The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby is in the books. Always Dreaming lived up to the hype as one of the odds-on favorites, taking command and finishing strong on the sloppy track. Final winning time was clocked at 2:03:59.
Typically this is a race where you want to look for some long shots to sneak into the top four. That was certainly the case this year with two monster underdogs finishing second and third – leading to some huge exacta, trifecta, and superfecta payouts!
Now the focus turns to the Preakness Stakes, where Always Dreaming will look to continue a run at the Triple Crown.
2017 Derby Betting Results & How Much You Would Have Made on $2 Bet
Win, Place, Show Payoff
| # | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Always Dreaming | $11.40 | $7.20 | $5.80 |
| 1 | Looking At Lee | – | $26.60 | $15.20 |
| 11 | Battle of Midway | – | – | $20.80 |
Exacta, Trifecta & Superfecta Payouts
| Wager Type | Winning Numbers | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| $2 Exacta | 5/1 | $336.20 |
| $2 Trifecta | 5/1/11 | $8,207.20 |
| $1 Superfecta | 5/1/11/14 | $75,974.50 |
2017 Final Race Results
| Finish | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trianer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Always Dreaming | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 5/1 |
| 2 | 1 | Lookin At Lee | Corey Lanerie | Steve Asmussen | 20/1 |
| 3 | 11 | Battle of Midway | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | 30/1 |
| 4 | 14 | Classic Empire | Julien Leparoux | Mark Casse | 4/1 |
| 5 | 19 | Practical Joke | Joel Rosario | Chad Brown | 20/1 |
| 6 | 16 | Tapwrit | Jose Ortiz | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 |
| 7 | 10 | Gunnevera | Javier Castellano | Antonio Sano | 15/1 |
| 8 | 15 | McCraken | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian Wilkes | 5/1 |
| 9 | 18 | Gormley | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | 15/1 |
| 10 | 17 | Irish War Cry | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion | 6/1 |
| 11 | 8 | Hence | Florent Geroux | Steve Asmussen | 15/1 |
| 12 | 4 | Untrapped | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | 30/1 |
| 13 | 7 | Girvin | Mike E. Smith | Joe Sharp | 15/1 |
| 14 | 20 | Patch | Tyler Gaffalione | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 |
| 15 | 13 | J Boys Echo | Luis Saez | Dale Romans | 20/1 |
| 16 | 12 | Sonneteer | Kent Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | 50/1 |
| 17 | 3 | Fast and Accurate | Channing Hill | Michael Maker | 50/1 |
| 18 | 9 | Irap | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill | 20/1 |
| 19 | 6 | State of Honor | Jose Lezcano | Mark Casse | 30/1 |
| DNF | 2 | Thunder Snow | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | 20/1 |
Prize Money for Winning the Kentucky Derby
1st – Always Dreaming – $1,635,800
2nd – Looking At Lee – $400,000
3rd – Battle of Midway – $200,000
4th – Classic Empire – $100,000
5th – Practical Joke – $60,000
Historical Kentucky Derby Payouts & Money Won for Past Winners
There is payout data going all the way back to 1908 for the Derby. Below you will find the approximate final odds and corresponding payoff results for each winning ticket. Exactas were’t tracked until 1985, trifectas in 1995, and superfectas until 1996, so there is no reliable data on those bet types prior to those years. Closing odds are based on the closet possible fractional odds and may vary slightly from the final odds posted.
Bet winnings for horse racing uses a combination of the odds and the total pool of money on each type of bet to calculate payouts, so rarely will you see similar numbers for every bet type, even when the odds are the same.
*From 1908 to 1910 the minimum wager allowed was $5. Those payouts reflect that wager amount, as opposed to the modern standard of $2.
