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Kentucky Derby

152 champions

152 with a known date

Golden Tempo

2026

Metro

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Date

2026-05-02

Sovereignty

2025

Metro

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Date

2025-05-03

Mystik Dan

2024

Metro

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Date

2024-05-04

Mage

2023

Metro

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Date

2023-05-06

Rich Strike

2022

Metro

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Date

2022-05-07

Mandaloun

2021

Metro

—

Date

2021-05-01

Authentic

2020

Metro

—

Date

2020-09-05

Country House

2019

Metro

—

Date

2019-05-04

Justify

2018

Metro

—

Date

2018-05-05

Always Dreaming

2017

Metro

—

Date

2017-05-06

Nyquist

2016

Metro

—

Date

2016-05-07

American Pharoah

2015

Metro

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Date

2015-05-02

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California Chrome

2014

Metro

—

Date

2014-05-03

Orb

2013

Metro

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Date

2013-05-04

I'll Have Another

2012

Metro

—

Date

2012-05-05

Animal Kingdom

2011

Metro

—

Date

2011-05-07

Super Saver

2010

Metro

—

Date

2010-05-01

Mine That Bird

2009

Metro

—

Date

2009-05-02

Big Brown

2008

Metro

—

Date

2008-05-03

Street Sense

2007

Metro

—

Date

2007-05-05

Barbaro

2006

Metro

—

Date

2006-05-06

Giacomo

2005

Metro

—

Date

2005-05-07

Smarty Jones

2004

Metro

—

Date

2004-05-01

Funny Cide

2003

Metro

—

Date

2003-05-03

War Emblem

2002

Metro

—

Date

2002-05-04

Monarchos

2001

Metro

—

Date

2001-05-05

Fusaichi Pegasus

2000

Metro

—

Date

2000-05-06

Charismatic

1999

Metro

—

Date

1999-05-01

Real Quiet

1998

Metro

—

Date

1998-05-02

Silver Charm

1997

Metro

—

Date

1997-05-03

Grindstone

1996

Metro

—

Date

1996-05-04

Thunder Gulch

1995

Metro

—

Date

1995-05-06

Go for Gin

1994

Metro

—

Date

1994-05-07

Sea Hero

1993

Metro

—

Date

1993-05-01

Lil E. Tee

1992

Metro

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Date

1992-05-02

Strike the Gold

1991

Metro

—

Date

1991-05-04

Unbridled

1990

Metro

—

Date

1990-05-05

Sunday Silence

1989

Metro

—

Date

1989-05-06

Winning Colors

1988

Metro

—

Date

1988-05-07

Alysheba

1987

Metro

—

Date

1987-05-02

Ferdinand

1986

Metro

—

Date

1986-05-03

Spend a Buck

1985

Metro

—

Date

1985-05-04

Swale

1984

Metro

—

Date

1984-05-05

Sunny's Halo

1983

Metro

—

Date

1983-05-07

Gato Del Sol

1982

Metro

—

Date

1982-05-01

Pleasant Colony

1981

Metro

—

Date

1981-05-02

Genuine Risk

1980

Metro

—

Date

1980-05-03

Spectacular Bid

1979

Metro

—

Date

1979-05-05

Affirmed

1978

Metro

—

Date

1978-05-06

Seattle Slew

1977

Metro

—

Date

1977-05-07

Bold Forbes

1976

Metro

—

Date

1976-05-01

Foolish Pleasure

1975

Metro

—

Date

1975-05-03

Cannonade

1974

Metro

—

Date

1974-05-04

Secretariat

1973

Metro

—

Date

1973-05-05

Riva Ridge

1972

Metro

—

Date

1972-05-06

Canonero II

1971

Metro

—

Date

1971-05-01

Dust Commander

1970

Metro

—

Date

1970-05-02

Majestic Prince

1969

Metro

—

Date

1969-05-03

Forward Pass

1968

Metro

—

Date

1968-05-04

Proud Clarion

1967

Metro

—

Date

1967-05-06

Kauai King

1966

Metro

—

Date

1966-05-07

Lucky Debonair

1965

Metro

—

Date

1965-05-01

Northern Dancer

1964

Metro

—

Date

1964-05-02

Chateaugay

1963

Metro

—

Date

1963-05-04

Decidedly

1962

Metro

—

Date

1962-05-05

Carry Back

1961

Metro

—

Date

1961-05-06

Venetian Way

1960

Metro

—

Date

1960-05-07

Tomy Lee

1959

Metro

—

Date

1959-05-02

Tim Tam

1958

Metro

—

Date

1958-05-03

Iron Liege

1957

Metro

—

Date

1957-05-04

Needles

1956

Metro

—

Date

1956-05-05

Swaps

1955

Metro

—

Date

1955-05-07

Determine

1954

Metro

—

Date

1954-05-01

Dark Star

1953

Metro

—

Date

1953-05-02

Hill Gail

1952

Metro

—

Date

1952-05-03

Count Turf

1951

Metro

—

Date

1951-05-05

Middleground

1950

Metro

—

Date

1950-05-06

Ponder

1949

Metro

—

Date

1949-05-07

Citation

1948

Metro

—

Date

1948-05-01

Jet Pilot

1947

Metro

—

Date

1947-05-03

Assault

1946

Metro

—

Date

1946-05-04

Hoop Jr.

