | H Thompson |
| 1922 | MORVICH | A Johnson | F Burlew |
| 1923 | ZEV | E Sande | D Leary |
| 1924 | BLACK GOLD | J Moodey | H Webb |
| 1925 | FLYING EBONY | E Sande | W Duke |
| 1926 | BUBBLING OVER | A Johnson | H Thompson |
| 1927 | WHISKERY | L McAtee | F Hopkins |
| 1928 | REIGH COUNT | C Lang | B Mitchell |
| 1929 | CLYDE V'N DUSEN | L McAtee | C van Dusen |
| 1930 | GALLANT FOX | E Sande | J F'simmons |
| 1931 | TWENTY GRAND | C K'rtsinger | J Rowe |
| 1932 | BURGOO KING | E James | H Thompson |
| 1933 | BROKERS TIP | D Meade | H Thompson |
| 1934 | CAVALCADE | M Garner | B Smith |
| 1935 | OMAHA | W Saunders | J F'simmons |
| 1936 | BOLD VENTURE | I Handford | M Hirsch |
| 1937 | WAR ADMIRAL | C K'rtsinger | G Conway |
| 1938 | LAWRIN | E Arcaro | B Jones |
| 1939 | JOHNSTOWN | J Stout | J F'simmons |
| 1940 | GALLHADIAN | C Bierman | R Waldrom |
| 1941 | WHIRLAWAY | E Arcaro | B Jones |
| 1942 | SHUT OUT | W Wright | J Gaver |
| 1943 | COUNT FLEET | J Longden | D Cameron |
| 1944 | PENSIVE | C McCreery | B Jones |
| 1945 | HOOP JR | E Arcaro | I Parke |
| 1946 | ASSAULT | W Mehrtens | M Hirsch |
| 1947 | JET PILOT | E Guerin | T Smith |
| 1948 | CITATION | E Arcaro | B Jones |
| 1949 | PONDER | S Brooks | B Jones |
| 1950 | MIDDLEGROUND | W Boland | M Hirsch |
| 1951 | COUNT TURF | C McCreery | S Rutchick |
| 1952 | HILL GAIL | E Arcaro | B Jones |
| 1953 | DARK STAR | H Moreno | E Hayward |
| 1954 | DETERMINE | R York | W Molter |
| 1955 | SWAPS | B Sh'maker | M Tenney |
| 1956 | NEEDLES | D Erb | H Fontaine |
| 1957 | IRON LIEGE | B Hartack | J Jones |
| 1958 | TIM TAM | I Valenzuela | J Jones |
| 1959 | TOMY LEE | B Sh'maker | F Childs |
| 1960 | VENETIAN WAY | B Hartack | V Sovinski |
| 1961 | CARRY BACK | J Sellers | J Price |
| 1962 | DECIDEDLY | B Hartack | H Luro |
| 1963 | CHATEAUGAY | B Baeza | J Conway |
| 1964 | N'THERN DANCER | B Hartack | H Luro |
| 1965 | LUCKY DEBONAIR | B Sh'maker | F Catrone |
| 1966 | KAUAI KING | D Brumfield | H Forrest |
| 1967 | PROUD CLARION | B Ussery | L Gentry |
| 1968 | *FORWARD PASS | I Valenzuela | H Forrest |
| 1969 | MAJESTIC PRINCE | B Hartack | J Longden |
| 1970 | DUST C'MANDER | M M'ganello | D Combs |
| 1971 | CANONERO | G Avila | J Arias |
| 1972 | RIVA RIDGE | R Turcotte | L Laurin |
| 1973 | SECRETARIAT | R Turcotte | L Laurin |
| 1974 | CANNONADE | A Cordero | W Stephens |
| 1975 | F'LISH PLEASURE | J Vasquez | L Jolley |
| 1976 | BOLD FORBES | A Cordero | L Barrera |
| 1977 | SEATTLE SLEW | J Cruguet | W Turner |
| 1978 | AFFIRMED | S Cauthen | L Barrera |
| 1979 | SP'TACULAR BID | R Franklin | B Delp |
| 1980 | GENUINE RISK | J Vasquez | L Jolley |
| 1981 | PL'SANT COLONY | J Velasquez | J Campo |
| 1982 | GATO DEL SOL | E D'ssaye | E Gregson |
| 1983 | SUNNY'S HALO | E D'ssaye | D Cross |
| 1984 | SWALE | L Pincay | W Stephens |
| 1985 | SPEND A BUCK | A Cordero | C Gambolati |
| 1986 | FERDINAND | B Sh'maker | C Wh'ingham |
| 1987 | ALYSHEBA | C McCarron | J Van Berg |
| 1988 | WINNING COLORS | G Stevens | W Lukas |
| 1989 | SUNDAY SILENCE | P Val'zuela | C Wh'ingham |
| 1990 | UNBRIDLED | C Perret | C Nafzger |
| 1991 | STRIKE THE GOLD | C Antley | N Zito |
| 1992 | LIL E TEE | P Day | L Whiting |
| 1993 | SEA HERO | J Bailey | M Miller |
| 1994 | GO FOR GIN | C McCarron | N Zito |
| 1995 | THUNDER GULCH | G Stevens | W Lukas |
| 1996 | GRINDSTONE | J Bailey | W Lukas |
| 1997 | SILVER CHARM | G Stevens | B Baffert |
| 1998 | REAL QUIET | K D'rmeaux | B Baffert |
| 1999 | CHARISMATIC | C Antley | W Lukas |
| 2000 | F'AICHI PEGASUS | K D'rmeaux | N Drysdale |
| 2001 | MONARCHOS | J Chavez | J Ward |
| 2002 | WAR EMBLEM | V Espinoza | B Baffert |
| 2003 | FUNNY CIDE | J Santos | B Tagg |
| 2004 | SMARTY JONES | S Elliott | J Servis |
| 2005 | GIACOMO | M Smith | J Shirreffs |
| 2006 | BARBERO | E Prado | M Matz |
| 2007 | STREET SENSE | C Borel | C Nafzger |
| 2008 | BIG BROWN | K D'rmeaux | R Dutrow |
| 2009 | MINE THAT BIRD | C Borel | B Woolley |
| 2010 | SUPER SAVER | C Borel | T Pletcher |
| 2011 | ANIMAL KINGDOM | J Velazquez | G Motion |
| 2012 | I'LL H'VE AN'HER | M Gutierrez | D O'Neill |
| 2013 | ORB | J Rosario | S McG'ghey |
| 2014 | C'RNIA CHROME | V Espinoza | A Sherman |
| 2015 | AM'CAN PHAROAH | V Espinoza | B Baffert |
| 2016 | NYQUIST | M Gutierrez | D O'Neill |
| 2017 | ALWAYS DR'MING | J Velazquez | T Pletcher |
| 2018 | JUSTIFY | M Smith | B Baffert |
| 2019 | ~C'UNTRY HOUSE | F Prat | B Mott |
| 2020 | AUTHENTIC | J Velazquez | B Baffert |
| 2021 | MANDALOUN | F Geroux | B Cox |
| 2022 | RICH STRIKE | S Leon | E Reed |
| 2023 | MAGE | J Castellano | G Delgado |
| 2024 | MYSTIK DAN | B Hernandez | K McPeek |
| * Dancer's Image finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of the then-banned drug phenylbutazone in the horse. ~Maximum Security finished first but was disqualified for impending other horses
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