What Horse Came In Second And Third In The Kentucky Derby?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Winner
Medina Spirit
Second
Mandaloun
Third
Hot Rod Charlie
Fourth
Essential Quality
Starters 20

Which horse came in second in the Kentucky Derby?

“To be clear, if the findings are upheld, Medina Spirit's results in the Kentucky Derby will be invalidated and

Mandaloun

will be declared the winner,” Churchill Downs said in a statement. Mandaloun, trained by Louisville native Brad Cox and owned by Juddmonte Farms, was the runner up in the Kentucky Derby.

Who came in second and third at the Kentucky Derby?

The entered the race with 12-1 odds to win.

Mandaloun (26-1)

came in second, Hot Rod Charlie (5-1) finished third, and Essential Quality (5-2) finished fourth. O Besos finished fifth. Medina Spirit is trained by Bob Baffert.

Who were the top 3 horses in the Kentucky Derby?

Order Horse 1 Medina Spirit 2 Mandaloun 3 Hot Rod Charlie 4 Essential Quality

What horse won the Kentucky Derby 2021?

The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby, the nation's premier thoroughbred race, took place on May 1.

Medina Spirit

won an upset victory by a head over runner-up Mandaloun. It was Baffert's seventh victory in the Derby, the most of any trainer.

How much does the jockey win Kentucky Derby 2021?

Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Winning time 2:01.36 Final odds 12–1 Jockey John Velazquez

How much does the winning jockey get Kentucky Derby?

A winning jockey will take 10% of the horse's purse at the Kentucky Derby, so

$186,000

for this year's Derby winner, John Velazquez (although this could change depending on the current investigation). That's a huge payday in a sport where an average year's earning can be $30,000-$40,000, according to Career Trend.

How many Triple Crown horses are there?

There have been

13 Triple Crown winners

in history, with the only two immortalized horses of the last four decades guided by Baffert in the last six years.

Will there be a Kentucky Derby in 2021?

When and where is the 2021 Kentucky Derby? The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for

Saturday, May 1, 2021

with coverage beginning at 12 p.m. ET on NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app before moving from NBCSN to NBC at 2:30.

What jockey has won the most Kentucky Derbys?

  • 5 – Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952)
  • 5 – Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969)
  • 4 – John Velazquez (2011, 2017, 2020, 2021)

What horse is favored to win the Kentucky Derby?


Cox's Essential Quality

is the 2-1 favorite in the latest 2021 Kentucky Derby odds, while Mandaloun and Baffert's Medina Spirit are both 15-1. Midnight Bourbon (20-1) and Super Stock (30-1) also are long shots to finish at the front of the 19-horse 2021 Kentucky Derby field.

What happened at the Kentucky Derby 2021?

The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit,

failed a drug test after the race

, putting a new stain on a sport troubled by doping problems and placing thoroughbred horse racing's most recognizable personality, the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, under uncomfortable scrutiny.

Did the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner get disqualified?

Kentucky Derby

winner Medina Spirit faces disqualification after second failed drug test

. The New York Times reported Wednesday a split sample of Medina Spirit's drug test following the Kentucky Derby confirmed the presence of betamethasone, further jeopardizing the horse's status as the winner of the Run for the Roses …

Was Medina Spirit disqualified from the Kentucky Derby 2021?

Yet nearly three months since Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's seventh Derby victory became

subject to disqualification because of the betamethasone found

in Medina Spirit's post-race sample, the final outcome of the race remains mired in dispute and delay.

How much do the trainers make at the Kentucky Derby?

If a trainer trains with 10 horses each month for a year, they could make over

$19,760 per month

, and over $237,120 per year — and that's just training fees! If even one horse they trained placed 1st in the Kentucky Derby, their total yearly income would pass $361,000.

How much does it cost to enter Kentucky Derby?

Purchase Date Price April 7 –April 18 at 11:59PM ET $75 April 19 – Day Before Event at 11:59PM ET $80 Day of Event until start of the Derby race

$85
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