1945

Metro

—

Date

1945-06-09

Pensive

1944

Metro

—

Date

1944-05-06

Count Fleet

1943

Metro

—

Date

1943-05-01

Shut Out

1942

Metro

—

Date

1942-05-02

Whirlaway

1941

Metro

—

Date

1941-05-03

Gallahadion

1940

Metro

—

Date

1940-05-04

Johnstown

1939

Metro

—

Date

1939-05-06

Lawrin

1938

Metro

—

Date

1938-05-07

War Admiral

1937

Metro

—

Date

1937-05-08

Bold Venture

1936

Metro

—

Date

1936-05-02

Omaha

1935

Metro

—

Date

1935-05-04

Cavalcade

1934

Metro

—

Date

1934-05-05

Brokers Tip

1933

Metro

—

Date

1933-05-06

Burgoo King

1932

Metro

—

Date

1932-05-07

Twenty Grand

1931

Metro

—

Date

1931-05-16

Gallant Fox

1930

Metro

—

Date

1930-05-17

Clyde Van Dusen

1929

Metro

—

Date

1929-05-18

Reigh Count

1928

Metro

—

Date

1928-05-19

Whiskery

1927

Metro

—

Date

1927-05-14

Bubbling Over

1926

Metro

—

Date

1926-05-15

Flying Ebony

1925

Metro

—

Date

1925-05-16

Black Gold

1924

Metro

—

Date

1924-05-17

Zev

1923

Metro

—

Date

1923-05-19

Morvich

1922

Metro

—

Date

1922-05-13

Behave Yourself

1921

Metro

—

Date

1921-05-07

Paul Jones

1920

Metro

—

Date

1920-05-08

Sir Barton

1919

Metro

—

Date

1919-05-10

Exterminator

1918

Metro

—

Date

1918-05-11

Omar Khayyam

1917

Metro

—

Date

1917-05-12

George Smith

1916

Metro

—

Date

1916-05-13

Regret

1915

Metro

—

Date

1915-05-08

Old Rosebud

1914

Metro

—

Date

1914-05-09

Donerail

1913

Metro

—

Date

1913-05-10

Worth

1912

Metro

—

Date

1912-05-11

Meridian

1911

Metro

—

Date

1911-05-13

Donau

1910

Metro

—

Date

1910-05-10

Wintergreen

1909

Metro

—

Date

1909-05-03

Stone Street

1908

Metro

—

Date

1908-05-05

Pink Star

1907

Metro

—

Date

1907-05-06

Sir Huon

1906

Metro

—

Date

1906-05-02

Agile

1905

Metro

—

Date

1905-05-10

Elwood

1904

Metro

—

Date

1904-05-02

Judge Himes

1903

Metro

—

Date

1903-05-02

Alan-a-Dale

1902

Metro

—

Date

1902-05-03

His Eminence

1901

Metro

—

Date

1901-04-29

Lieut. Gibson

1900

Metro

—

Date

1900-05-03

Manuel

1899

Metro

—

Date

1899-05-04

Plaudit

1898

Metro

—

Date

1898-05-04

Typhoon II

1897

Metro

—

Date

1897-05-12

Ben Brush

1896

Metro

—

Date

1896-05-06

Halma

1895

Metro

—

Date

1895-05-06

Chant

1894

Metro

—

Date

1894-05-15

Lookout

1893

Metro

—

Date

1893-05-10

Azra

1892

Metro

—

Date

1892-05-11

Kingman

1891

Metro

—

Date

1891-05-13

Riley

1890

Metro

—

Date

1890-05-14

Spokane

1889

Metro

—

Date

1889-05-09

Macbeth II

1888

Metro

—

Date

1888-05-14

Montrose

