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Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup Classic Winners
Kentucky Derby (1960-2025, and otherwise noteworthy years)
Asterisk (*) means disqualified
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Final Time | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Aristides (First Derby winner) | Oliver Lewis | Ansel Williamson | 2:37.75 | Fast |
| 1913 | Donerail (Longest shot, 91-1, to ever win) | Roscoe Goose | Thomas P. Hayes | 2:04.80 | Fast |
| 1915 | Regret (First filly to win) | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe Sr. | 2:05.40 | Fast |
| 1919 | Sir Barton (Triple Crown winner) | Johnny Loftus | H. Guy Bedwell | 2:09.80 | Heavy |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox (Triple Crown winner) | Earl Sande | Jim Fitzsimmons | 2:07.60 | Good |
| 1935 | Omaha (Triple Crown winner) | Willie Saunders | Jim Fitzsimmons | 2:05.00 | Good |
| 1937 | War Admiral (Triple Crown winner) | Charley Kurtsinger | George Conway | 2:03.20 | Fast |
| 1941 | Whirlaway (Triple Crown winner) | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | 2:01.40 | Fast |
| 1943 | Count Fleet (Triple Crown winner) | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron | 2:04.00 | Fast |
| 1946 | Assault (Triple Crown winner) | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | 2:06.60 | Slow |
| 1948 | Citation (Triple Crown winner) | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | 2:05.40 | Sloppy |
| 1960 | Venetian Way () | Bill Hartack | Victor J. Sovinski | 2:02.40 | Good |
| 1961 | Carry Back () | Johnny Sellers | Jack A. Price | 2:04.00 | Good |
| 1962 | Decidedly () | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro | 2:00.40 | Fast |
| 1963 | Chateaugay () | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway | 2:01.80 | Fast |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer () | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro | 2:00.00 | Fast |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair () | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Catrone | 2:01.20 | Fast |
| 1966 | Kauai King () | Don Brumfield | Henry Forrest | 2:02.00 | Fast |
| 1967 | Proud Clarion () | Bobby Ussery | Loyd Gentry Jr. | 2:00.60 | Fast |
| 1968 | Forward Pass (Dancer's Image was first winner ever disqualified.) | Ismael Valenzuela | Henry Forrest | 2:02.20 | Fast |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince () | Bill Hartack | Johnny Longden | 2:01.80 | Fast |
| 1970 | Dust Commander () | Mike Manganello | Don Combs | 2:03.40 | Good |
| 1971 | Canonero II () | Gustavo Avila | Juan Arias | 2:03.20 | Fast |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge () | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | 2:01.80 | Fast |
| 1973 | Secretariat (Track and stakes record time. Triple Crown winner.) | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | 1:59.40 | Fast |
| 1974 | Cannonade (Limited to 20 starters after this.) | Angel Cordero Jr. | Woody Stephens | 2:04.00 | Fast |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure () | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley | 2:02.00 | Fast |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes () | Angel Cordero Jr. | Laz Barrera | 2:01.60 | Fast |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew (Triple Crown winner) | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | 2:02.20 | Fast |
| 1978 | Affirmed (Triple Crown winner) | Steve Cauthen | Laz Barrera | 2:01.20 | Fast |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid () | Ronnie Franklin | Bud Delp | 2:02.40 | Fast |
| 1980 | Genuine Risk (Second filly to win) | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley | 2:02.00 | Fast |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony () | Jorge Velasquez | John P. Campo | 2:02.00 | Fast |
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol () | Eddie Delahoussaye | Edwin J. Gregson | 2:02.40 | Fast |
| 1983 | Sunny's Halo () | Eddie Delahoussaye | David C. Cross Jr. | 2:02.20 | Fast |
| 1984 | Swale () | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | 2:02.40 | Fast |
| 1985 | Spend A Buck () | Angel Cordero Jr. | Cam Gambolati | 2:00.20 | Fast |
