Kentucky Derby 2015: Past Winners

May 1, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kerwin Clark abroad Lovely Maria leads the field during the 141st Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

The Kentucky Derby is being run for the 140th straight year, and the world awaits who will be joining the ranks of past winners when the dust settles at Churchill Downs today.

The Kentucky Derby will be run for the 140th year this afternoon, and when the dust settles we will have not only the latest winner in the long history of the race, but we will have our candidate to win the 2015 Triple Crown.

It’s a prestigious race that has a long history that has become infused with American culture. It was once a race that only the world’s elite members of society could attend, but over the years it has become an even that is more accessible to everyone and it’s truly one of the biggest throwback parties you can attend each year.

You feel as though you’re in a time machine in a way when going to the Kentucky Derby as the personalities are large and that hats are larger. Mint Julips go for thousands of dollars and the money that exchanges hands with bettors and bookies is unheard of.

This year, the Kentucky Derby falls on one of the most exciting days of the year for sports fans, but despite a boxing match for the ages, the NFL Draft and a slew of playoff games in hockey and basketball, the Kentucky Derby still stands as one of the more exciting events of the day.

That’s all a testament to the prestige of the Kentucky Derby and the elite history that has been established over the years. 140 years after the first race, we’re still watching horses run around a track the same way we did in the 1800s and that’s part of what makes the Kentucky Derby so amazing.

Who will join the elite ranks of winners at the Kentucky Derby? Before we figure that out, we need to take a look at who is already in that class.

