Full Kentucky Derby 2026 Schedule, undercard Live Results, start-times, race-by-race winners at churchill down races today.
Here is the complete list of race start times for Kentucky Derby 2026: Kentucky Derby Day schedule, results for Churchill Downs races today
Saturday, May 2
Number of races: 14.
Gates open: 9 a.m.
First post-time: 11 a.m. ET
Last post-time: 8:33 p.m. ET
Gates Open — 9:00 AM ET - ET TIME NOW 4:45 PM
RACE 1 Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Fininshing Order
Maiden, 3-Year-Olds & Up, 1 1/16 Miles Dirt | $120,000
PP - Horse - Jockey - Trainer - Prize Money
WINNER — Powershift — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Todd A. Pletcher — $68,496 -
2 — Silent Way — Flavien Prat — Peter Eurton — $24,000
3 — Ingleborough — Martin Garcia — Dale L. Romans — $12,000
4 — Cromwell — Jose L. Ortiz — Cherie DeVaux — $6,000
5 — Stakeholder — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Ian R. Wilkes — $3,600
6 — Bourbon Dream — Mario Gutierrez — Fausto Gutierrez — $1,531
7 — Time to Strike — John R. Velazquez — Mark E. Casse — $1,531
8 — Get Them Roses — Tyler Gaffalione — Brendan P. Walsh — $1,528
Scratches: Bhatia, Midnight Playboy, Winston Ave
RACE 2 Results — TwinSpires.com race Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Allowance Optional Claiming, 3-Year-Olds, 1 1/16 Miles Dirt | $127,000
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER — Out of the Woods — John R. Velazquez — Philip D'Amato — $72,444
2 — Sovereign Law — Manuel Franco — Brad H. Cox — $25,400
3 — Our Moneyman — Axel Concepcion — W. Bret Calhoun — $9,390
4 — Taptastic — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Steven M. Asmussen — $6,350
5 — Make My Day — Luis Saez — Todd A. Pletcher — $3,810
6 — Memory — Flavien Prat — Bob Baffert — $1,521
7 — Very Connected — Christopher Elliott — Kenneth G. McPeek — $1,521
8 — Steel — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $1,518
9 — Lincoln's Law — Tyler Gaffalione — Philip A. Bauer — $1,518
10 — Spirit of Royal — Cristian A. Torres — Dallas Stewart — $1,517
11 — Seal Bay — Summer Pauly — Ed Moger, Jr. — $1,517
Scratches: J J
Race 3 Results— Pleasant Colony Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Allowance Optional Claiming, 3-Year-Olds & Up, 1 Mile Dirt | $134,000 |
PP Horse Jockey Trainer Prize Money
WINNER — Vibe — Luis Saez — Todd A. Pletcher — $76,392
2 — Bullard — John R. Velazquez — Michael W. McCarthy — $26,800
3 — Who Dey — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Thomas Drury, Jr. — $10,020
4 — Praetor — Flavien Prat — Chad C. Brown — $6,700
5 — Vamos Carlitos — Tyler Gaffalione — Gregory D. Foley — $4,020
6 — John Hancock — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Brad H. Cox — $1,577
7 — Attache — Juan J. Hernandez — Michael J. Maker — $1,577
8 — Keewaydin — Jaime A. Torres — William Walden — $1,577
9 — Special Caliber — Edgar Morales — Michel Douaihy — $1,577
10 — Arro Smash — Gerardo Corrales — Philip A. Bauer — $1,577
11 — Racing Driver — Luan Machado — Gustavo Delgado — $1,577
12 — Comport — Jose L. Ortiz — Eddie Kenneally — $1,577
13 — Aleman — Danny Sheehy — Kathy Jarvis — $1,577
14 — Mitochondria — Mario Gutierrez — Anthony Stephen — $1,577
Scratches: None
Race 4 Results — The Derby City Distaff (GI) Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Stakes, Fillies & Mares, 4-Year-Olds & Up, 7 Furlongs Dirt | $1,000,000
In the fourth race of the day, the Grade 1 Derby City Distaff with a purse of $1 million, R Disaster led from the start and never trailed across the seven furlongs in leading the field to the finish line. The favorite, Ways and Means, was second, and Usha was third.
