Past Kentucky Derby Winners

From Aristides in 1875’s first running of the Kentucky Derby to American Pharoah in 2015, the list of Derby winners is long and storied.

The list if dotted with heavy favorites like Barbaro and Big Brown and by prohibitive longshots like Mine That Bird and Giacomo. What they have in common is having risen to the occasion on the First Saturday of May in their three-year-old year.

By doing so, they earn a spot on the list of Kentucky Derby winners and immortality in the eyes of horse fans and horse bettors. Check out the full list of winners and then see the latest Kentucky Derby odds at your favourite racebook today.

YEAR HORSE JOCKEY
2015 American Pharoah Victor Espinoza
2014 California Chrome Victor Espinoza
2013 Orb Joel Rosario
2012 I'll Have Another Doug O'Neill
2011 Animal Kingdom J. Velazquez
2010 Super Saver C. Borel
2009 Mine That Bird C. Borel
2008 Big Brown K. Desormeaux
2007 Street Sense C. Borel
2006 Barbaro    E. Prado
2005 Giacomo M. Smith
2004 Smarty Jones  S. Elliott
2003 Funny Cide J. Santos
2002 War Emblem V. Espinoza
2001 Monarchos J. Chavez
2000 Fusaichi Pegasus K. Desormeaux
1999 Charismatic C. Antley
1998 Real Quiet K. Desormeaux
1997 Silver Charm G. Stevens
1996 Grindstone J. Bailey
1995 Thunder Gulch G. Stevens
1994 Go for Gin C. McCarron
1993 Sea Hero J. Bailey
1992 Lil E. Tee P. Day
1991 Strike the Gold C. Antley
1990 Unbridled C. Perret
1989 Sunday Silence P. Valenzuela
1988 Winning Colors G. Stevens
1987 Alysheba C. McCarron
1986 Ferdinand W. Shoemaker
1985 Spend a Buck A. Cordero Jr.
1984 Swale L. Pincay Jr.
1983 Sunny's Halo E. Delahoussaye
1982 Gato Del Sol E. Delahoussaye
1981 Pleasant Colony J. Velasquez
1980 Genuine Risk J. Vasquez
1979 Spectacular Bid R. Franklin
1978 Affirmed S. Cauthen
1977 Seattle Slew J. Cruguet
1976 Bold Forbes A. Cordero Jr.
1975 Foolish Pleasure J. Vasquez
1974 Cannonade A. Cordero Jr.
1973 Secretariat R. Turcotte
1972 Riva Ridge R. Turcotte
1971 Canonero II G. Avila
1970 Dust Commander M. Manganello
1969 Majestic Prince J. Longden
1968 Forward Pass(via DQ) I. Valenzuela
1967 Proud Clarion R. Ussery
1966 Kauai King D. Brumfield
1965 Lucky Debonair W. Shoemaker
1964 Northern Dancer W. Hartak
1963 Chateaugay B. Baeza
1962 Decidedly W. Hartak
1961 Carry Back J. Sellers
1960 Venetian Way W. Hartack
1959 Tomy Lee W. Shoemaker
1958 Tim Tam I. Valenzuela
1957 Iron Liege W. Hartak
1956 Needles D. Erb
1955 Swaps W. Shoemaker
1954 Determine R. York
1953 Dark Star H. Moreno
1952 Hill Gail E. Arcaro
1951 Count Turf C. McCreary
1950 Middleground W. Boland
1949 Ponder S. Brooks
1948 Citation E. Arcaro
1947 Jet Pilot E. Guerin
1946 Assault W. Mehrtens
1945 Hoop Jr. E. Arcaro
1944 Pensive C. McCreary
1943 Count Fleet J. Longden
1942 Shut Out W.D. Wright
1941 Whirlaway E. Arcaro
1940 Gallahadion C. Bierman
1939 Johnstown J. Stout
1938 Lawrin E. Arcaro
1937 War Admiral C. Kurtsinger
1936 Bold Venture I. Hanford
1935 Omaha W. Saunders
1934 Cavalcade M. Garner
1933 Brokers Tip D. Meade
1932 Burgoo King E. James
1931 Twenty Grand C. Kurtsinger
1930 Gallant Fox E. Sande
1929 Clyde Van Dusen L. McAtee
1928 Reigh Count C. Lang
1927 Whiskery L. McAtee
1926 Bubbling Over A. Johnson
1925 Flying Ebony E. Sande
1924 Black Gold J.D. Mooney
1923 Zev E. Sande
1922 Morvich A. Johnson
1921 Behave Yourself C. Thompson
1920 Paul Jones T. Rice
1919 Sir Barton J. Loftus
1918 Exterminator W. Knapp
1917 Omar Khayyam C. Borel
1916 George Smith J. Loftus
1915 Regret J. Notter
1914 Old Rosebud J. McCabe
1913 Donerail R. Goose
1912 Worth C.H. Shilling
1911 Meridian G. Archibald
1910 Donau F. Herbert
1909 Wintergreen W. Powers
1908 Stone Street A. Pickens
1907 Pink Star A. Minder
1906 Sir Huon R. Troxler
1905 Agile J. Martin
1904 Elwood F. Prior
1903 Judge Himes H. Booker
1902 Alan-a-Dale J. Winkfield
1901 His Eminence J. Winkfield
1900 Lieut. Gibson J. Boland
1899 Manuel F. Taral
1898 Plaudit W. Simms
1897 Typhoon II F. Garner
1896 Ben Brush W. Simms
1895 Halma J. Perkins
1894 Chant F. Goodale
1893 Lookout E. Kunze
1892 Azra A. Clayton
1891 Kingman I. Murphy
1890 Riley I. Murphy
1889 Spokane T. Kiley
1888 Macbeth II G. Covington
1887 Montrose I. Lewis
1886 Ben Ali P. Duffy
1885 Joe Cotton E. Henderson
1884 Buchanan I. Murphy
1883 Leonatus W. Donahue
1882 Apollo B. Hurd
1881 Hindoo J. McLaughlin
1880 Fonso G. Lewis
1879 Lord Murphy C. Shauer
1878 Day Star J. Carter
1877 Baden Baden W. Walker
1876 Vagrant R. Swim
1875 Aristides O. Lewis