G1Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs · Louisville, KY, United States
1 1/4 mi · Dirt
The Run for the Roses: twenty three-year-olds, one shot, first Saturday in May.
Next running
Sat, May 1
In 226 days · expected: follows the usual pattern, not yet confirmed
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On the card
Entries and post times appear here on the day; the card goes up on the feed the day before.
About the race
- First run
- 1875
- Purse
- US$5 million
- Record
- 1:59.4Secretariat, 1973
Recent winners
- 2026Golden Tempo · José Ortiz · trained by Cherie DeVaux2:02.27+2.87sJosé Ortiz · trained by Cherie DeVaux
- 2025Sovereignty · Junior Alvarado · trained by William Mott2:02.31+2.91sJunior Alvarado · trained by William Mott
- 2024Mystik Dan · Brian Hernandez Jr. · trained by
Facts from Wikipedia, checked 2026-09-15; purses are as published for the year shown.