Bet on the 2021 Kentucky Derby

Location: Churchill Downs
Inaugural Race: 1875
Current Distance: 1 & 1/4 miles (10 furlongs)
Track Type: Left-Handed Dirt
Age Qualification: Three-year-olds
2021 Purse: $3 million
2021 Race Date: Saturday, May 1^st

2021 Kentucky Derby Odds, Betting Tips, & More

2021 Kentucky Derby News

Last updated April 23, 2021

2020 Kentucky Derby Entries and Results, Payouts, Order of Finish

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW

18	Authentic	John R. Velazquez	Bob Baffert	$18.80	$6.00	$5.00
17	Tiz the Law	Manuel Franco	Barclay Tagg		$3.40	$3.20
9	Mr. Big News	Gabriel Saez	W. Bret Calhoun			$16.80
16	Honor A. P.	Mike E. Smith	John A. Shirreffs
2	Max Player	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steven M. Asmussen
4	Storm the Court	Julien R. Leparoux	Peter Eurton
3	Enforceable	Adam Beschizza	Mark E. Casse
15	Ny Traffic	Paco Lopez	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
11	Necker Island	Miguel Mena	Chris A. Hartman
5	Major Fed	James Graham	Gregory D. Foley
12	Sole Volante	Luca Panici	Patrick L. Biancone
14	Winning Impression	Joseph Rocco, Jr.	Dallas Stewart
7	Money Moves	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher
13	Attachment Rate	Joseph Talamo	Dale L. Romans
8	South Bend	Tyler Gaffalione	William I. Mott

Exotic Payoffs:

$2 Exacta (18-17) $41.00
$2 Trifecta (18-17-9) $2,623.60
$2 Superfecta (18-17-9-16) $15,851.60

Kentucky Derby Videos

Video of the 2020 Kentucky Derby

Watch the 2020 Derby, as Authentic shocked the world by dominating the field and crushing the Triple Crown hopes for Belmont Stakes winner and heavy favorite Tiz The Law. With Authentic's win, trainer Bob Baffert earned his sixth Kentucky Derby Victory, tying the record set by Hall of Fame Trainer Ben A. Jones.

Video of the 2019 Kentucky Derby

Watch the 2019 Derby, as Country House claimed a thrilling and controversial victory after the initial winner, Maximum Security, was disqualified following a lengthy post-race review. Going off at 65-1 odds, Country House was the second-biggest longshot to ever win the Kentucky Derby.

Video of the 2018 Kentucky Derby

Watch the 2018 Derby, as Justify out-classed the field on a wet track, finishing ahead of Good Magic, Audible, and Instilled Regard in the 2-3-4 positions. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith rode Justify, who became the first colt in 136 years to win the Derby after not racing as a 2-year-old.

Video of the 2017 Kentucky Derby

Watch the 2017 Derby, as Always Dreaming, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, was able to pull ahead of Lookin at Lee in the slop, to win the 143rd Kentucky Derby. The Battle of Midway finished third.

Video of the 2016 Kentucky Derby

Check out the results of the 2016 Kentucky Derby, where jockey Victor Espinoza rode the Nyquist to victory over Exaggerator in the 142nd running of the race!

Video of the 2015 Kentucky Derby

Watch the 2015 Kentucky Derby, where Victor Espinoza rode his second consecutive Derby winner as American Pharoah swoops to defeat Firing Line and Dortmund!

Video of the 2014 Kentucky Derby

Check out the results of the 2014 Kentucky Derby, where jockey Victor Espinoza rode the 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome to victory, securing his shot at the Triple Crown!

A Brief History of the Kentucky Derby

The most famous horse race in the world is the most thrilling two minutes in sport. It takes place on the first Saturday in May at the historic Churchill Downs racecourse in Louisville, Kentucky and regularly attended by more than 150,000 people. The record attendance was 165,307 in 2012, and in 2014 164,906 watched California Chrome win "the run for the roses".

The inaugural Kentucky Derby took place in 1875 after Col. Meriweather Lewis Clark, Jr had visited England three years earlier and witnessed the Epsom Derby, a famous race which had been run since 1780 on the outskirts of London. The Kentucky Derby was originally raced over the same distance of 1 & 1/2 miles as the Epsom Derby (it was changed to its current distance of 1 & 1/4 miles in 1896. An estimated crowd of 10,000 watched the colt Aristides crowned winner of the first running of the race at the newly constructed Churchill Downs racecourse.

The first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was in 1925, and it wasn't until 1949 that the first television coverage of the race happened. In 2016 the race will be covered live by NBC with real-time payouts and results from horse racing's premier event available all day on BetAmerica.com.

The race is so popular that in the preceding two weeks leading up to the running, the city of Louisville holds the Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky’s largest single annual event. The Kentucky Derby Festival is comprised of several events, including Thunder Over Louisville (the biggest annual fireworks display in North America), the Great Balloon Race, the Pegasus Parade (one the countries largest), and The Great Steamboat Race.

Entries into the Kentucky Derby include some of the most famous racehorses to ever compete. Notable entries into the race include Regret, Sir Burton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Citation, Northern Dancer, Seattle Slew, War Emblem, and California Chrome.

Visit our Derby Trivia page for more insights into the most famous race in the world, including detailed facts about entries, records, and winners.

BetAmerica is a licensed supplier of online betting on the Kentucky Derby. You can bet on the Kentucky Derby legally online at BetAmerica with a regulated U.S. based website where your deposits are safe and your winnings are guaranteed. All bets are placed directly into the official Churchill Downs betting pools and all winnings are paid at full track odds.

Kentucky Derby Race Records

Fastest Time Recorded

1.59.40
Secretariat- 1973

Biggest Odds Winner

91-1
Donerail- 1913

Most Wins by a Jockey

5
Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952) & Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969)

Most Wins by a Trainer

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

Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020)

Most Wins by an Owner

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

Biggest Win Margin

8 lengths
Assault (1946) & Whirlaway (1941)

Historical Race Results for the Kentucky Derby

Winners of the Kentucky Derby are immediately cemented in horse racing history. In the table below, view a record of the winning horses, jockeys and trainers for the Kentucky Derby.

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Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time*

2020	Authentic	John Velazquez	Bob Baffert	Spendthrift Farm LLC, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, and Starlight Racing	2:00.61
2019	Country House	Flavien Prat	Bill Mott	Mrs. J.V. Shields, Jr., E. J. M. McFadden, Jr. and LNJ Foxwoods	2:03.93
2018	Justify	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm	2:04.20
2017	Always Dreaming	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	MeB Racing, Brooklyn Boyz, et al.	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	02:03.2
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	Steve Coburn and Perry Martin	02:03.7
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	Stuart Janney and Phipps Stable	02:02.9
2012	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	J. Paul Reddam	02:01.8
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor	02:02.0