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**Kentucky Derby Winners**
Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1875	Aristides	Oliver Lewis	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	2:37.75
1876	Vagrant	Bobby Swim	James Williams	William Astor, Jr.	2:38.25
1877	Baden-Baden	Billy Walker	Edward D. Brown	Daniel Swigert	2:38.00
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Carter	Lee Paul	T. J. Nichols	2:37.25
1879	Lord Murphy	Charlie Shauer	George Rice	Darden & Co	2:37.00
1880	Fonso	George Lewis	Tice Hutsell	J. Snell Shawhan	2:37.50
1881	Hindoo	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:40.00
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	Green B. Morris	Morris & Patton	2:40.00
1883	Leonatus	Billy Donohue	Raleigh Colston	Chinn & Morgan	2:43.00
1884	Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	William Cottrill	2:40.25
1885	Joe Cotton	Erskine Henderson	Abe Perry	James T. Williams	2:37.25
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	Jim Murphy	J. B. A. Haggin	2:36.50
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	John McGinty	Labold Brothers	2:39.25
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	John Campbell	Chicago Stable	2:38.00
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	John Rodegap	Noah Armstrong	2:34.50
1890	Riley	Isaac Murphy	Edward Corrigan	Edward Corrigan	2:45.00
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	Dud Allen	Jacobin Stable	2:52.25
1892	Azra	Alonzo Clayton	John H. Morris	Bashford Manor Stable	2:41.50
1893	Lookout	Eddie Kunze	William McDaniel	Cushing & Orth	2:39.25
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	H. Eugene Leigh	Leigh & Rose	2:41.00
1895	Halma	Soup Perkins	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	2:37.50
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell, Jr.	Mike F. Dwyer	2:07.75
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	J. C. Cahn	J. C. Cahn	2:12.50
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	John E. Madden	John E. Madden	2:09.00
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	Robert J. Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	2:12.00
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	Charles Hughes	Charles H. Smith	2:06.25
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	Frank B. Van Meter	Frank B. Van Meter	2:07.75
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	Thomas C. McDowell	Thomas C. McDowell	2:08.75
1903	Judge Himes	Hal Booker	John P. Mayberry	Charles R. Ellison	2:09.00
1904	Elwood	Shorty Prior	Charles E. Durnell	Mrs. C. E. Durnell	2:08.50
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	Samuel S. Brown	2:10.75
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	Pete Coyne	Bashford Manor Stable	2:08.80
1907	Pink Star	Andy Minder	W. H. Fizer	J. Hal Woodford	2:12.60
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	J. W. Hall	C. E. & J. W. Hamilton	2:15.20
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	Charles Mack	Jerome B. Respess	2:08.20
1910	Donau	Frederick Herbert	George Ham	William Gerst	2:06.40
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	Richard F. Carman	2:05.00
1912	Worth	Carroll H. Shilling	Frank M. Taylor	Henry C. Hallenbeck	2:09.40
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	Thomas P. Hayes	Thomas P. Hayes	2:04.80
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	Frank D. Weir	Hamilton C. Applegate	2:03.40
1915	Regret ‡	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	2:05.40
1916	George Smith	Johnny Loftus	Hollie Hughes	John Sanford	2:04.00
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	Charles T. Patterson	Billings & Johnson	2:04.60
1918	Exterminator	William Knapp	Henry McDaniel	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	2:10.80
1919	Sir Barton †	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	2:09.80
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	Billy Garth	Ral Parr	2:09.00
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:04.20
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	Fred Burlew	Benjamin Block	2:04.60
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	David J. Leary	Rancocas Stable	2:05.40
1924	Black Gold	J. D. Mooney	Hanley Webb	Rosa M. Hoots	2:05.20
1925	Flying Ebony	Earl Sande	William B. Duke	Gifford A. Cochran	2:07.60
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:03.80
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	Harry P. Whitney	2:06.00
1928	Reigh Count	Chick Lang	Bert S. Michell	Fannie Hertz	2:10.40
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	Clyde Van Dusen	Herbert P. Gardner	2:10.80
1930	Gallant Fox †	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:07.60
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:01.80
1932	Burgoo King	Eugene James	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:05.20
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:06.80
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Bob Smith	Brookmeade Stable	2:04.00
1935	Omaha †	Willie Saunders	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:05.00
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	Max Hirsch	Morton L. Schwartz	2:03.60
1937	War Admiral †	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:03.20
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Herbert M. Woolf	2:04.80
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:03.40
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	Roy Waldron	Milky Way Farm	2:05.00
1941	Whirlaway †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.40
1942	Shut Out	Wayne D. Wright	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:04.40
1943	Count Fleet †	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	2:04.00
1944	Pensive	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1945	Hoop Jr.	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan H. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	2:07.00
1946	Assault †	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:06.60
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	Tom Smith	Maine Chance Farm	2:06.80
1948	Citation †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.40
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:01.60
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	Sol Rutchick	Jack J. Amiel	2:02.60
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.60
1953	Dark Star	Hank Moreno	Eddie Hayward	Cain Hoy Stable	2:02.00
1954	Determine	Raymond York	William Molter	Andrew J. Crevolin	2:03.00
1955	Swaps	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth	2:01.80
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:03.40
1957	Iron Liege	Bill Hartack	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.00
1959	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank E. Childs	Fred & Juliette Turner	2:02.20
1960	Venetian Way	Bill Hartack	Victor J. Sovinski	Sunny Blue Farm	2:02.40
1961	Carry Back	Johnny Sellers	Jack A. Price	Katherine Price	2:04.00
1962	Decidedly	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	El Peco Ranch	2:00.40
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:01.80
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm	2:00.00
1965	Lucky Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	Ada L. Rice	2:01.20
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	Ford Stable	2:02.00
1967	Proud Clarion	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry, Jr.	Darby Dan Farm	2:00.60
1968^*	Forward Pass	Ismael Valenzuela	Henry Forrest	Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1969	Majestic Prince	Bill Hartack	Johnny Longden	Frank M. McMahon	2:01.80
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	Robert E. Lehmann	2:03.40
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	Juan Arias	Edgar Caibett	2:03.20
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stud	2:01.80
1973	Secretariat †	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:59.40
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woody Stephens	John M. Olin	2:04.00
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	John L. Greer	2:02.00
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	2:01.60
1977	Seattle Slew †	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner, Jr.	Karen L. Taylor	2:02.20
1978	Affirmed †	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:01.20
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	2:02.40
1980	Genuine Risk ‡	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	Diana M. Firestone	2:02.00
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm	2:02.00
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie Delahoussaye	Edwin J. Gregson	Hancock & Peters	2:02.40
1983	Sunny’s Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	David C. Cross, Jr.	D. J. Foster Stable	2:02.20
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:02.40
1985	Spend A Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cam Gambolati	Dennis Diaz	2:00.20
1986	Ferdinand	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	Elizabeth A. Keck	2:02.80
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	D. & P. Scharbauer	2:03.40
1988	Winning Colors ‡	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	2:02.20
1989	Sunday Silence	Pat Valenzuela	Charlie Whittingham	H-G-W Partners	2:05.00
1990	Unbridled	Craig Perret	Carl Nafzger	Frances A. Genter	2:02.00
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	Nick Zito	BCC Stable	2:03.00
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	2:03.00
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stables	2:02.40
1994	Go for Gin	Chris McCarron	Nick Zito	Condren & Cornacchia	2:03.60
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas†	Michael Tabor	2:01.20
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:01.00
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:02.40
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	2:02.20
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:03.20
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:01.00
2001	Monarchos	Jorge F. Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:59.97
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Thoroughbred Corp.	2:01.13
2003	Funny Cide	Jose Santos	Barclay Tagg	Sackatoga Stable	2:01.19
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Someday Farm	2:04.06
2005	Giacomo	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	Jerry & Ann Moss	2:02.75
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	Michael R. Matz	Lael Stables	2:01.36
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	James B. Tafel	2:02.17
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables / P. Pompa	2:01.82
2009	Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.	Double Eagle Ranch et al.	2:02.66
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	2:04.45
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor	2:02.04
2012	I’ll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O’Neill	J. Paul Reddam	2:01.83
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable	2:02.89
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	Steve Coburn & Perry Martin	2:03.66

Who will join this exclusive list of Kentucky Derby winners this year? We will find out on Saturday afternoon when the Kentucky Derby is run for another consecutive year.

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