R Disaster's jockey was Tyler Gaffalione with Saffie A Joseph as its trainer. The quick start was the plan, and it paid off in the victory.
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER 1 — R Disaster — Tyler Gaffalione — Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. — $558,000
2 — Ways and Means — Jose L. Ortiz — Chad C. Brown — $200,000
3 — Usha — Juan J. Hernandez — Bob Baffert — $90,000
4 — Splendora — Flavien Prat — Bob Baffert — $45,000
5 — Autumn Evening — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Jose Francisco D'Angelo — $30,000
Scratches: Haulin Ice
Race 5 Results—The Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G II) Race Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Order of finish
Stakes, 4-Year-Olds & Up, 5½ Furlongs Turf | $600,000
Yellow Card wins the Grade 2 Twin Spires Turf Sprint
What a finish in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint, with Yellow Card holding off three horses for the win on the turf. At 9-2 odds, Yellow Card won the $600,000 Grade 2 Twin Spires Turf Sprint in 1:02.20.
Ridden by Flavien Prat, Yellow Card edged Joe Shiesty for the 5 1/2-furlong victory. The Michael McCarthy-trained horse is now 5-4-1 in 14 career starts.
It was almost a four-horse photo finish in the fifth race of the day, with Yellow Card winning by a neck.
Joe Shiesty is second, followed by Litigation and My Boy Prince.
PP Horse Jockey Trainer Prize Money
WINNER — Yellow Card — Flavien Prat — Michael W. McCarthy — $354,500
2 — Joe Shiesty — Fernando De La Cruz — Eric N. Foster — $115,000
3 — Litigation — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Brian A. Lynch — $57,500
4 — My Boy Prince — Jose L. Ortiz — Mark E. Casse — $23,750
5 — Possiblemente — Manuel Franco — Joe Sharp — $17,250
6 — Mondogetsbuckets — Tyler Gaffalione — Chris M. Block — $5,400
7 — Full Disclosure — Adam Beschizza — Amzadali Jehaludi — $5,000
8 — Bear River — James Graham — J. Keith Desormeaux — $5,400
9 — Its Bourbon Thirty — Luan Machado — Jeremiah O'Dwyer — $5,400
10 — Wendelssohn — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Chris A. Hartman — $5,400
Scratches: None
Race 6 Results — The Knicks Go Overnight Stakes Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Overnight Stakes, 4-Year-Olds & Up, 1 Mile Dirt | $200,000
Tour Player pulls away in Knicks Go Overnight Stakes
Tour Player took control of the Knicks Go Overnight Stakes in the final turn, coming out of that bend with a two-length lead, and he kept adding to his advantage as he reached the finish line.
Moonlight finished second, with Dragoon Guard third. Tour Player, which went off at 3-1 odds, won for the fifth time in his past six starts.
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER · Tour Player (4-1) — Flavien Prat — D. Whitworth Beckman — $119,280
2 — Moonlight — Jose L. Ortiz — Chris M. Block — $38,800
3 — Dragoon Guard — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Brad H. Cox — $19,400
4 — Will Take It — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Dallas Stewart — $9,700
5 — Be You — John R. Velazquez — Todd A. Pletcher — $5,820
6 — Capital Idea — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $1,750
7 — Prince of Power — Mario Gutierrez — Andres Cambray — $1,750
8 — Banjo Chris — Edgar Morales — Troy S. Wismer — $1,750
9 — Scotland — Luis Saez — William I. Mott — $1,750
Scratches: Bernin Hot, Brotha Keny
Race 7 — Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G II) Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
$1,000,000 | Fillies & Mares, 4-Year-Olds & Up, 1 Mile Turf
Classic Q takes Grade 2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
Classic Q, which went off at 6-1 odds, held off the favorite, Portfolio Duration, to capture the Grade 2 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile. Classic Q clocked a winning time of 1:34.71 on Churchill Downs' turf track.
