United States of America
Churchill Downs · 04.05.19
Kentucky Derby
3rdTacitus3yo by Tapit × Close Hatches€274,500
Full result →Purse€3,980,600
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 3.93s
SurfaceDirt · Sloppy
Conditions3-year-olds
Runners19
Result
19 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
9thWin Win Win3yoJulian PimentelMichael Trombetta
11thBy My Standards3yoGabriel SaezW Bret Calhoun
13thBodexpress3yoChris LanderosGustavo Delgado
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Country House in 2019
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Arkansas Derby1810 metres · €915,1003rdWilliam MottJoel Rosario14.04.2019Oaklawn ParkPrize money €91,507Race details
All winners since 2011
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JustifyScat Daddy × Stage Magic | Bob BaffertMike E Smith | China Horse Club, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et AlJ D Gunther | |
| 2017 | Always DreamingBodemeister × Above Perfection | Todd PletcherJohn R Velazquez | MeB Racing, Brooklyn Boyz Et AlSanta Rosa Partners | |
| 2016 | NyquistUncle Mo × Seeking Gabrielle | Doug O'NeillMario Gutierrez | Reddam Racing LLCSummerhill Farm | |
| 2015 | American PharoahPioneerof The Nile × Littleprincessemma | Bob BaffertVictor Espinoza | Zayat Stables LLCZayat Stables Llc | |
| 2014 | California ChromeLucky Pulpit × Love The Chase | Art ShermanVictor Espinoza | Steven Coburn & Perry MartinPerry Martin & Steve Coburn | |
| 2013 | OrbMalibu Moon × Lady Liberty I | Claude McGaughey IIIJoel Rosario | Stuart S Janney III & Phipps StableStuart S Janney III & Phipps Stable | |
| 2012 | I'll Have AnotherFlower Alley × Arch's Gal Edith | Doug O'NeillMario Gutierrez | Reddam Racing LLCHarvey Clarke | |
| 2011 | Animal KingdomLeroidesanimaux × Dalicia | H Graham MotionJohn R Velazquez | Team ValorTeam Valor |
History since 1926
Kentucky Derby94Editions since 1926
0Multiple winners
2%Won by fillies or mares2 of 94 · 0 of the last 20
1:59.40Fastest winning timeSecretariat · 1973
Record holders
Most wins since 19261Calumet FarmBreeder · 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1991 …9 wins
2Calumet FarmOwner · 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968 …8 wins
3Ben JonesTrainer · 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952 …6 wins
4Eddie ArcaroJockey · 1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 19525 wins
4Bill HartackJockey · 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 19695 wins
6Sir Gallahad IIISire · 1930, 1940, 19453 wins
6Bull LeaSire · 1948, 1952, 19573 wins
6SweepDamsire · 1926, 1937, 19413 wins
6BlenheimDamsire · 1949, 1952, 19663 wins
Show all 94 winners since 1926Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Country HouseLookin at Lucky × Quake Lake | Bill MottFlavien Prat | Mrs. J.V. Shields Jr., E. J. M. McFadden Jr., LNJ FoxwoodsJ. V. Shields, Jr. | 66.00 | |
| 2018 | JustifyScat Daddy × Stage Magic | Bob BaffertMike E Smith | China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, WinStar FarmJohn D. Gunther | 4.00 | |
| 2017 | Always DreamingBodemeister × Above Perfection | Todd PletcherJohn R Velazquez | MeB Racing, Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola, St. Elias, Siena Farm, West Point ThoroughbredsSanta Rosa Partners | 4.00 | |
| 2016 | NyquistUncle Mo × Seeking Gabrielle | Doug O'NeillMario Gutierrez | Reddam RacingSummerhill Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2015 | American PharoahPioneerof the Nile × Littleprincessemma | Bob BaffertVictor Espinoza | Zayat StablesAhmed Zayat | 4.00 | |
