At the initial load in, Great White, expected to start at the 21 post, became startled, reared up, and fell backwards, throwing off his jockey Alex Achard and landing on his back. Neither Great White nor Achard appeared injured, but veterinarians opted to have Great White scratched from the race out of caution. All of the previously loaded horses were pulled back out of the starting gate to warm up and then reloaded after a pause to have Great White escorted off the track. At the start, Six Speed took the early lead, with
So Happy and Danon Bourbon following behind. Four horses, including
Golden Tempo, and Albus, hung well behind the rest of the field entering the first turn.
Renegade was also one of the last runners in the early stages, having been bumped several times at the start by horses on his outside. Six Speed continued to hold the lead through the far turn, when Danon Bourbon moved ahead to take the lead at the mile mark. As the field reached the stretch, the horses that had been held back began to charge forward. Ocelli briefly took the lead, before both Renegade and Golden Tempo moved ahead of him. Golden Tempo and Renegade then battled for the rest of the race, with Golden Tempo taking victory by a neck. Golden Tempo's victory made his trainer
Cherie DeVaux the first woman trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, and only the second woman trainer to win any of the American Triple Crown races, after
Jena Antonucci in the
2023 Belmont Stakes. It was also a first Kentucky Derby victory for jockey
José Ortiz, barely beating his brother
Irad who was riding Renegade.
Track condition: Fast
Times: mile – 22.68; mile – 46.44; mile – 1:10.90; mile – 1:36.45; final – 2:02.27. Splits for each quarter-mile: (23.76) (24.46) (25.55) (25.82) (25.82)
Note: Source: Equibase chart
Payouts The table below provides the Kentucky Derby payout schedule for a $2 stake. == References ==