| 1986 | Ferdinand () | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | 2:02.80 | Fast |
| 1987 | Alysheba () | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | 2:03.40 | Fast |
| 1988 | Winning Colors (Third filly to win) | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | 2:02.20 | Fast |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence () | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham | 2:05.00 | Muddy |
| 1990 | Unbridled () | Craig Perret | Carl Nafzger | 2:02.00 | Good |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold () | Chris Antley | Nick Zito | 2:03.00 | Fast |
| 1992 | Lil E. Tee () | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | 2:03.00 | Fast |
| 1993 | Sea Hero () | Jerry Bailey | MacKenzie Miller | 2:02.40 | Fast |
| 1994 | Go for Gin () | Chris McCarron | Nick Zito | 2:03.60 | Sloppy |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch () | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | 2:01.20 | Fast |
| 1996 | Grindstone () | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | 2:01.00 | Fast |
| 1997 | Silver Charm () | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | 2:02.40 | Fast |
| 1998 | Real Quiet () | Kent Desormeaux | Bob Baffert | 2:02.20 | Fast |
| 1999 | Charismatic () | Chris Antley | D. Wayne Lukas | 2:03.20 | Fast |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus () | Kent Desormeaux | Neil Drysdale | 2:01.00 | Fast |
| 2001 | Monarchos (Only one besides Secretariat under 2 minutes.) | Jorge F. Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | 1:59.97 | Fast |
| 2002 | War Emblem () | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | 2:01.13 | Fast |
| 2003 | Funny Cide () | Jose Santos | Barclay Tagg | 2:01.19 | Fast |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones () | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | 2:04.06 | Sloppy |
| 2005 | Giacomo () | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | 2:02.75 | Fast |
| 2006 | Barbaro () | Edgar Prado | Michael R. Matz | 2:01.36 | Fast |
| 2007 | Street Sense () | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | 2:02.17 | Fast |
| 2008 | Big Brown () | Kent Desormeaux | Rick Dutrow | 2:01.82 | Fast |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird () | Calvin Borel | Bennie L. Woolley Jr. | 2:02.66 | Sloppy |
| 2010 | Super Saver () | Calvin Borel | Todd Pletcher | 2:04.45 | Sloppy |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom () | John Velazquez | H. Graham Motion | 2:02.04 | Fast |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another () | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | 2:01.83 | Fast |
| 2013 | Orb () | Joel Rosario | Claude McGaughey III | 2:02.89 | Sloppy |
| 2014 | California Chrome () | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | 2:03.66 | Fast |
| 2015 | American Pharoah (Triple Crown winner) | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | 2:03.02 | Fast |
| 2016 | Nyquist () | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | 2:01.31 | Fast |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming () | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 2:03.59 | Wet Fast |
| 2018 | Justify (Triple Crown winner) | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | 2:04.20 | Sloppy |
| 2019 | Country House (Maximum Security won, but was disqualified.) | Flavien Prat | Bill Mott | 2:03.93 | Sloppy |
| 2020 | Authentic () | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | 2:00.61 | Fast |
| 2021 | Mandaloun (Medina Spirit won, but was disqualified.) | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | 2:01.02 | Fast |
| 2022 | Rich Strike (Ruined my trifecta.) | Sonny Leon | Eric Reed | 2:02.61 | Fast |
| 2023 | Mage () | Javier Castellano | Gustavo Delgado | 2:01.57 | Fast |
| 2024 | Mystik Dan () | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ken McPeek | 2:03.34 | Off |
| 2025 | Sovereignty (2nd through 4th: Journalism, Baeza, Final Gambit. I hit the trifecta box!) | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott | 2:02.31 | Muddy |
| 2026 | Golden Tempo (First winning woman trainer.) | Jose Ortiz | Cherie DeVaux | 2:02.27 | fast |
Breeders' Cup Classic
