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Who won the Kentucky Derby? Latest updates, results, past winners

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Who won the Kentucky Derby? Latest updates, results, past winners

TL;DR

The 2026 Kentucky Derby will take place on May 2, featuring 19 horses. Co-favorites include So Happy and Commandment, both at 5-1 odds.

Key points

The 2026 Kentucky Derby will be held on May 2.
Nineteen horses are set to compete in the race.
So Happy and Commandment are co-favorites at 5-1 odds.
Mike Smith could become the oldest jockey to win the Derby.

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Who won the Kentucky Derby? Latest updates, results, past winners

The biggest event in horse racing is here. The 2026 Kentucky Derby will be run on May 2, and 19 horses, jockeys and trainers will soon compete to win the first Triple Crown race of the season.

The field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby is considered to be relatively open. Several horses have emerged as a contenders for the event, with So Happy (5-1) and Commandment (5-1) emerging as co-favorites to win the event in the hours leading up to it.

Should So Happy win the race, 59-year-old jockey Mike Smith would make Derby history as the oldest-ever jockey to win the race. The record is currently owned by Willie Shoemaker, who was 54 years old when he rode Ferdinand to victory during the 1986 Kentucky Derby.

Ferdinand was also the last horse to win the Kentucky Derby while running out of the No. 1 post. Renegade – the prohibitive favorite to win the race entering in the week leading up to it – will look to break that 40-year dry spell along the rail.

USA TODAY Sports will track the results of the 2026 Kentucky Derby. Follow along for the latest updates on the race-winner and the full results of the Run for the Roses.

Derby Day has arrived, and "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" will be here and gone before you know it. See the best moments from the race.

Horses break from the starting gate in the first race of the day during the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Q&A

Who are the favorites to win the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

So Happy and Commandment are the co-favorites, both with 5-1 odds.

What is the date of the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

The 2026 Kentucky Derby is scheduled for May 2.

Who is the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?

The record for the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby is held by Willie Shoemaker, who was 54 years old in 1986.

How many horses will compete in the 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Nineteen horses will compete in the 2026 Kentucky Derby.

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)
1959: Tomy Lee (2:02.20)
1958: Tim Tam (2:05.00)
**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)