Favorite horse American Pharoah (No. 18) won the 141st Kentucky Derby with Firing Line (No. 10) second and Dortmund (No. 8) third.
American Pharoah's win is noteworthy for a couple reasons. One, it makes 2015 the third Kentucky Derby in a row won by the favorite. California Chrome won in 2014 and Orb in 2013.
It's also a historic win for jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah to his third Kentucky Derby victory. Espinoza rode California Chrome last year, making him the sixth jockey ever to win back-to-back Derbys.
Dortmund set the pace early, but Firing Line challenged inside and American Pharoah from the outside. It was a close race until the final stretch, when the favorite overpowered its rivals, winning by half a length over Firing Line.
By one hour before race time, three horses had been scratched from the race: No. 7, El Kabeir (trainer John P. Terranova II, jockey Calvin Borel); No. 11, Stanford (trainer Todd Pletcher, jockey Florent Geroux); 12, International Star (trainer Michael J. Maker, jockey Miguel Mena); No. 22, Tale of Verve (trainer Dallas Stewart, jockey Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr.).
El Kabeir, who was out due to a left-front-foot injury, was to have been ridden by another back-to-back Derby winner, Calvin Borel.
Here are the full results:
4th: Frosted (15)
5th: DanzigMmoon
6th: Materiality
7th: Keen Ice
8th: Mubtaahij
9th: Itsaknockout
10th: Carpe Diem
11th: Frammento
12th: Bolo
13th: Mr. z
14th Ocho Ocho Ocho
15th: Far Right
16th: War Story
17th: Tencendur
18th: Upstart
It's moot at this point, but in case you're interested here's a look back at the odds and cash staked on each horse, as of an hour and five minutes before race time.
Total Wagered: $25,730,149.00
1. Ocho Ocho Ocho: 24 - 1
Trainer: James M. Cassidy
Jockey: Elvis Trujillo
$842,576.00
2. Carpe Diem: 7 - 1
Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
Jockey: John R. Velazquez
$2,585,366.00
3. Materiality: 13 - 1
Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
$1,433,123.00
4. Tencendur: 53 - 1
Trainer: George Weaver
Jockey: Manuel Franco
$390,998.00
5. Danzig Moon: 21 - 1
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux
$960,052.00
6. Mubtaahij (IRE): 13 - 1
Trainer: Michael F. de Kock
Jockey: Christophe Soumillon
$1,452,766.00
8. Dortmund: 4 - 1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Martin Garcia
$4,012,475.00
9. Bolo: 31 - 1
Trainer: Carla Gaines
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano
$654,216.00
10. Firing Line: 9 - 1
Trainer: Simon Callaghan
Jockey: Gary L. Stevens
$2,108,213.00
13. Itsaknockout: 28 - 1
Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez
$712,091.00
14. Keen Ice: 42 - 1
Trainer: Dale L. Romans
Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux
$492,893.00
15. Frosted: 9 - 1
Trainer: Kiaran P. McLaughlin
Jockey: Joel Rosario
$2,001,334.00
16. War Story: 41 - 1
Trainer: Thomas M. Amoss
Jockey: Joseph Talamo
$497,818.00
17. Mr. Z: 33 - 1
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Ramon A. Vazquez
$622,559.00
18. American Pharoah: 3 - 1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
$5,094,798.00
19. Upstart: 19 - 1
Trainer: Richard A. Violette, Jr.
Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz
$1,027,053.00
20. Far Right: 37 - 1
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Jockey: Mike E. Smith
$549,426.00
21. Frammento: 17 - 1
Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito
Jockey: Corey S. Nakatani
$292,385.00