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The 2024 Kentucky Derby was an exciting race with a photo finish! Here’s a look at the winner, full results, payouts, and more.
Who Won the 2024 Kentucky Derby?
Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby in a three-way photo finish. The horse was 18-1 odds and was able to hold off a late charge by Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win by a nose. There hasn’t been a nose margin of victory in the Kentucky Derby since 1996.
2024 Kentucky Derby Final Results
For winning the Kentucky Derby, Mystik Dan takes home $3.1 million in winnings while Sierra Leone snags $1 million and Forever Young receives $500 thousand. Check out the full results from the race.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystik Dan | Brian Hernandez Jr. | $3,100,000 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Tyler Gaffalione | $1,000,000 |
| 3 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei Sakai | $500,000 |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Flavien Prat | $250,000 |
| 5 | T O Password (JPN) | Kazushi Kimura | $150,000 |
| 6 | Resilience | Junior Alvarado | |
| 7 | Stronghold | Antonio Fresu | |
| 8 | Honor Marie | Ben Curtis | |
| 9 | Endlessly | Umberto Rispoli | |
| 10 | Dornoch | Luis Saez | |
| 11 | Track Phantom | Joel Rosario | |
| 12 | West Saratoga | Jesús Castañón | |
| 13 | Domestic Product | Irad Ortiz Jr. | |
| 14 | Epic Ride | Adam Beschizza | |
| 15 | Fierceness | John R. Velazquez | |
| 16 | Society Man | Frankie Dettori | |
| 17 | Just Steel | Keith Asmussen | |
| 18 | Grand Mo the First | Emisael Jaramillo | |
| 19 | Catalytic | José Ortiz | |
| 20 | Just a Touch | Florent Geroux | |
| – | Encino | Axel Concepcion | Scratched |
| – | Mugatu | Joseph Talamo | Scratched |
List of Kentucky Derby Winners
We have seen our fair share of drama over the years at the Kentucky Derby including horses winning the race on their way to the Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby dates back to 1875 and was started by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. The race takes place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is held annually on the first Saturday in May.
Check out the full list of winners of the race.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mystik Dan | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 2:03:34 |
| 2023 | Mage | Javier Castellano | 2:01.57 |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | Sonny Leon | 2:02.61 |
| 2021 | Mandaloun | Florent Geroux | 2:01.02 |
| 2020 | Authentic | John Velazquez | 2:00.61 |
| 2019 | Country House | Flavien Prat | 2:03.93 |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike Smith | 2:04.20 |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | John Velazquez | 2:03.59 |
| 2016 | Nyquist | Mario Gutierrez | 2:01.31 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | 2:03.02 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | 2:03.66 |
| 2013 | Orb | Joel Rosario | 2:02.89 |
| 2012 | I’ll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | 2:01.83 |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | John Velazquez | 2:02.04 |
| 2010 | Super Saver | Calvin Borel | 2:04.45 |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | Calvin Borel | 2:02.66 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | 2:01.82 |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel | 2:02.17 |
| 2006 | Barbaro | Edgar Prado | 2:01.36 |
| 2005 | Giacomo | Mike Smith | 2:02.75 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | Stewart Elliott | 2:04.06 |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | José Santos | 2:01.19 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | 2:01.13 |
