Kentucky Derby

Il Kentucky Derby è una competizione ippica riservata ai purosangue inglesi di tre anni, che si corre sulla distanza di metri 2.011,98 ossia un miglio e un quarto.

Si svolge annualmente dal 1875 all'ippodromo Churchill Downs di Louisville nel Kentucky (Stati Uniti d'America).

Albo d'oro

Anno	Vincitore	Fantino	Allenatore	Proprietario	Tempo
2024	Mystik Dan	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenneth G. McPeek	Lance Gasaway	2:03.34
2023	Mage	Javier Castellano	Gustavo Delgado	OGMA Investments	2:01.57
2022	Rich Strike	Sonny Leon	Eric Reed	RED TR-Racing	2:02.61
2021^[1]	Mandaloun	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	Juddmonte	2:01.02
2020	Authentic	John Velazquez	Bob Baffert	Spendthrift Farm LLC	2:00.61
2019^[2]	Country House	Flavien Prat	Bill Mott	Mrs. J.V. Shields Jr.	2:03.93
2018	Justify	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club	2:04.20
2017	Always Dreaming	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	MeB Racing	2:03.59
2016	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	J. Paul Reddam	2:01.31
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Ahmed Zayat	2:03.02
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	Steve Coburn & Perry Martin	2:03.66
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	Stuart S. Janney III / Phipps Stable	2:02.89
2012	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	J. Paul Reddam	2:01.83
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor	2:02.04
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	2:04.45
2009	Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.	Double Eagle Ranch et al.	2:02.66
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables / P. Pompa	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 F. Chavez	John T. Ward Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:01.00
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	MacKenzie 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	Dennis Diaz	2:00.20
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:02.40
1983	Sunny's Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	David C. Cross Jr.	D. J. Foster Stable	2:02.20
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie 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 M. Firestone	2:02.00
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	2:02.40
1978	Affirmed	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:01.20
1977	Seattle Slew	Jean Cruguet	William H. Turner Jr.	Karen L. Taylor	2:02.20
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero Jr	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	2:01.60
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	John L. Greer	2:02.00
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero Jr.	Woody Stephens	John M. Olin	2:04.00
1973	Secretariat	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:59.40
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stud	2:01.80
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	Juan Arias	Edgar Caibett	2:03.20
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	Robert E. Lehmann	2:03.40
1969	Majestic Prince	Bill Hartack	Johnny Longden	Frank M. McMahon	2:01.80
1968^[3]	Forward Pass	Ismael Valenzuela	Henry Forrest	Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1967	Proud Clarion	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry Jr.	Darby Dan Farm	2:00.60
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	Ford Stable	2:02.00
1965	Lucky Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	Ada L. Rice	2:01.20
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm	2:00.00
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:01.80
1962	Decidedly	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	El Peco Ranch	2:00.40
1961	Carry Back	Johnny Sellers	Jack A. Price	Katherine Price	2:04.00
1960	Venetian Way	Bill Hartack	Victor J. Sovinski	Sunny Blue Farm	2:02.40
1959	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank E. Childs	Fred & Juliette Turner	2:02.20
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.00
1957	Iron Liege	Bill Hartack	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:03.40
1955	Swaps	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth	2:01.80
1954	Determine	Raymond York	William Molter	Andrew J. Crevolin	2:03.00
1953	Dark Star	Hank Moreno	Eddie Hayward	Cain Hoy Stable	2:02.00
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.60
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	Sol Rutchick	Jack J. Amiel	2:02.60
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:01.60
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1948	Citation	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.40
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	Tom Smith	Maine Chance Farm	2:06.80
1946	Assault	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:06.60
1945	Hoop Jr.	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan H. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	2:07.00
1944	Pensive	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1943	Count Fleet	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	2:04.00
1942	Shut Out	Wayne D. Wright	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:04.40
1941	Whirlaway	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.40
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	Roy Waldron	Milky Way Farm	2:05.00
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:03.40
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Herbert M. Woolf	2:04.80
1937	War Admiral	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:03.20
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	Max Hirsch	Morton L. Schwartz	2:03.60
1935	Omaha	Willie Saunders	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:05.00
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Bob Smith	Brookmeade Stable	2:04.00
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:06.80
1932	Burgoo King	Eugene James	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:05.20
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:01.80
1930	Gallant Fox	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:07.60
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	Clyde Van Dusen	Herbert P. Gardner	2:10.80
1928	Reigh Count	Chick Lang	Bert S. Michell	Fannie Hertz	2:10.40
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	Harry P. Whitney	2:06.00
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:03.80
1925	Flying Ebony	Earl Sande	William B. Duke	Gifford A. Cochran	2:07.60
1924	Black Gold	John D. Mooney	Hanley Webb	Rosa M. Hoots	2:05.20
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	David J. Leary	Rancocas Stable	2:05.40
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	Fred Burlew	Benjamin Block	2:04.60
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:04.20
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	Billy Garth	Ral Parr	2:09.00
1919	Sir Barton	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	2:09.80
1918	Exterminator	William Knapp	Henry McDaniel	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	2:10.80
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	Charles T. Patterson	Billings & Johnson	2:04.60
1916	George Smith	Johnny Loftus	Hollie Hughes	John Sanford	2:04.00
1915	Regret	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	2:05.40
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	Frank D. Weir	Hamilton C. Applegate	2:03.40
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	Thomas P. Hayes	Thomas P. Hayes	2:04.80
1912	Worth	Carroll H. Shilling	Frank M. Taylor	Henry C. Hallenbeck	2:09.40
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	Richard F. Carman	2:05.00
1910	Donau	Frederick Herbert	George Ham	William Gerst	2:06.40
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	Charles Mack	Jerome B. Respess	2:08.20
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	J. W. Hall	C. E. & J. W. Hamilton	2:15.20
1907	Pink Star	Andy Minder	W. H. Fizer	J. Hal Woodford	2:12.60
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	Pete Coyne	Bashford Manor Stable	2:08.80
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	Samuel S. Brown	2:10.75
1904	Elwood	Shorty Prior	Charles E. Durnell	Mrs. C. E. Durnell	2:08.50
1903	Judge Himes	Hal Booker	John P. Mayberry	Charles R. Ellison	2:09.00
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	Thomas C. McDowell	Thomas C. McDowell	2:08.75
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	Frank B. Van Meter	Frank B. Van Meter	2:07.75
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	Charles Hughes	Charles H. Smith	2:06.25
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	Robert J. Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	2:12.00
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	John E. Madden	John E. Madden	2:09.00
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	J. C. Cahn	J. C. Cahn	2:12.50
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell Jr.	Mike F. Dwyer	2:07.75
1895	Halma	Soup Perkins	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	2:37.50
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	H. Eugene Leigh	Leigh & Rose	2:41.00
1893	Lookout	Eddie Kunze	William McDaniel	Cushing & Orth	2:39.25
1892	Azra	Alonzo Clayton	John H. Morris	Bashford Manor Stable	2:41.50
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	Dud Allen	Jacobin Stable	2:52.25
1890	Riley	Isaac Murphy	Edward Corrigan	Edward Corrigan	2:45.00
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	John Rodegap	Noah Armstrong	2:34.50
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	John Campbell	Chicago Stable	2:38.00
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	John McGinty	Labold Brothers	2:39.25
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	Jim Murphy	J. B. A. Haggin	2:36.50
1885	Joe Cotton	Erskine Henderson	Abe Perry	James T. Williams	2:37.25
1884	Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	William Cottrill	2:40.25
1883	Leonatus	Billy Donohue	Raleigh Colston	Chinn & Morgan	2:43.00
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	Green B. Morris	Morris & Patton	2:40.00
1881	Hindoo	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:40.00
1880	Fonso	George Lewis	Tice Hutsell	J. Snell Shawhan	2:37.50
1879	Lord Murphy	Charlie Shauer	George Rice	Darden & Co	2:37.00
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Carter	Lee Paul	T. J. Nichols	2:37.25
1877	Baden-Baden	Billy Walker	Edward D. Brown	Daniel Swigert	2:38.00
1876	Vagrant	Bobby Swim	James Williams	William Astor Jr.	2:38.25
1875	Aristides	Oliver Lewis	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	2:37.75