1887

Metro

—

Date

1887-05-11

Ben Ali

1886

Metro

—

Date

1886-05-14

Joe Cotton

1885

Metro

—

Date

1885-05-14

Buchanan

1884

Metro

—

Date

1884-05-16

Leonatus

1883

Metro

—

Date

1883-05-23

Apollo

1882

Metro

—

Date

1882-05-16

Hindoo

1881

Metro

—

Date

1881-05-17

Fonso

1880

Metro

—

Date

1880-05-18

Lord Murphy

1879

Metro

—

Date

1879-05-20

Day Star

1878

Metro

—

Date

1878-05-21

Baden-Baden

1877

Metro

—

Date

1877-05-22

Vagrant

1876

Metro

—

Date

1876-05-15

Aristides

1875

Metro

—

Date

1875-05-17

Season	Champion	Metro	Date
2026	Golden Tempo	—	2026-05-02
2025	Sovereignty	—	2025-05-03
2024	Mystik Dan	—	2024-05-04
2023	Mage	—	2023-05-06
2022	Rich Strike	—	2022-05-07
2021	Mandaloun	—	2021-05-01
2020	Authentic	—	2020-09-05
2019	Country House	—	2019-05-04
2018	Justify	—	2018-05-05
2017	Always Dreaming	—	2017-05-06
2016	Nyquist	—	2016-05-07
2015	American Pharoah	—	2015-05-02
2014	California Chrome	—	2014-05-03
2013	Orb	—	2013-05-04
2012	I'll Have Another	—	2012-05-05
2011	Animal Kingdom	—	2011-05-07
2010	Super Saver	—	2010-05-01
2009	Mine That Bird	—	2009-05-02
2008	Big Brown	—	2008-05-03
2007	Street Sense	—	2007-05-05
2006	Barbaro	—	2006-05-06
2005	Giacomo	—	2005-05-07
2004	Smarty Jones	—	2004-05-01
2003	Funny Cide	—	2003-05-03
2002	War Emblem	—	2002-05-04
2001	Monarchos	—	2001-05-05
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	—	2000-05-06
1999	Charismatic	—	1999-05-01
1998	Real Quiet	—	1998-05-02
1997	Silver Charm	—	1997-05-03
1996	Grindstone	—	1996-05-04
1995	Thunder Gulch	—	1995-05-06
1994	Go for Gin	—	1994-05-07
1993	Sea Hero	—	1993-05-01
1992	Lil E. Tee	—	1992-05-02
1991	Strike the Gold	—	1991-05-04
1990	Unbridled	—	1990-05-05
1989	Sunday Silence	—	1989-05-06
1988	Winning Colors	—	1988-05-07
1987	Alysheba	—	1987-05-02
1986	Ferdinand	—	1986-05-03
1985	Spend a Buck	—	1985-05-04
1984	Swale	—	1984-05-05
1983	Sunny's Halo	—	1983-05-07
1982	Gato Del Sol	—	1982-05-01
1981	Pleasant Colony	—	1981-05-02
1980	Genuine Risk	—	1980-05-03
1979	Spectacular Bid	—	1979-05-05
1978	Affirmed	—	1978-05-06
1977	Seattle Slew	—	1977-05-07
1976	Bold Forbes	—	1976-05-01
1975	Foolish Pleasure	—	1975-05-03
1974	Cannonade	—	1974-05-04
1973	Secretariat	—	1973-05-05
1972	Riva Ridge	—	1972-05-06
1971	Canonero II	—	1971-05-01
1970	Dust Commander	—	1970-05-02
1969	Majestic Prince	—	1969-05-03
1968	Forward Pass	—	1968-05-04
1967	Proud Clarion	—	1967-05-06
1966	Kauai King	—	1966-05-07
1965	Lucky Debonair	—	1965-05-01
1964	Northern Dancer	—	1964-05-02
1963	Chateaugay	—	1963-05-04
1962	Decidedly	—	1962-05-05
1961	Carry Back	—	1961-05-06