| Date | Winner | Odds | $2 Win | $2 Place | $2 Show | $2 Exacta | $2 Trifecta | $1 Superfecta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | 9/2 | $11.40 | $7.20 | $5.80 | $336.20 | $8,207.20 | $75,974.50 |
| 2016 | Nyquist | 5/2 | $6.60 | $4.80 | $3.60 | $30.80 | $173.40 | $542.10 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 3/1 | $7.80 | $5.80 | $4.20 | $72.60 | $202.00 | $634.10 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | 5/2 | $7.00 | $5.60 | $4.20 | $340.00 | $3,424.60 | $7,691.90 |
| 2013 | Orb | 11/2 | $12.80 | $7.40 | $5.40 | $981.60 | $6,925.60 | $28,542.00 |
| 2012 | I’ll Have Another | 15/1 | $32.60 | $13.80 | $9.00 | $306.60 | $3,065.60 | $48,046.40 |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | 21/1 | $43.80 | $19.60 | $13.00 | $329.80 | $3,952.40 | $24,063.00 |
| 2010 | Super Saver | 8/1 | $18.00 | $8.80 | $6.00 | $152.40 | $2,337.40 | $101,284.60 |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | 51/1 | $103.20 | $54.00 | $25.80 | $2,074.80 | $41,500.60 | $557,006.40 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | 12/5 | $6.80 | $5.00 | $4.80 | $141.60 | $3,445.60 | $58,737.80 |
| 2007 | Street Sense | 5/1 | $11.80 | $6.40 | $4.60 | $101.80 | $440.00 | $29,046.40 |
| 2006 | Barbaro | 6/1 | $14.20 | $8.00 | $6.00 | $587.00 | $11,418.40 | $84,860.40 |
| 2005 | Giacomo | 50/1 | $102.60 | $45.80 | $19.80 | $9,814.80 | $133,134.80 | $864,253.50 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | 4/1 | $10.20 | $6.20 | $4.80 | $65.20 | $987.60 | $41,380.20 |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | 13/1 | $27.60 | $12.40 | $8.20 | $97.00 | $664.80 | $2,795.80 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | 21/1 | $43.00 | $22.80 | $13.60 | $1,300.80 | $18,373.20 | $91,764.50 |
| 2001 | Monarchos | 10/1 | $23.00 | $11.80 | $8.80 | $1,229.00 | $12,238.40 | $62,986.90 |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | 12/5 | $6.60 | $5.60 | $4.00 | $66.00 | $435.00 | $1,635.40 |
| 1999 | Charismatic | 31/1 | $64.60 | $27.80 | $14.40 | $727.80 | $5,866.20 | $24,015.50 |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | 17/2 | $18.80 | $8.80 | $5.80 | $291.80 | $1,221.00 | $3,007.40 |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | 4/1 | $10.00 | $4.80 | $4.20 | $31.00 | $205.40 | $350.00 |
| 1996 | Grindstone | 6/1 | $13.80 | $6.00 | $4.00 | $61.80 | $600.60 | $5,844.20 |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | 25/1 | $51.00 | $24.20 | $12.20 | $480.00 | $2,099.20 | |
| 1994 | Go for Gin | 9/1 | $20.20 | $8.40 | $5.80 | $184.80 | $2,351.40 | |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | 13/1 | $27.80 | $12.80 | $8.00 | $190.60 | ||
| 1992 | Lil E. Tee | 17/1 | $35.60 | $12.20 | $7.60 | $854.40 | ||
| 1991 | Strike the Gold | 5/1 | $11.60 | $6.20 | $5.40 | $73.40 | ||
| 1990 | Unbridled | 11/1 | $23.60 | $7.80 | $5.80 | $65.80 | ||
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | 3/1 | $8.20 | $3.00 | $3.60 | $15.20 | ||
| 1988 | Winning Color | 7/2 | $8.80 | $5.20 | $4.60 | $63.40 | ||
| 1987 | Alysheba | 17/2 | $18.80 | $8.00 | $6.20 | $109.60 | ||
| 1986 | Ferdinand | 18/1 | $37.40 | $16.00 | $8.60 | $385.00 | ||
| 1985 | Spend a Buck | 4/1 | $10.20 | $5.40 | $3.40 | $118.20 | ||
| 1984 | Swale | 7/2 | $8.80 | $4.80 | $3.40 | |||
| 1983 | Sunny’s Halo | 5/2 | $7.00 | $4.80 | $4.00 | |||
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol | 21/1 | $44.40 | $19.00 | $9.40 | |||
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | 7/2 | $9.00 | $5.60 | $4.40 | |||
| 1980 | Genuine Risk | 13/1 | $28.60 | $10.60 | $4.80 | |||
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | 3/5 | $3.20 | $3.00 | $2.80 | |||
| 1978 | Affirmed | 9/5 | $5.60 | $2.80 | $2.60 | |||
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | 1/2 | $3.00 | $2.80 | $2.80 | |||
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | 3/1 | $8.00 | $2.40 | $2.60 | |||
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | 2/1 | $5.80 | $4.40 | $3.60 | |||