Record

Immagine di gara del Kentucky Derby

Maggior numero di vittorie per un fantino

5 - Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952)

5 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969)

Maggior numero di vittorie per un allenatore

6 - Ben A. Jones (1938, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952)

Maggior numero di vittorie per un proprietario

8 - Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968)

Miglior tempo

1:59.40 - Secretariat (1973)

Vittoria con più margine

8 lunghezze - Assault (1946)

8 lunghezze - Whirlaway (1941)

Vincitore con quota più alta

91 a 1 - Donerail (1913)

Note

^ Nel 2021 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Medina Spirit cavalcato da John Velazquez, squalificato tuttavia per essere risultato positivo al betametasone.
^ Nel 2019 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Maximum Security cavalcato da Luis Saez, squalificato tuttavia per interferenza.
^ Nel 1968 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Dancer's Image cavalcato da Bobby Ussery, ma la vittoria fu successivamente revocata ed assegnata al secondo qualificato, dopo che un esame delle urine rivelò la somministrazione di sostanze proibite al cavallo.

Voci correlate

Derby Day at Churchill Downs, documentario del 1912
The Kentucky Derby At Churchill Downs, documentario del 1913
Derby pie

Altri progetti

Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Kentucky Derby

Collegamenti esterni

(EN) Sito ufficiale, su kentuckyderby.com.
(EN) Marvin Drager e Jamie Nicholson, Kentucky Derby, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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[1] Nel 2021 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Medina Spirit cavalcato da John Velazquez, squalificato tuttavia per essere risultato positivo al betametasone.

[2] Nel 2019 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Maximum Security cavalcato da Luis Saez, squalificato tuttavia per interferenza.

[3] Nel 1968 il traguardo fu tagliato per primo da Dancer's Image cavalcato da Bobby Ussery, ma la vittoria fu successivamente revocata ed assegnata al secondo qualificato, dopo che un esame delle urine rivelò la somministrazione di sostanze proibite al cavallo.

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