1960	Venetian Way	—	1960-05-07
1959	Tomy Lee	—	1959-05-02
1958	Tim Tam	—	1958-05-03
1957	Iron Liege	—	1957-05-04
1956	Needles	—	1956-05-05
1955	Swaps	—	1955-05-07
1954	Determine	—	1954-05-01
1953	Dark Star	—	1953-05-02
1952	Hill Gail	—	1952-05-03
1951	Count Turf	—	1951-05-05
1950	Middleground	—	1950-05-06
1949	Ponder	—	1949-05-07
1948	Citation	—	1948-05-01
1947	Jet Pilot	—	1947-05-03
1946	Assault	—	1946-05-04
1945	Hoop Jr.	—	1945-06-09
1944	Pensive	—	1944-05-06
1943	Count Fleet	—	1943-05-01
1942	Shut Out	—	1942-05-02
1941	Whirlaway	—	1941-05-03
1940	Gallahadion	—	1940-05-04
1939	Johnstown	—	1939-05-06
1938	Lawrin	—	1938-05-07
1937	War Admiral	—	1937-05-08
1936	Bold Venture	—	1936-05-02
1935	Omaha	—	1935-05-04
1934	Cavalcade	—	1934-05-05
1933	Brokers Tip	—	1933-05-06
1932	Burgoo King	—	1932-05-07
1931	Twenty Grand	—	1931-05-16
1930	Gallant Fox	—	1930-05-17
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	—	1929-05-18
1928	Reigh Count	—	1928-05-19
1927	Whiskery	—	1927-05-14
1926	Bubbling Over	—	1926-05-15
1925	Flying Ebony	—	1925-05-16
1924	Black Gold	—	1924-05-17
1923	Zev	—	1923-05-19
1922	Morvich	—	1922-05-13
1921	Behave Yourself	—	1921-05-07
1920	Paul Jones	—	1920-05-08
1919	Sir Barton	—	1919-05-10
1918	Exterminator	—	1918-05-11
1917	Omar Khayyam	—	1917-05-12
1916	George Smith	—	1916-05-13
1915	Regret	—	1915-05-08
1914	Old Rosebud	—	1914-05-09
1913	Donerail	—	1913-05-10
1912	Worth	—	1912-05-11
1911	Meridian	—	1911-05-13
1910	Donau	—	1910-05-10
1909	Wintergreen	—	1909-05-03
1908	Stone Street	—	1908-05-05
1907	Pink Star	—	1907-05-06
1906	Sir Huon	—	1906-05-02
1905	Agile	—	1905-05-10
1904	Elwood	—	1904-05-02
1903	Judge Himes	—	1903-05-02
1902	Alan-a-Dale	—	1902-05-03
1901	His Eminence	—	1901-04-29
1900	Lieut. Gibson	—	1900-05-03
1899	Manuel	—	1899-05-04
1898	Plaudit	—	1898-05-04
1897	Typhoon II	—	1897-05-12
1896	Ben Brush	—	1896-05-06
1895	Halma	—	1895-05-06
1894	Chant	—	1894-05-15
1893	Lookout	—	1893-05-10
1892	Azra	—	1892-05-11
1891	Kingman	—	1891-05-13
1890	Riley	—	1890-05-14
1889	Spokane	—	1889-05-09
1888	Macbeth II	—	1888-05-14
1887	Montrose	—	1887-05-11
1886	Ben Ali	—	1886-05-14
1885	Joe Cotton	—	1885-05-14
1884	Buchanan	—	1884-05-16
1883	Leonatus	—	1883-05-23
1882	Apollo	—	1882-05-16
1881	Hindoo	—	1881-05-17
1880	Fonso	—	1880-05-18
1879	Lord Murphy	—	1879-05-20
1878	Day Star	—	1878-05-21
1877	Baden-Baden	—	1877-05-22
1876	Vagrant	—	1876-05-15
1875	Aristides	—	1875-05-17

Champion shows the team's name at the time of victory; where it differs, the current canonical name follows. Metro reflects the era-correct home city. Dates are filled progressively.