| 1974 | Cannonade | 3/2 | $5.00 | $3.00 | $2.40 | |||
| 1973 | Secretariat | 3/2 | $5.00 | $3.20 | $3.00 | |||
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | 3/2 | $5.00 | $3.80 | $3.00 | |||
| 1971 | Canonero II | 9/1 | $19.40 | $8.00 | $4.20 | |||
| 1970 | Dust Commander | 15/1 | $32.60 | $12.60 | $7.00 | |||
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | 3/2 | $4.80 | $3.40 | $2.60 | |||
| 1968 | Forward Pass | 7/2 | $9.20 | $4.40 | $4.00 | |||
| 1967 | Proud Clarion | 30/1 | $62.20 | $27.80 | $12.00 | |||
| 1966 | Kauai King | 5/2 | $6.80 | $4.20 | $3.60 | |||
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | 9/2 | $10.60 | $5.40 | $4.20 | |||
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | 7/2 | $8.80 | $3.60 | $3.00 | |||
| 1963 | Cateaugay | 9/1 | $20.80 | $7.00 | $3.60 | |||
| 1962 | Decidedly | 9/1 | $19.40 | $8.20 | $4.20 | |||
| 1961 | Carry Back | 5/2 | $7.00 | $4.20 | $3.20 | |||
| 1960 | Venetian Way | 6/1 | $14.60 | $4.60 | $3.40 | |||
| 1959 | Tomy Lee | 4/1 | $9.40 | $4.80 | $3.80 | |||
| 1958 | Tim Tam | 2/1 | $6.20 | $3.80 | $3.00 | |||
| 1957 | Iron Liege | 17/2 | $18.80 | $9.40 | $6.20 | |||
| 1956 | Needles | 8/5 | $5.20 | $3.60 | $3.40 | |||
| 1955 | Swaps | 3/1 | $7.60 | $3.40 | $4.60 | |||
| 1954 | Determine | 4/1 | $10.60 | $5.60 | $4.80 | |||
| 1953 | Dark Star | 25/1 | $51.80 | $13.60 | $7.00 | |||
| 1952 | Hill Gail | 1/1 | $4.20 | $4.00 | $3.20 | |||
| 1951 | Count Turf | 15/1 | $31.20 | $14.00 | $6.00 | |||
| 1950 | Middleground | 8/1 | $17.80 | $5.40 | $3.80 | |||
| 1949 | Ponder | 16/1 | $34.00 | $11.60 | $6.20 | |||
| 1948 | Citation | 2/5 | $2.80 | |||||
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | 11/2 | $12.80 | $5.20 | $4.00 | |||
| 1946 | Assault | 8/1 | $18.40 | $9.60 | $6.80 | |||
| 1945 | Hoop Jr. | 7/2 | $9.40 | $5.20 | $4.00 | |||
| 1944 | Pensive | 7/1 | $16.20 | $7.20 | $4.60 | |||
| 1943 | Count Fleet | 2/5 | $2.80 | $2.40 | $2.20 | |||
| 1942 | Shut Out | 2/1 | $5.80 | $3.40 | $3.00 | |||
| 1941 | Whirlaway | 3/1 | $7.80 | $5.00 | $4.40 | |||
| 1940 | Gallahadion | 35/1 | $72.40 | $13.80 | $4.80 | |||
| 1939 | Johnstown | 3/5 | $3.20 | $3.00 | $2.80 | |||
| 1938 | Lawrin | 17/2 | $19.20 | $8.80 | $4.80 | |||
| 1937 | War Admiral | 8/5 | $5.20 | $4.20 | $3.40 | |||
| 1936 | Bold Venture | 21/1 | $43.00 | $11.80 | $6.60 | |||
| 1935 | Omaha | 4/1 | $10.00 | $5.00 | $3.80 | |||
| 1934 | Cavalcade | 3/2 | $5.00 | $4.00 | $3.20 | |||
| 1933 | Brokers Tip | 9/1 | $19.86 | $6.28 | $4.54 | |||
| 1932 | Burgoo King | 11/2 | $13.24 | $5.08 | $4.00 | |||
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | 4/5 | $3.76 | $3.00 | $2.60 | |||
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | 6/5 | $4.38 | $3.76 | $3.45 | |||
| 1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | 3/1 | $8.00 | $3.70 | $3.06 | |||
| 1928 | Reigh Count | 2/1 | $6.12 | $5.78 | $3.98 | |||
| 1927 | Whiskery | 12/5 | $6.80 | $3.80 | $3.40 | |||
| 1926 | Bubbling Over | 2/1 | $5.80 | $5.80 | $4.60 | |||
| 1925 | Flying Ebony | 3/1 | $8.30 | $3.80 | $2.80 | |||
| 1924 | Black Gold | 7/4 | $5.50 | $5.40 | $4.40 | |||
| 1923 | Zev | 19/1 | $40.40 | $30.60 | $18.40 | |||
| 1922 | Morvich | 6/5 | $4.40 | $4.30 | $3.50 | |||
| 1921 | Behave Yourself | 17/2 | $19.30 | $13.00 | $5.60 | |||
| 1920 | Paul jones | 16/1 | $34.40 | $12.30 | $6.60 | |||
| 1919 | Sir Barton | 13/5 | $7.20 | $6.70 | $6.00 | |||
| 1918 | Exterminator | 30/1 | $61.20 | $23.10 | $12.40 | |||
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam | 13/1 | $27.60 | $10.90 | $6.20 | |||
| 1916 | George Smith | 4/1 | $10.30 | $4.80 | $2.90 | |||
| 1915 | Regret | 8/3 | $7.30 | $4.00 | $3.60 | |||
| 1914 | Old Rosebud | 6/7 | $3.70 | $3.00 | $2.80 | |||
| 1913 | Donerail | 91/1 | $184.90 | $41.20 | $13.20 | |||
| 1912 | Worth | 4/5 | $3.60 | $3.90 | $3.30 | |||
| 1911 | Meridian | 3/1 | $7.80 | $2.70 | $2.70 | |||
| 1910* | Donau | 8/3 | $13.25 | $7.50 | $7.50 | |||
| 1909* | Wintergreen | 2/1 | $14.80 | $8.75 | $8.60 | |||
| 1908* | Stone Street | 24/1 | $123.60 | $37.90 | $14.50 |