Classic Q is trained by Mark Casse. John Velazquez was aboard as jockey.
Pin Up Betty finishes third, and Movin' On Up is fourth. Italian Soiree had the early lead but faded. Classic Q went off at 6-1.
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER — Classic Q — John R. Velazquez — Mark E. Casse — $595,680
2 — Portfolio Duration (GB) — Flavien Prat — Chad C. Brown — $172,800
3 — Pin Up Betty — Juan J. Hernandez — Michael J. Maker — $96,400
4 — Movin' On Up — Jose L. Ortiz — Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. — $48,200
5 — Vina Arana (IRE) — Adam Beschizza — Jack Sisterson — $25,920
6 — Sweet Rebecca — Tyler Gaffalione — Brendan P. Walsh — $9,500
7 — Temptable (GB) — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $9,000
8 — Maggie Go (ARG) — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Chad C. Brown — $9,000
9 — Italian Soiree — Manuel Franco — H. Graham Motion — $9,500
Scratches: None .
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Race 8 —The Pat Day Mile (GII) by SAP Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, 1 Mile Dirt | $750,000
Bob Baffert's Crude Velocity wins Pat Day Mile
Crude Velocity rallied down the stretch to win Saturday’s $750,000, Grade 2 Pat Day Mile on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Florent Geroux, Crude Velocity covered the mile on a fast dirt track in 1:33.87 and paid $5.14 on a $2 win wager as the 3-2 favorite.
Crude Velocity had a stalking trip behind Englishman, who set speedy fractions of 22.06 seconds for the quarter-mile, 44.20 seconds for the half-mile and 1:08.13 for three-quarters.
Englishman, ridden by Jose Ortiz, began to tire down the stretch but held on for second place. Stop the Car finished third.
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER · Crude Velocity (5-2) — Crude Velocity — Florent Geroux — Bob Baffert — $438,820
2 — Englishman — Jose L. Ortiz — Cherie DeVaux — $142,200
3 — Stop the Car — Tyler Gaffalione — Brendan P. Walsh — $71,100
4 — Secured Freedom — John R. Velazquez — Tim Yakteen — $30,550
5 — Crown the Buckeye — Flavien Prat — Michael J. Maker — $18,330
6 — Creole Chrome — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Joe Sharp — $6,500
7 — One More Freud — Juan J. Hernandez — Robert B. Hess, Jr. — $6,840
8 — Trouble Calling — Luis Saez — Gregory D. Foley — $6,830
9 — Lockstocknpharoah — Edgar Morales — Thomas Drury, Jr. — $6,830
10 — Work — Edwin A. Maldonado — Doug F. O'Neill — $6,500
11 — Baytown Dreamer — Danny Sheehy — Paul McEntee — $6,830
Scratches: Great White
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Race 9 Results— The American Turf (G I) by UFL Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout Horses, Full Finishing Order
Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, 1 1/16 Miles Turf | $1,000,000 |
Favored Stark Contrast wins Grade 1 American Turf
Stark Contrast, the race favorite, stormed down the stretch to win the American Turf, passing Honey Dutch for the victory.
Stark Contrast, trained by Michael McCarthy, and jockey Flavien Prat finished 8 1/2 furlongs in 1:40.31 on a turf track to claim the $1 million American Turf.
Honey Dutch, which led for much of the race, faded down the stretch to end up third.
They beat Remember Mamba, which finished second, and Honey Dutch, which finished third, and Alpyland took fourth.
Stark Contrast has four wins in five starts in its career.
The 3-year-old colt, owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Amerman of Amerman Racing Stables, moved to 4-2-0 across seven starts.
