Who has won the Kentucky Derby? All-time winners list – ESPN

Since its inception in 1875, the Kentucky Derby has become one of the most prestigious horse races in the world.

Here are the all-time winning horses and jockeys in Kentucky Derby history.

  • 2025: Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado
  • 2024: Mystik Dan, Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr.
  • 2023: Mage, Javier Castellano
  • 2022: Rich Strike, Sonny Leon
  • 2021: Mandaloun, Florent Geroux
  • 2020: Authentic, John Velazquez
  • 2019: Country House, Flavien Prat
  • 2018: Justify, Mike Smith
  • 2017: Always Dreaming, John Velazquez
  • 2016: Nyquist, Mario Gutierrez
  • 2015: American Pharoah, Victor Espinoza
  • 2014: California Chrome, Victor Espinoza
  • 2013: Orb, Joel Rosario
  • 2012: I’ll Have Another, Mario Gutierrez
  • 2011: Animal Kingdom, John Velazquez
  • 2010: Super Saver, Calvin Borel
  • 2009: Mine That Bird, Calvin Borel
  • 2008: Big Brown, Kent Desormeaux
  • 2007: Street Sense, Calvin Borel
  • 2006: Barbaro, Edgar Prado
  • 2005: Giacomo, Mike Smith
  • 2004: Smarty Jones, Stewart Elliott
  • 2003: Funny Cide, José Santos
  • 2002: War Emblem, Victor Espinoza
  • 2001: Monarchos, Jorge Chavez
  • 2000: Fusaichi Pegasus, Kent Desormeaux
  • 1999: Charismatic, Chris Antley
  • 1998: Real Quiet, Kent Desormeaux
  • 1997: Silver Charm, Gary Stevens
  • 1996: Grindstone, Jerry Bailey
  • 1995: Thunder Gulch, Gary Stevens
  • 1994: Go for Gin, Chris McCarron
  • 1993: Sea Hero, Jerry Bailey
  • 1992: Lil E. Tee, Pat Day
  • 1991: Strike the Gold, Chris Antley
  • 1990: Unbridled, Craig Perret
  • 1989: Sunday Silence, Pat Valenzuela
  • 1988: Winning Colors, Gary Stevens
  • 1987: Alysheba, Chris McCarron
  • 1986: Ferdinand, Bill Shoemaker
  • 1985: Spend a Buck, Ángel Cordero Jr.
  • 1984: Swale, Laffit Pincay Jr.
  • 1983: Sunny’s Halo, Eddie Delahoussay
  • 1982: Gato Del Sol, Eddie Delahoussay
  • 1981: Pleasant Colony, Jorge Velásquez
  • 1980: Genuine Risk, Jacinto Vasquez
  • 1979: Spectacular Bid, Ronnie Franklin
  • 1978: Affirmed, Steve Cauthen
  • 1977: Seattle Slew, Jean Cruguet
  • 1976: Bold Forbes, Ángel Cordero Jr.
  • 1975: Foolish Pleasure, Jacinto Vásquez
  • 1974: Cannonade, Ángel Cordero Jr.
  • 1973: Secretariat, Ron Turcotte
  • 1972: Riva Ridge, Ron Turcotte
  • 1971: Canonero II, Gustavo Avila
  • 1970: Dust Commander, Mike Manganello
  • 1969: Majestic Prince, Bill Hartack
  • 1968: Forward Pass, Ismael Valenzuela
  • 1967: Proud Clarion, Bobby Ussery
  • 1966: Kauai King, Don Brumfield
  • 1965: Lucky Debonair, Bill Shoemaker
  • 1964: Northern Dancer, Bill Hartack
  • 1963: Chateaugay, Braulio Baeza
  • 1962: Decidedly, Bill Hartack
  • 1961: Carry Back, Johnny Sellers
  • 1960: Venetian Way, Bill Hartack
  • 1959: Tomy Lee, Bill Shoemaker
  • 1958: Tim Tam, Ismael Valenzuela
