Kentucky Derby winners: History of winning horses, timings at Churchill Downs since 1875.
Horse racing's most storied event is approaching its final turn, as there remain only two days until the first leg of the Triple Crown season starts.
Sovereignty reigns at the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado aboard, emerged victorious in 2:02.31 during the first leg of horse racing's 2025 Triple Crown over the 19-horse field, which galloped through thick mud at Churchill Downs after daylong showers.
Sovereignty came out of the 18th gate and went off with the fourth-best odds at 7-1 as the race started. Journalism, which came in as the favorite at 3-1, placed second with Baeza (13-1 odds) rounding out the top three.
Winning Saturday's Run for the Roses is a feat of its own: It comes with a spot in the record books, for which only 20 horses each year can compete. But it can also be a life-changing experience for owners and jockeys, such as winning the $3.1 million first-place winner's share from the 2025 Kentucky Derby purse.
Who won the Kentucky Derby last year?
The Kentucky Derby 2024 winner was Mystik Dan, who had to edge out Sierra Leone and Forever Young in the final stretch at Churchill Downs for a historic photo finish ending. By winning last year's derby, Mystik Dan earned a winning share of $3.1 million from the Kentucky Derby purse, a record-breaking figure.
Kentucky Derby winners' history, Full list of previous champions 1875-2025
Here's a full list of past Kentucky Derby winners since 2000, per the Kentucky Derby's website:
Winning time in parentheses
2026: TBD
2025: Sovereignty (2:02.31)
2024: Mystik Dan (2:03:34)
2023: Mage (2:01.57)
2022: Rich Strike (2:02.61)
2021: Mandaloun (2:01.36)
2020: Authentic (2:00.61)
2019: Country House (2:03.93)
2018: Justify (2:04:20) *
2017: Nyquist (2:01.31)
2016: Nyquist (2:01.31)
2015: American Pharoah (2:03.02) *
2014: California Chrome (2:03.66)
2013: Orb (2:02.89)
2012: I'll Have Another (2:01.83)
2011: Animal Kingdom (2:02.04)
2010: Super Saver (2:04.45)
2009: Mine That Bird (2:02.66)
2008: Big Brown (2:01.82)
2007: Street Sense (2:02.17)
2006: Barbaro (2:01.36)
2005: Giacomo (2:02.75)
2004: Smarty Jones (2:04.06)
2003: Funny Cide (2:01.19)
2002: War Emblem (2:01.13)
2001: Monarchos (1:59.97)
2000: Fusaichi Pegasus (2:01.00)
1999: Charismatic (2:03.20)
1998: Real Quiet (2:02.20)
1997: Silver Charm (2:02.40)
1996: Grindstone (2:01.00)
1995: Thunder Gulch (2:01.20)
1994: Go for Gin (2:03.60)
1993: Sea Hero (2:02.40)
1992: Lil E. Tee (2:03.00)
1991: Strike the Gold (2:03.00)
1990: Unbridled (2:02.00)
1989: Sunday Silence (2:05.00)
1988: Winning Colors (2:02.20)
1987: Alysheba (2:03.40)
1986: Ferdinand (2:02.80)
1985: Spend A Buck (2:00.20)
1984: Swale (2:02.40)
1983: Sunny's Halo (2:02.20)
1982: Gato Del Sol (2:02.40)
1981: Pleasant Colony (2:02.00)
1980: Genuine Risk (2:02.00)
1979: Spectacular Bid (2:02.40)
1978: Affirmed (2:01.20) *
1977: Seattle Slew (2:02.20) *
