The importance of Kentucky Derby results today to the world of thoroughbred horse racing cannot be understated. Win this race, the most famous held in America, and the horses, their barns, owners and jockeys are all set for life. Provided the thoroughbred is an entire, they will go to stud after their career on the track finishes.

Looking over past performances at Churchill Downs can help you decide who to bet on this year. We have full results from the latest editions of the Kentucky Derby on this page, plus the top five finishers going back to 2013.

Full Kentucky Derby Results from Recent Years

We thought it’d be neat if you could refer back to recent full results from the latest editions of the Kentucky Derby. This section looks back over the race going back to 2020.

It’s not just the horses who finished in the money, but every single one that jumped out of the gates at Churchill Downs. See their final Kentucky Derby odds and how that compared to the Morning-Line favorite and prices.

Kentucky Derby Results 2024

With speedy favorite Fierceness burning out, Mystik Dan just held on as Churchill Downs marked 150 years of its showpiece race. He got a run up against the fence and just crossed the wire a nose in front of second-favorite Sierra Leone. Between the pair, but beaten a similarly fine margin in third was Japanese horse Forever Young.

Something 2024 Kentucky Derby results should also mention is that trainer Kenneth McPeek completed the Oaks-Derby double. No handler had achieved this feat since 1952. Missing out on the show in fourth, meanwhile, was Catching Freedom. Japan had finished no better than sixth in this race before, but they had two in the first five here thanks to T O Password. Here is the Kentucky Derby 2024 result in full:

Complete 2024 Kentucky Derby Results

Scratched horses: Encino.

Kentucky Derby Results 2023

With futures betting favorite Forte scratched late, Florida Derby second Mage went one better in the 149th running of this famous race. He was on top by a length at the wire from Two Phil’s. The 2023 Kentucky Derby results reveal the revised favorite Angel Of Empire could only manage third spot, clear of longshots Disarm and Hit Show.

Full 2023 Kentucky Derby Result

Scratched horses: Continuar, Forte, Lord Miles, Practical Move, Skinner.

Kentucky Derby Results 2022

There was something serendipitous about longshot reserve runner Rich Strike winning the 148th running after the late scratching of Ethereal Road from the race. Jumping from the widest gate of all, his late surge after switching off the rail in the home stretch saw him get up and beat the favorite Epicenter. The 2022 Kentucky Derby results show another fancied runner in Zandon making the show.

Complete 2022 Kentucky Derby Result

Scratched horse: Ethereal Road.

2021 Kentucky Derby Results

A subsequent disqualification for a banned substance meant Medina Spirit was stripped of his win. Mandaloun was awarded the race in a tight finish over Hot Rod Charlie and Essential Quality with less than a length between them. After the amended result of 2021, Bob Baffert was banned from having runners at Churchill Downs.

Full 2021 Kentucky Derby Result

* Medina Spirit was first the past the post, but tested positive for a banned substance. Scratched horse: King Fury.

Kentucky Derby Results 2020

In a year where sport around the world stopped as the human race battled a global pandemic, things were a little different. Churchill Downs took the unprecedented step of running the Kentucky Derby in September over Labor Day Weekend.

Authentic defeated hot favorite Tiz The Law with a gutsy display, rallying to get back in front. He crossed the wire first with 2020 Kentucky Derby results showing Mr. Big News back in third.

Scratched horses: Finnick The Fierce, King Guillermo, Thousand Words.

Kentucky Derby Results History

As well as looking back over the most recent results in the race, it is also worth knowing which horses are Kentucky Derby winners from the past decade or so. We have the first five finishers in every edition since 2013 below, so you can see which trainers have picked up prize money from the purse.

2019 Kentucky Derby Results

After causing interference in the home stretch that impacted several rivals, stewards had no choice but to disqualify Maximum Security and demote him to 17th spot. That saw 65-1 shot Country House promoted to first with Code Of Honor second in front of Tacitus.

