Kentucky Derby Full Winners List: Complete History of Winning Horses & Triple Crown Winners

The 151th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for May 3, 2025 at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

The Derby has been run since 1875 and has produced 150 winners. Another horse will be added to the list this year and it may come from one of the three favorites. Entering this year's race, Journalism is a 3-1 favorite, while Sovereignty is currently at 5-1, and Sandman is at 6-1.

The 151st winner of the Kentucky Derby will come from the group of 21 entrants in 2025. What follows is a look at the entire list of winners in the history of the race.

Kentucky Derby Winners History

In 2024, Mystik Dan became the 150th winner in the history of the race. The full list of winners and winning jockeys by year is below.

*Medina Spirit crossed the line first in 2021 but was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. Mandaloun was elevated to winner.

We'll find out who gets added to this illustrious list on May 3.

Triple Crown Winners

Thirteen winners of the Kentucky Derby have gone on to win the Triple Crown, by emerging victorious in the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

The first Triple Crown winner was Sir Barton in 1919, as jockey Johnny Loftus guided him to victories in all three races.

There have been two major droughts without a Triple Crown winner, including a 25-year stretch from 1948 through 1973. That year, Secretariat became the first horse since Citation to accomplish the feat. Then a much longer 37-year stretch from 1978 until American Pharoah completed the Triple Crown in 2015.

Below is the list of every Triple Crown winner in history.

While 13 horses have won the Triple Crown, 52 have won the first two legs, only to fail to win the Belmont Stakes.