1976: Bold Forbes (2:01.60)
1975: Foolish Pleasure (2:02.00)
1974: Cannonade (2:04.00)
1973: Secretariat (1:59.40) *
1972: Riva Ridge (2:01.80)
1971: Canonero II (2:03.20)
1970: Dust Commander (2:03.40)
1969: Majestic Prince (2:01.80)
1968: Forward Pass (2:02.20)
1967: Proud Clarion (2:00.60)
1966: Kauai King (2:02.00)
1965: Lucky Debonair (2:01.20)
1964: Northern Dancer (2:00.00)
1963: Chateaugay (2:01.80)
1962: Decidedly (2:00.40)
1961: Carry Back (2:04.00)
1960: Venetian Way (2:02.40)
1957: Iron Liege (2:02.20)
1956: Needles (2:03.40)
1955: Swaps (2:01.80)
1954: Determine (2:03.00)
1953: Dark Star (2:02.00)
1952: Hill Gail (2:01.60)
1951: Count Turf (2:02.60)
1950: Middleground (2:01.60)
1949: Ponder (2:04.20)
1948: Citation (2:05.40) *
1947: Jet Pilot (2:06.80)
1946: Assault (2:06.60) *
1945: Hoop Jr. (2:07.00)
1944: Pensive (2:04.20)
1943: Count Fleet (2:04.00) *
1942: Shut Out (2:04.40)
1941: Whirlaway (2:01.40) *
1940: Gallahadion (2:05.00)
1939: Johnstown (2:03.40)
1938: Lawrin (2:04.80)
1937: War Admiral (2:03.20) *
1936: Bold Venture (2:03.60)
1935: Omaha (2:05.00) *
1934: Cavalcade (2:04.00)
1933: Brokers Tip (2:06.80)
1932: Burgoo King (2:05.20)
1931: Twenty Grand (2:01.80)
1930: Gallant Fox (2:07.60) *
1929: Clyde Van Dusen (2:10.80)
1928: Reigh Count (2:10.40)
1927: Whiskery (2:06.00)
1926: Bubbling Over (2:03.80)
1925: Flying Ebony (2:07.60)
1924: Black Gold (2:05.20)
1923: Zev (2:05.40)
1922: Morvich (2:04.60)
1921: Behave Yourself (2:04.20)
1920: Paul Jones (2:09.00)
1919: Sir Barton (2:09.80) *
1918: Exterminator (2:10.80)
1917: Omar Khayyam (2:04.60)
1916: George Smith (2:04.00)
1915: Regret (2:05.40)
1914: Old Rosebud (2:03.40)
1913: Donerail (2:04.80)
1912: Worth (2:09.40)
1911: Meridian (2:05.00)
1910: Donau (2:06.40)
1909: Wintergreen (2:08.20)
1908: Stone Street (2:15.20)
1907: Pink Star (2:12.60)
1906: Sir Huon (2:08.80)
1905: Agile (2:10.75)
1904: Elwood (2:08.50)
1903: Judge Himes (2:09.00)
1902: Alan-a-Dale (2:08.75)
1901: His Eminence (2:07.75)
1900: Lieut. Gibson (2:06.25)
1899: Manuel (2:12.00)
1898: Plaudit (2:09.00)
1897: Typhoon II (2:12.50)
1896: Ben Brush (2:07.75)
1895: Halma (2:37.50)
1894: Chant (2:41.00)
1893: Lookout (2:39.25)
1892: Azra (2:41.50)
1891: Kingman (2:52.25)
1890: Riley (2:45.00)
1889: Spokane (2:34.50)
1888: Macbeth II (2:38.00)
1887: Montrose (2:39.25)
1886: Ben Ali (2:36.50)
1885: Joe Cotton (2:37.25)
1884: Buchanan (2:40.25)
1883: Leonatus (2:43.00)
1882: Apollo (2:40.00)
1881: Hindoo (2:40.00)
1880: Fonso (2:37.50)
1879: Lord Murphy (2:37.00)
1878: Day Star (2:37.25)
1877: Baden-Baden (2:38.00)
1876: Vagrant (2:38.25)
1875: Aristides (2:37.75)
* Denotes Triple Crown winner
When is the Kentucky Derby 2025? Time, TV channel, live streaming info
When: Saturday, May 3
Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Location: Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)
Cable TV: NBC
Streaming: Peacock | Fubo TV (free trial)
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