* Maximum Security was first past the post, but then disqualified for causing interference and placed 17th. 19 ran. Scratched horses: Haikal, Omaha Beach.

2018 Kentucky Derby Results

Justify became the sixth consecutive favorite to win this great race as he began a Triple Crown winning campaign that ended in him emulating fellow Bob Baffert superstar American Pharoah. The latest equine hero from the California trainer’s barn was just too slick for Good Magic and Audible, who needed a photo finish to separate second place from third.

20 ran.

2017 Kentucky Derby Results

After hitting the front halfway around Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby betting sites favorite Always Dreaming controlled the race superbly up front and blew the field apart. Lookin At Lee was home behind him ahead of fellow longhot Battle Of Midway.

20 ran.

2016 Kentucky Derby Results

The 3-1 favorite Nyquist hung on from the fast-finishing Exaggerator, who in turn was clear of a dogfight for the minor money where the fine margins of a head and nose separated Gun Runner, Mohaymen and Suddenbreakingnews.

20 ran.

2015 Kentucky Derby Results

The great American Pharoah got his Grand Slam bid off to the perfect start when later becoming the first Triple Crown winner for 37 years with a length victory over Firing Line. Big-time California trainer Bob Baffert also had Dortmund make the show in third.

18 ran. Scratched horses: El Kabeir, International Star, Stanford, Tale Of Verve.

2014 Kentucky Derby Results

California Chrome took his Golden State form to a whole new level with victory in The Run for the Roses over Dallas Stewart longshot Commanding Curve. Back in third was Danza.

19 ran. Scratched horses: Hoppertunity, Pablo Del Monte.

2013 Kentucky Derby Results

Orb forged clear of the field at Churchill Downs despite his status as a weak favorite in the betting, pulling clear of Golden Soul. There was a real scrap for making the show with two heads separating Revolutionary in third from Mylute in fifth spot.

19 ran. Scratched horses: Black Onyx, Fear The Kitten.

Can Past Kentucky Derby Results And Prices Tell Us Anything?

What’s happened in the past is no guarantee of something similar coming to pass in the future. Who could’ve predicted a reserve like Rich Strike winning the big one at 80-1 in 2022? Previous results and Kentucky Derby payouts are worth looking at for trends and stats, which can narrow the field down a bit though.

Favorites did so well between 2013 and 2018 by winning the big race, but the recent picture is different. The latest Kentucky Derby results and payouts over the past five editions show the fancied runner beaten, but still placing or making the show. That suggests looking beyond the favorite for your Kentucky Derby picks could be a smart play.

Horses with the most qualifying points from the Road to the Kentucky Derby are in theory leading contenders. It’s another story in practice, though, as you have to go back a decade to 2014 for the last rankings topper from prep races scooping first prize at Churchill Downs.

FAQs

What was the order of finishes in the Kentucky Derby?

In the latest edition of the race, Mage beat Two Phil’s by a length with favorite Angel Of Empire making the show in a clear third. Minor money went to Disarm and Hit Show, ahead of transpacific runner Derma Sotogake from Japan. Tapit Trice disappointed in seventh spot.

Why are there so few fillies in official Kentucky Derby results?

Although three-year-old fillies can take part in The Run for the Roses, there is another valuable Grade I race at Churchill Downs restricted to them and on the Kentucky Derby schedule for the day before. This is the Kentucky Oaks, which has an illustrious roll of honor itself.

When can we expect results from the Kentucky Derby?

The provisional result is available just moments after the field of Kentucky Derby horses have crossed the wire. After the jockeys have weighed in, everything become official. There may be objections in the event of any controversy during the race, so watch out any amendments to the final result.

Why has no horse won the Kentucky Derby twice?

This is easily explained by the fact that only three-year-old thoroughbreds can run in it. The fact is it’s impossible for any horse to win it twice because of the age bracket that it is open to as set out in the conditions of this famous race.