The 1876 Kentucky Derby winner was Vagrant. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Swim and trained by James Williams. Vagrant was the first gelding to win the Derby.
The 2000 Kentucky Derby winner was Fusaichi Pegasus. He was ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux and trained by Neil Drysdale. Fusaichi Pegasus became the first favorite to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979.The 2000 Kentucky Derby winner was Fusaichi Pegasus. He was ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux and trained by Neil Drysdale. Fusaichi Pegasus became the first favorite to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979.
The 1981 Derby winner was Pleasant Colony ridden by Jorge Velasquez.
The horse named swale, colt. dark bay, by settle slew.
Animal Kingdom won the 137th Kentuky Derby. John Velazquez was the jockey. It was his first Kentucky Derby win.
Thunder Gulch won the 1995 Kentucky Derby. D. Wayne Lukas - Trainer. Gary Stevens - Jockey.
the Akron winner was the first year a guy got caught with a magnet in the dront of his car, and Stacy Irwin from Columbia S.C, ran against him in a dead heat photo finish.
A horse named Wintergreen was the winner of the 1909 Kentucky Derby.
Middleground, ridden by jockey William Boland, won the 1950 Kentucky Derby.
Diane Crump rode Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby
That the first winning jockey and the first winning trainer were African Americans is an interesting fact about black people and the Kentucky Derby. Oliver Lewis [1855? 1856?, Fayette County, Kentucky - 1924] was the winning jockey at the inaugural Kentucky Derby of May 17, 1875. The winning horse, Aristides, was trained by Ansel Williamson, a posthumous inductee into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1998.
The 1981 Derby winner, 'Pleasant Colony', was owned by Buckland Farms, and was trained by John P. Campo.