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER: Stark Contrast (4-1) — Flavien Prat — Michael W. McCarthy — $573,360
2 — Remember Mamba — Jose L. Ortiz — Cherie DeVaux — $185,600
3 — Honey Dutch — Tyler Gaffalione — D. Whitworth Beckman — $92,800
4 — Alpyland — Javier Castellano — Mark E. Casse — $46,400
5 — Blinging It Back — Axel Concepcion — Mark E. Casse — $27,840
6 — Let's Be Frank — Manuel Franco — Michael W. McCarthy — $9,250
7 — Black Hornet — Declan Cannon — Brendan P. Walsh — $9,250
8 — Vasy (IRE) — John R. Velazquez — Brendan P. Walsh — $9,000
9 — Steel Imperium — Jaime A. Torres — Caio Caramori — $9,250
10 — Greenwich Village — Juan J. Hernandez — Bob Baffert — $9,250
11 — Street Beast — Luan Machado — Ben Colebrook — $9,250
12 — Thousandsticks — Joel Rosario — Brian A. Lynch — $9,250
13 — Final Score — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Todd A. Pletcher — $9,250
Scratches: Blackout Time
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Race 10 — Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by Ford (G I) Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout, Full Finishing Order
$1,000,000 | 4-Year-Olds & Up, 7 Furlongs, Dirt
T O Elvis powers to victory in Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes
T O Elvis delivered a dominant performance to win the Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes by 3¼ lengths. The 4-year-old colt stopped the clock in 1:20.49 over the dirt at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Daisuke Takayanagi, T O Elvis was ridden by Ryusei Sakai in a commanding effort.
Disruptor finished second, followed closely by Crazy Mason in third, while Imagination settled for fourth.
PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Prize Money
WINNER — T O Elvis — Ryusei Sakai — Daisuke Takayanagi — $530,100
2 — Disruptor — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Todd A. Pletcher — $191,000
3 — Crazy Mason — Manuel Franco — Gregory D. Sacco — $95,500
4 — Imagination — Flavien Prat — Bob Baffert — $47,750
5 — Cornucopian — Juan J. Hernandez — Bob Baffert — $28,650
6 — Knightsbridge — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $9,400
7 — Hall of Fame — Jose L. Ortiz — Steven M. Asmussen — $9,400
8 — Disco Time — John R. Velazquez — Brad H. Cox — $9,400
9 — Macho Music — Javier Castellano — Rohan G. Crichton — $9,000
10 — Point Dume — Edwin Gonzalez — Timothy C. Kreiser — $9,400
Race 11 — Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (G1T) Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout, Full Finishing Order
$1,500,000 | 4-Year-Olds & Up, 1 1/8 Miles, Turf
Rhetorical shines in Grade 1 Turf Classic
Rhetorical delivered a standout performance to win the Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic by 3¼ lengths. The 5-year-old gelding covered the distance in 1:45.96 on the turf at Churchill Downs.
Trained by William Walden, Rhetorical was expertly guided by Irad Ortiz, Jr..
Make Me King (FR) finished second, followed by Corruption in third, while Program Trading (GB) took fourth.
PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Prize Money
WINNER — Rhetorical — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — William Walden — $833,280
2 — Make Me King (FR) — Jose L. Ortiz — H.A. Al Jehani — $268,800
3 — Corruption — John R. Velazquez — Mark E. Casse — $144,400
4 — Program Trading (GB) — Tyler Gaffalione — Chad C. Brown — $67,200
5 — Mercante — Joseph D. Ramos — Brian Knippenberg — $43,320
6 — Dashman — Joel Rosario — Brian A. Lynch — $14,500
7 — Gold Phoenix (IRE) — Hector Isaac Berrios — Philip D'Amato — $14,000
8 — Test Score — Manuel Franco — H. Graham Motion — $14,500
9 — Asbury Park (GB) — Flavien Prat — Chad C. Brown — $14,000
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Race 12 Result— Kentucky Derby (G I) Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout, Full Finishing Order
$5,000,000 | 3-Year-Olds, 1 1/4 Miles, Dirt
Golden Tempo stuns field in 152nd Kentucky Derby
Golden Tempo delivered a massive upset to win the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Sent off at 23-1, the colt came flying late to edge past favorite Renegade by a neck. The final time was 2:02.27.