| 2001 | Monarchos | Jorge Chavez | 1:59.97 |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | Kent Desormeaux | 2:01.0 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | Chris Antley | 2:03.2 |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | Kent Desormeaux | 2:02.2 |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | 2:02.4 |
| 1996 | Grindstone | Jerry Bailey | 2:01.0 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Gary Stevens | 2:01.2 |
| 1994 | Go for Gin | Chris McCarron | 2:03.6 |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | Jerry Bailey | 2:02.4 |
| 1992 | Lil E. Tee | Pat Day | 2:03.0 |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold | Chris Antley | 2:03.0 |
| 1990 | Unbridled | Craig Perret | 2:02.0 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela | 2:05.0 |
| 1988 | Winning Colors | Gary Stevens | 2:02.2 |
| 1987 | Alysheba | Chris McCarron | 2:03.4 |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker | 2:02.8 |
| 1985 | Spend A Buck | Ángel Cordero Jr. | 2:00.2 |
| 1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 2:02.4 |
| 1983 | Sunny’s Halo | Eddie Delahoussaye | 2:02.2 |
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol | Eddie Delahoussaye | 2:02.4 |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | Jorge Velásquez | 2:02.0 |
| 1980 | Genuine Risk | Jacinto Vásquez | 2:02.0 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | Ronnie Franklin | 2:02.4 |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Steve Cauthen | 2:01.2 |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | Jean Cruguet | 2:02.2 |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | Ángel Cordero Jr. | 2:01.6 |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | Jacinto Vásquez | 2:02.0 |
| 1974 | Cannonade | Ángel Cordero Jr. | 2:04.0 |
| 1973 | Secretariat | Ron Turcotte | 1:59.4 |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | Ron Turcotte | 2:01.8 |
| 1971 | Canonero II | Gustavo Ávila | 2:03.2 |
| 1970 | Dust Commander | Mike Manganello | 2:03.4 |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack | 2:01.8 |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | Ismael Valenzuela | 2:02.2 |
| 1967 | Proud Clarion | Bobby Ussery | 2:00.6 |
| 1966 | Kauai King | Don Brumfield | 2:02.0 |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | Bill Shoemaker | 2:01.2 |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Bill Hartack | 2:00.0 |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | Braulio Baeza | 2:01.8 |
| 1962 | Decidedly | Bill Hartack | 2:00.4 |
| 1961 | Carry Back | Johnny Sellers | 2:04.0 |
| 1960 | Venetian Way | Bill Hartack | 2:02.4 |
| 1959 | Tomy Lee | Bill Shoemaker | 2:02.2 |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | Ismael Valenzuela | 2:05.0 |
| 1957 | Iron Liege | Bill Hartack | 2:02.2 |
| 1956 | Needles | David Erb | 2:03.4 |
| 1955 | Swaps | Bill Shoemaker | 2:01.8 |
| 1954 | Determine | Raymond York | 2:03.0 |
| 1953 | Dark Star | Henry Moreno | 2:02.0 |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | Eddie Arcaro | 2:01.6 |
| 1951 | Count Turf | Conn McCreary | 2:02.6 |
| 1950 | Middleground | William Boland | 2:01.6 |
| 1949 | Ponder | Steve Brooks | 2:04.2 |
| 1948 | Citation | Eddie Arcaro | 2:05.4 |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin | 2:06.8 |
| 1946 | Assault | Warren Mehrtens | 2:06.6 |
| 1945 | Hoop Jr. | Eddie Arcaro | 2:07.0 |
| 1944 | Pensive | Conn McCreary | 2:04.2 |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | Johnny Longden | 2:04.0 |
| 1942 | Shut Out | Wayne Wright | 2:04.4 |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | Eddie Arcaro | 2:01.4 |