| 2014 | California ChromeLucky Pulpit × Love the Chase | Art ShermanVictor Espinoza | Steve Coburn & Perry MartinPerry Martin and Steve Coburn | 3.50 | |
| 2013 | OrbMalibu Moon × Lady Liberty | Claude R. McGaughey IIIJoel Rosario | Stuart S. Janney III, Phipps StableStuart S. Janney III, Phipps Stable | 6.40 | |
| 2012 | I'll Have AnotherFlower Alley × Arch's Gal Edith | Doug O'NeillMario Gutierrez | Reddam RacingHarvey Clarke | 16.00 | |
| 2011 | Animal KingdomLeroidesanimaux × Dalicia | Graham MotionJohn R Velazquez | Team Valor InternationalTeam Valor | ||
| 2010 | Super SaverMaria's Mon × Supercharger | Todd PletcherCalvin Borel | WinStar FarmWinStar Farm | 9.00 | |
| 2009 | Mine That BirdBirdstone × Mining My Own | Bennie Woolley Jr.Calvin Borel | Double Eagle Ranch, Buena Suerte EquineLamantia Blackburn & Needham/Betz Thoroughbreds | ||
| 2008 | Big BrownBoundary × Mien | Rick Dutrow Jr.Kent Desormeaux | IEAH Stables, Paul Pompa Jr.Monticule Farms | 3.00 | |
| 2007 | Street SenseStreet Cry × Bedazzle | Carl NafzgerCalvin Borel | Jim TafelJames B. Tafel at Chesapeake Farm (Drew Nardiello) | 6.00 | |
| 2006 | BarbaroDynaformer × La Ville Rouge | Michael MatzEdgar Prado | Lael StablesH. Roy and Gretchen Jackson | 7.00 | |
| 2005 | GiacomoHoly Bull × Set Them Free | John ShirreffsMike E Smith | Jerry & Ann MossMr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss | 51.00 | |
| 2004 | Smarty JonesElusive Quality × I'll Get Along | John ServisStewart Elliott | Someday FarmSomeday Farm | 5.00 | |
| 2003 | Funny CideDistorted Humor × Belle's Good Cide | Barclay TaggJosé Santos | Sackatoga StableWinStar Farm | 13.80 | |
| 2002 | War EmblemOur Emblem × Sweetest Lady | Bob BaffertVictor Espinoza | The Thoroughbred Corp.Charles Nuckols Jr. & Sons | 21.50 | |
| 2001 | MonarchosMaria's Mon × Regal Band | John T. Ward Jr.Jorge Chavez | John OxleyJames D. Squires | 11.50 | |
| 2000 | Fusaichi PegasusMr. Prospector × Angel Fever | Neil DrysdaleKent Desormeaux | Fusao SekiguchiArthur B. Hancock III and Stonerside Ltd. | 3.00 | |
| 1999 | CharismaticSummer Squall × Bali Babe | D Wayne LukasChris Antley | Bob & Beverly LewisParrish Hill Farm & / William S. Farish | ||
| 1998 | Real QuietQuiet American × Really Blue | Bob BaffertKent Desormeaux | Michael E. PegramEduardo Gaviria | ||
| 1997 | Silver CharmSilver Buck × Bonnie's Poker | Bob BaffertGary Stevens | Bob & Beverly LewisMary Lou Wootton | 5.00 | |
| 1996 | GrindstoneUnbridled × Buzz My Bell | D Wayne LukasJerry Bailey | Overbrook FarmOverbrook Farm | ||
| 1995 | Thunder GulchGulch × Line Of Thunder | D Wayne LukasGary Stevens | Coolmore GroupPeter M. Brant | 25.50 | |
| 1994 | Go for GinCormorant × Never Knock | Nick ZitoChris McCarron | Bill Condren, Joe CornacchiaPamela duPont Darmstadt | ||
| 1993 | Sea HeroPolish Navy × Glowing Tribute | MacKenzie MillerJerry Bailey | Rokeby StablesPaul Mellon | ||
| 1992 | Lil E. TeeAt the Threshold × Eileen's Moment | Lynn WhitingPat Day | Cal ParteeLawrence I. Littman | ||
| 1991 | Strike the GoldAlydar × Majestic Gold | Nick ZitoChris Antley | Bill Condren, Joe Cornacchia, B. Giles BrophyCalumet Farm | ||
| 1990 | UnbridledFappiano × Gana Facil | Carl NafzgerCraig Perret | Frances A. Genter StableTartan Stable | ||
| 1989 | Sunday SilenceHalo × Wishing Well | Charlie WhittinghamPat Valenzuela | H-G-W PartnersOak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. | ||
| 1988 | Winning ColorsCaro × All Rainbows | D Wayne LukasGary Stevens | Eugene KleinEcho Valley Farm / (Donald & Shirley Sucher) | ||
| 1987 | AlyshebaAlydar × Bel Sheba | Jack Van BergChris McCarron | Dorothy & Pamela ScharbauerPreston W. Madden | ||
