Kentucky Derby Winners

Kentucky Derby Winners in the 2000s

In 2008, Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby almost 5 lengths in front of Eight Belles - the first horse to have been euthanised on the track after breaking her two front ankles. Dennis of Cork took third position. For details, see 2008 Kentucky Derby Results.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Dutrow, Jr	Paul Pompa Jr.	2:01.82
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	James B. Tafel	2:02.17
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	Michael R. Matz	Lael Stables	2:01.36
2005	Giacomo	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	Jerry & Ann Moss	2:02.75
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Someday Farm	2:04.06
2003	Funny Cide	Jose Santos	Barclay Tagg	Sackatoga Stable	2:01.19
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Thoroughbred Corp.	2:01.13
2001	Monarchos	Jorge Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:01.00

Kentucky Derby Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:03.20
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	2:02.20
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:02.40
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:01.00
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas*	Michael Tabor	2:01.20
1994	Go for Gin	Chris McCarron	Nick Zito	Condren & Cornacchia	2:03.60
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	Mack Miller	Rokeby Stables	2:02.40
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	2:03.00
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	Nick Zito	BCC Stable	2:03.00
1990	Unbridled	Craig Perret	Carl Nafzger	Frances A. Genter	2:02.00
1989	Sunday Silence	Pat Valenzuela	Charlie Whittingham	H-G-W Partners	2:05.00
1988	Winning Colors	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	2:02.20
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	D. & P. Scharbauer	2:03.40
1986	Ferdinand	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	Elizabeth A. Keck	2:02.80
1985	Spend A Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cam Gambolati	Hunter Farm	2:00.20
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:02.40
1983	Sunny’s Halo	Ed Delahoussaye	David C. Cross, Jr.	D. J. Foster Stable	2:02.20
1982	Gato Del Sol	Ed Delahoussaye	Edwin J. Gregson	Hancock & Peters	2:02.40
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm	2:02.00
1980	Genuine Risk	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	Diana Firestone	2:02.00