  • 1957: Iron Liege, Bill Hartack
  • 1956: Needles, David Erb
  • 1955: Swaps, Bill Shoemaker
  • 1954: Determine, Raymond York
  • 1953: Dark Star, Henry Moreno
  • 1952: Hill Gail, Eddie Arcaro
  • 1951: Count Turf, Conn McCreary
  • 1950: Middleground, William Boland
  • 1949: Ponder, Steve Brooks
  • 1948: Citation, Eddie Arcaro
  • 1947: Jet Pilot, Eric Guerin
  • 1946: Assault, Warren Mehrtens
  • 1945: Hoop Jr., Eddie Arcaro
  • 1944: Pensive, Conn McCreary
  • 1943: Count Fleet, Johnny Longden
  • 1942: Shut Out, Wayne Wright
  • 1941: Whirlaway, Eddie Arcaro
  • 1940: Gallahadion, Carroll Bierman
  • 1939: Johnstown, James Stout
  • 1938: Lawrin, Eddie Arcaro
  • 1937: War Admiral, Charley Kurtsinger
  • 1936: Bold Venture, Ira Hanford
  • 1935: Omaha, Willie Saunders
  • 1934: Cavalcade, Mack Garner
  • 1933: Brokers Tip, Don Meade
  • 1932: Burgoo King, Eugene James
  • 1931: Twenty Grand, Charley Kurtsinger
  • 1930: Gallant Fox, Earl Sande
  • 1929: Clyde Van Dusen, Linus McAtee
  • 1928: Reigh Count, Chick Lang
  • 1927: Whiskery, Linus McAtee
  • 1926: Bubbling Over, Albert Johnson
  • 1925: Flying Ebony, Earl Sande
  • 1924: Black Gold, John Mooney
  • 1923: Zev, Earl Sande
  • 1922: Morvich, Albert Johnson
  • 1921: Behave Yourself, Charles Thompson
  • 1920: Paul Jones, Ted Rice
  • 1919: Sir Barton, Johnny Loftus
  • 1918: Exterminator, Willie Knapp
  • 1917: Omar Khayyam, Charles Borel
  • 1916: George Smith, Johnny Loftus
  • 1915: Regret, Joe Notter
  • 1914: Old Rosebud, John McCabe
  • 1913: Donerail, Roscoe Goose
  • 1912: Worth, Carroll Shilling
  • 1911: Meridian, George Archibald
  • 1910: Donau, Frederick Herbert
  • 1909: Wintergreen, Vincent Powers
  • 1908: Stone Street, Arthur Pickens
  • 1907: Pink Star, Andy Minder
  • 1906: Sir Huon, Roscoe Troxler
  • 1905: Agile, Jack Martin
  • 1904: Elwood, Shorty Prior
  • 1903: Judge Himes, Harold Booker
  • 1902: Alan-a-Dale, Jimmy Winkfield
  • 1901: His Eminence, Jimmy Winkfield
  • 1900: Lieut. Gibson, Jimmy Boland
  • 1899: Manuel, Fred Taral
  • 1898: Plaudit, Willie Simms
  • 1897: Typhoon II, Buttons Garner
  • 1896: Ben Brush, Willie Simms
  • 1895: Halma, James Perkins
  • 1894: Chant, Frank Goodale
  • 1893: Lookout, Eddie Kunze
  • 1892: Azra, Alonzo Clayton
  • 1891: Kingman, Isaac Murphy
  • 1890: Riley, Isaac Murphy
  • 1889: Spokane, Thomas Kiley
  • 1888: Macbeth II, George Covington
  • 1887: Montrose, Isaac Lewis
  • 1886: Ben Ali, Paul Duffy
  • 1885: Joe Cotton, Erskine Henderson
  • 1884: Buchanan, Isaac Murphy
  • 1883: Leonatus, William Donohue
  • 1882: Apollo, Babe Hurd
  • 1881: Hindoo, Jim McLaughlin
  • 1880: Fonso, George Lewis
  • 1879: Lord Murphy, Charlie Shauer
  • 1878: Day Star, Jimmy Carter
  • 1877: Baden-Baden, Billy Walker
  • 1876: Vagrant, Robert Swim
  • 1875: Aristides, Oliver Lewis

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