| 1986 | FerdinandNijinsky × Banja Luka | Charlie WhittinghamBill Shoemaker | Elizabeth KeckHoward B. Keck | ||
| 1985 | Spend a BuckBuckaroo × Belle de Jour | Cam GambolatiÁngel Cordero Jr. | Hunter FarmC. Rowe Harper, Irish Hill Farm | ||
| 1984 | SwaleSeattle Slew × Tuerta | Woody StephensLaffit Pincay Jr. | Claiborne FarmClaiborne Farm | ||
| 1983 | Sunny's HaloHalo × Mostly Sunny | David Cross Jr.Eddie Delahoussaye | D.J. Foster Racing StableDavid J. Foster | 3.50 | |
| 1982 | Gato Del SolCougar II × Peacefully | Edwin GregsonEddie Delahoussaye | Arthur B. Hancock III & Leone J. PetersArthur B. Hancock III & Leone J. Peters | ||
| 1981 | Pleasant ColonyHis Majesty × Sun Colony | John CampoJorge Velásquez | Buckland FarmThomas Mellon Evans | 4.50 | |
| 1980 | Genuine RiskExclusive Native × Virtuous | LeRoy JolleyJacinto Vásquez | Diana M. FirestoneSally Humphrey | ||
| 1979 | Spectacular BidBold Bidder × Spectacular | Bud DelpRonnie Franklin | Hawksworth FarmMadelyn Jason / Mrs. William Gilmore | 1.60 | |
| 1978 | AffirmedExclusive Native × Won't Tell You | Laz BarreraSteve Cauthen | Harbor View FarmHarbor View Farm | 2.80 | |
| 1977 | Seattle SlewBold Reasoning × My Charmer | Billy Turner Jr.Jean Cruguet | Karen TaylorBen S. Castleman | 1.50 | |
| 1976 | Bold ForbesIrish Castle × Comely Nell | Laz BarreraÁngel Cordero Jr. | E. Rodriguez TizolEaton Farms Inc. & Red Bull Stable | 4.00 | |
| 1975 | Foolish PleasureWhat a Pleasure × Fool Me Not | LeRoy JolleyJacinto Vásquez | John GreerWaldemar Farms, Inc. | ||
| 1974 | CannonadeBold Bidder × Queen Sucree | Woody StephensÁngel Cordero Jr. | John OlinJohn M. Olin | 2.50 | |
| 1973 | SecretariatBold Ruler × Somethingroyal | Lucien LaurinRon Turcotte | Meadow StableMeadow Stud (Christopher Chenery) | 2.50 | |
| 1972 | Riva RidgeFirst Landing × Iberia | Lucien LaurinRon Turcotte | Meadow StableMeadow Stud, Inc. | 2.50 | |
| 1971 | Canonero IIPretendre × Dixieland II | Juan AriasGustavo Ávila | Edgar CaibettEdward B. Benjamin | ||
| 1970 | Dust CommanderBold Commander × Dust Storm | Don CombsMike Manganello | Robert E. LehmannPullen Brothers | ||
| 1969 | Majestic PrinceRaise a Native × Gay Hostess | Johnny LongdenBill Hartack | Frank McMahonLeslie Combs II | ||
| 1968 | Forward PassOn-and-On × Princess Turia | Henry ForrestIsmael Valenzuela | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1967 | Proud ClarionHail To Reason × Breath O'Morn | Loyd Gentry Jr.Bobby Ussery | Darby Dan FarmJohn W. Galbreath | ||
| 1966 | Kauai KingNative Dancer × Sweep In | Henry ForrestDon Brumfield | Ford StablePine Brook Farm | ||
| 1965 | Lucky DebonairVertex × Fresh as Fresh | Frank CatroneBill Shoemaker | Ada RiceDanada Farm | ||
| 1964 | Northern DancerNearctic × Natalma | Horatio LuroBill Hartack | Windfields FarmEdward P. Taylor | ||
| 1963 | ChateaugaySwaps × Banquet Bell | James P. ConwayBraulio Baeza | Darby Dan FarmJohn W. Galbreath | ||
| 1962 | DecidedlyDetermine × Gloire Fille | Horatio LuroBill Hartack | El Peco RanchGeorge A. Pope Jr. | ||
| 1961 | Carry BackSaggy × Joppy | Jack PriceJohnny Sellers | Katherine PriceMrs. Katherine Price. | 3.50 | |
| 1960 | Venetian WayRoyal Coinage × Firefly | Victor SovinskiBill Hartack | Sunny Blue FarmJohn W. Greathouse | ||
| 1959 | Tomy LeeTudor Minstrel × Auld Alliance | Frank ChildsBill Shoemaker | Fred & Juliette Turner Jr.Captain David H. Wills | ||
| 1958 | Tim TamTom Fool × Two Lea | Jimmy JonesIsmael Valenzuela | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1957 | Iron LiegeBull Lea × Iron Maiden | Jimmy JonesBill Hartack | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1956 | NeedlesPonder × Noodle Soup | Hugh FontaineDavid Erb | D & H StableWilliam E. Leach | ||