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Final Time | Track | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Wild Again | Pat Day | Vincent Timphony | 2:03.40 | Hollywood Park | |
| 1985 | Proud Truth | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | 2:00.80 | Aqueduct | |
| 1986 | Skywalker | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Michael Whittingham | 2:00.40 | Santa Anita | |
| 1987 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | 2:01.40 | Hollywood Park | |
| 1988 | Alysheba | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | 2:04.80 | Churchill Downs | |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | 2:00.20 | Gulfstream Park | |
| 1990 | Unbridled | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger | 2:02.20 | Belmont Park | |
| 1991 | Black Tie Affair (IRE) | Jerry Bailey | Ernie T. Poulos | 2:02.95 | Churchill Downs | |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | 2:00.20 | Gulfstream Park | |
| 1993 | Arcangues | Jerry Bailey | Andre Fabre | 2:00.83 | Santa Anita | |
| 1994 | Concern | Jerry Bailey | Richard W. Small | 2:02.41 | Churchill Downs | |
| 1995 | Cigar | Jerry Bailey | Bill Mott | 1:59.58 | Belmont Park | |
| 1996 | Alphabet Soup | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | 2:01.00 | Woodbine | |
| 1997 | Skip Away | Mike E. Smith | Sonny Hine | 1:59.16 | Hollywood Park | |
| 1998 | Awesome Again | Pat Day | Patrick B. Byrne | 2:02.16 | Churchill Downs | |
| 1999 | Cat Thief | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:59.52 | Gulfstream Park | |
| 2000 | Tiznow | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | 2:00.75 | Churchill Downs | |
| 2001 | Tiznow | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | 2:00.62 | Belmont Park | |
| 2002 | Volponi | José A. Santos | Philip G. Johnson | 2:01.39 | Arlington Park | |
| 2003 | Pleasantly Perfect | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | 1:59.88 | Santa Anita | |
| 2004 | Ghostzapper | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | 1:59.02 | Lone Star Park | |
| 2005 | Saint Liam | Jerry Bailey | Rick Dutrow | 2:01.49 | Belmont Park | |
| 2006 | Invasor (ARG) | Fernando Jara | Kiaran McLaughlin | 2:02.18 | Churchill Downs | |
| 2007 | Curlin | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen | 2:00.59 | Monmouth Park | |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:59.27 | Santa Anita | |
| 2009 | Zenyatta | Mike E. Smith | John A. Shirreffs | 2:00.62 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2010 | Blame | Garrett K. Gomez | Albert M. Stall, Jr. | 2:02.28 | Churchill Downs | Fast |
| 2011 | Drosselmeyer | Mike E. Smith | Bill Mott | 2:04.27 | Churchill Downs | Fast |
| 2012 | Fort Larned | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Ian R. Wilkes | 2:00.11 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2013 | Mucho Macho Man | Gary L. Stevens | Katherine Ritvo | 2:00.72 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2014 | Bayern | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | 1:59.88 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | 2:00.07 | Keeneland | Fast |
| 2016 | Arrogate | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | 2:00.11 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2017 | Gun Runner | Florent Geroux | Steven M. Asmussen | 2:01.29 | Del Mar | Fast |
| 2018 | Accelerate | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | 2:02.93 | Churchill Downs | Fast |
| 2019 | Vino Rosso | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | 2:02.80 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2020 | Authentic | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | 1:59.19 | Keeneland | Fast |
| 2021 | Knicks Go | Joel Rosario | Brad H. Cox | 1:59.89 | Del Mar | Fast |
| 2022 | Flightline | Flavien Prat | John W. Sadler | 1:58.97 | Keeneland | Fast |
| 2023 | White Abarrio | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Rick Dutrow | 2:00.03 | Santa Anita | Fast |
| 2024 | Sierra Leone | Flavien Prat | Chad Brown | 2:00.78 | Del Mar | fast |
| 2025 | Forever Young | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | 2:00.19 | Del Mar | fast |
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