| 1940 | Gallahadion | Carroll Bierman | 2:05.0 |
| 1939 | Johnstown | James Stout | 2:03.4 |
| 1938 | Lawrin | Eddie Arcaro | 2:04.8 |
| 1937 | War Admiral | Charley Kurtsinger | 2:03.2 |
| 1936 | Bold Venture | Ira Hanford | 2:03.6 |
| 1935 | Omaha | Willie Saunders | 2:05.0 |
| 1934 | Cavalcade | Mack Garner | 2:04.0 |
| 1933 | Brokers Tip | Don Meade | 2:06.8 |
| 1932 | Burgoo King | Eugene James | 2:05.2 |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | Charley Kurtsinger | 2:01.8 |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | Earl Sande | 2:07.6 |
| 1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | Linus McAtee | 2:10.8 |
| 1928 | Reigh Count | Chick Lang | 2:10.4 |
| 1927 | Whiskery | Linus McAtee | 2:06.0 |
| 1926 | Bubbling Over | Albert Johnson | 2:03.8 |
| 1925 | Flying Ebony | Earl Sande | 2:07.6 |
| 1924 | Black Gold | John Mooney | 2:05.2 |
| 1923 | Zev | Earl Sande | 2:05.4 |
| 1922 | Morvich | Albert Johnson | 2:04.6 |
| 1921 | Behave Yourself | Charles Thompson | 2:04.2 |
| 1920 | Paul Jones | Ted Rice | 2:09.0 |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | Johnny Loftus | 2:09.8 |
| 1918 | Exterminator | Willie Knapp | 2:10.8 |
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam | Charles Borel | 2:04.6 |
| 1916 | George Smith | Johnny Loftus | 2:04.0 |
| 1915 | Regret | Joe Notter | 2:05.4 |
| 1914 | Old Rosebud | John McCabe | 2:03.40 |
| 1913 | Donerail | Roscoe Goose | 2:04.8 |
| 1912 | Worth | Carroll Shilling | 2:09.4 |
| 1911 | Meridian | George Archibald | 2:05.0 |
| 1910 | Donau | Frederick Herbert | 2:06.4 |
| 1909 | Wintergreen | Vincent Powers | 2:08.2 |
| 1908 | Stone Street | Arthur Pickens | 2:15.2 |
| 1907 | Pink Star | Andy Minder | 2:12.6 |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | Roscoe Troxler | 2:08.8 |
| 1905 | Agile | Jack Martin | 2:10.75 |
| 1904 | Elwood | Shorty Prior | 2:08.5 |
| 1903 | Judge Himes | Harold Booker | 2:09.0 |
| 1902 | Alan-a-Dale | Jimmy Winkfield | 2:08.75 |
| 1901 | His Eminence | Jimmy Winkfield | 2:07.75 |
| 1900 | Lieut. Gibson | Jimmy Boland | 2:06.25 |
| 1899 | Manuel | Fred Taral | 2:12.0 |
| 1898 | Plaudit | Willie Simms | 2:09.0 |
| 1897 | Typhoon II | Buttons Garner | 2:12.5 |
| 1896 | Ben Brush | Willie Simms | 2:07.75 |
| 1895 | Halma | James Perkins | 2:37.5 |
| 1894 | Chant | Frank Goodale | 2:41.0 |
| 1893 | Lookout | Eddie Kunze | 2:39.25 |
| 1892 | Azra | Alonzo Clayton | 2:41.5 |
| 1891 | Kingman | Isaac Murphy | 2:52.25 |
| 1890 | Riley | Isaac Murphy | 2:45.0 |
| 1889 | Spokane | Thomas Kiley | 2:34.5 |
| 1888 | Macbeth II | George Covington | 2:38.25 |
| 1887 | Montrose | Isaac Lewis | 2:39.25 |
| 1886 | Ben Ali | Paul Duffy | 2:36.5 |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | Erskine Henderson | 2:37.25 |
| 1884 | Buchanan | Isaac Murphy | 2:40.25 |
| 1883 | Leonatus | William Donohue | 2:43.0 |
| 1882 | Apollo | Babe Hurd | 2:40.25 |
| 1881 | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin | 2:40.0 |
| 1880 | Fonso | George Lewis | 2:37.50 |
| 1879 | Lord Murphy | Charlie Shauer | 2:37.00 |
| 1878 | Day Star | Jimmy Carter | 2:37.25 |
| 1877 | Baden-Baden | Billy Walker | 2:38.0 |
| 1876 | Vagrant | Robert Swim | 2:38.25 |
| 1875 | Aristides | Oliver Lewis | 2:37.75 |
When was the First Kentucky Derby?
The first Kentucky Derby took place in 1875 and Aristides won the race with a time of 2:37.75. It was first run at a length of one and a half miles which was the same distance as the Epsom Derby. It changed its length to one and a quarter miles in 1896. The first Kentucky Derby ran on May 17 in front of a crowd of about 10,000 people.