| 1955 | SwapsKhaled × Iron Reward | Mesh TenneyBill Shoemaker | Rex EllsworthRex C. Ellsworth | ||
| 1954 | DetermineAlibhai × Koubis | William MolterRaymond York | Andy CrevolinDr. Eslie Asbury | ||
| 1953 | Dark StarRoyal Gem × Isolde | Eddie HaywardHenry Moreno | Cain Hoy StableWarner L. Jones Jr. | ||
| 1952 | Hill GailBull Lea × Jane Gail | Ben JonesEddie Arcaro | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1951 | Count TurfCount Fleet × Delmarie | Sol RutchickConn McCreary | Jack AmielDr. & Mrs. Frank Porter Miller | ||
| 1950 | MiddlegroundBold Venture × Verguenza | Max HirschWilliam Boland | King RanchKing Ranch | ||
| 1949 | PonderPensive × Miss Rushin | Ben JonesSteve Brooks | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | 17.00 | |
| 1948 | CitationBull Lea × Hydroplane | Ben JonesEddie Arcaro | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1947 | Jet PilotBlenheim × Black Wave | Tom SmithEric Guerin | Maine Chance FarmA.B. Hancock & Mrs. R.A. Van Clief | ||
| 1946 | AssaultBold Venture × Igual | Max HirschWarren Mehrtens | King RanchKing Ranch | ||
| 1945 | Hoop Jr.Sir Gallahad III × One Hour | Ivan ParkeEddie Arcaro | Fred HooperR. A. Fairbairn | ||
| 1944 | PensiveHyperion × Penicuik | Ben JonesConn McCreary | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1943 | Count FleetReigh Count × Quickly | Don CameronJohnny Longden | Fannie HertzMrs. J. Hertz | ||
| 1942 | Shut OutEquipoise × Goose Egg | John Gaver Sr.Wayne Wright | Greentree StableGreentree Stable | ||
| 1941 | WhirlawayBlenheim × Dustwhirl | Ben JonesEddie Arcaro | Calumet FarmCalumet Farm | ||
| 1940 | GallahadionSir Gallahad III × Countess Time | Roy WaldronCarroll Bierman | Milky Way FarmR. A. Fairbairn | ||
| 1939 | JohnstownJamestown × La France | Jim FitzsimmonsJames Stout | Belair StudA. B. Hancock | ||
| 1938 | LawrinInsco × Margaret Lawrence | Ben JonesEddie Arcaro | Woolford FarmHerbert M. Woolf | ||
| 1937 | War AdmiralMan o' War × Brushup | George ConwayCharley Kurtsinger | Glen Riddle FarmsS. D. Riddle | ||
| 1936 | Bold VentureSt. Germans × Possible | Max HirschIra Hanford | Morton SchwartzM. L. Schwartz | ||
| 1935 | OmahaGallant Fox × Flambino | Jim FitzsimmonsWillie Saunders | Belair StudBelair Stud | 5.00 | |
| 1934 | CavalcadeLancegaye × Hastily | Bob SmithMack Garner | Brookmeade StableF. W. Armstrong | ||
| 1933 | Brokers TipBlack Toney × Forteresse | Herbert J. ThompsonDon Meade | Edward R. BradleyIdle Hour Stock Farm | ||
| 1932 | Burgoo KingBubbling Over × Minawand | Herbert J. ThompsonEugene James | Edward R. BradleyH. N. Davis and Idle Hour Stock Farm | ||
| 1931 | Twenty GrandSt. Germans × Bonus | James Rowe Jr.Charley Kurtsinger | Greentree StableGreentree Stable | ||
| 1930 | Gallant FoxSir Gallahad III × Marguerite | Jim FitzsimmonsEarl Sande | Belair StudBelair Stud | ||
| 1929 | Clyde Van DusenMan o' War × Uncle's Lassie | Clyde Van DusenLinus McAtee | Herbert GardnerH. P. Gardner | 4.00 | |
| 1928 | Reigh CountSunreigh × Contessina | Bert MichellChick Lang | Fannie HertzWillis Sharpe Kilmer | ||
| 1927 | WhiskeryWhisk Broom × Prudery | Fred HopkinsLinus McAtee | Harry Payne WhitneyH. P. Whitney | ||
| 1926 | Bubbling OverNorth Star III × Beaming Beauty | Herbert J. ThompsonAlbert Johnson | Edward R. Bradley (Idle Hour Stock Farm)Idle Hour Stock Farm |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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