The win was historic for Cherie DeVaux, who became the first female trainer to win the Derby. Jockey Jose Ortiz timed the ride perfectly, completing a rare Oaks–Derby double.
Place | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win Payout | Prize Money
Winner — Golden Tempo — Jose L. Ortiz — Cherie DeVaux — $3,100,000
2 — Renegade — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Todd A. Pletcher — $1,000,000
3 — Ocelli — Tyler Gaffalione — D. Whitworth Beckman — $500,000
4 — Chief Wallabee — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $250,000
5 — Danon Bourbon — Atsuya Nishimura — Manabu Ikezoe — $150,000
6 — Incredibolt — Jaime A. Torres — Riley Mott — —
7 — Commandment — Luis Saez — Brad H. Cox — —
8 — Wonder Dean (JPN) — Ryusei Sakai — Daisuke Takayanagi — —
9 — So Happy — Mike E. Smith — Mark Glatt — —
10 — Emerging Market — Flavien Prat — Chad C. Brown — —
11 — Further Ado — John R. Velazquez — Brad H. Cox — —
12 — Potente — Juan J. Hernandez — Bob Baffert — —
13 — Six Speed — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Bhupat Seemar — —
14 — Robusta — Cristian A. Torres — Doug F. O'Neill — —
15 — Albus — Manuel Franco — Riley Mott — —
16 — Intrepido — Hector Isaac Berrios — Jeff Mullins — —
17 — Litmus Test — Martin Garcia — Bob Baffert — —
18 — Pavlovian — Edwin A. Maldonado — Doug F. O'Neill — —
Scratches: Corona de Oro, Fulleffort, Great White, Right to Party, Silent Tactic, The Puma
Evening Races
Race 13 — Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G I) Results Winner, Prize Money Payout, Full Finishing Order
$1,500,000 | 4-Year-Olds & Up, 1 1/8 Miles Turf |
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER — Gilded Bandit — Junior Alvarado — William I. Mott — $72,444
2 — Small Town — Flavien Prat — Michael W. McCarthy — $25,400
3 — Noble Affair — Florent Geroux — Steven M. Asmussen — $12,700
4 — Buetane — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Bob Baffert — $6,350
5 — Hulkamania — Tyler Gaffalione — D. Whitworth Beckman — $3,810
6 — Ring Curl — William Antongeorgi III — Troy S. Wismer — $1,541
7 — Sav'n Money — Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. — Wayne M. Catalano — $1,408
8 — Heartily — John R. Velazquez — Wesley A. Ward — $1,540
9 — Thunder Buck — Luis Saez — Brendan P. Walsh — $1,540
10 — Red Lad — Danny Sheehy — Paul McEntee — $1,540
Scratches: Cruisin Chuck
Race 14 — Donerail by TwinSpires Time, Results, Winner, Prize Money Payout, Full Finishing Order
$120,000 | Maiden, 3-Year-Olds & Up, 7 Furlongs Dirt |
PP Horse Odds Jockey (wgt) Trainer
WINNER — Prize Pick — Joel Rosario — Brian A. Lynch — $68,496
2 — Find No Fault — Tyler Gaffalione — Dale L. Romans — $17,520
3 — Big Jake — Flavien Prat — Bob Baffert — $12,000
4 — Brave Pilot — Juan J. Hernandez — Michael W. McCarthy — $6,000
5 — Act of Parliament — Luis Saez — Brad H. Cox — $3,600
6 — Chianti Town — Axel Concepcion — Dallas Stewart — $1,408
7 — Big Braciole — William Antongeorgi III — Kent Knudsen — $1,408
8 — Bestball — James Graham — Destin G. Heath — $1,314
9 — Noble Anthem — Irving Moncada — Ron Moquett — $1,407
10 — Sleeping Warrior — Gerardo Corrales — Philip A. Bauer — $1,404
11 — Boylston — John R. Velazquez — William Walden — $1,404
12 — Interrogator — Irad Ortiz, Jr. — Steven M. Asmussen — $1,404
Scratches: Don's Winner, Great Moment
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