This is a listing of first-place, second-place, third-place and fourth-place finishers, and the number of starters in the Kentucky Derby, a Grade I American Thoroughbred race run at miles on dirt for three-year-olds. It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown, run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Starters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mystik Dan | Sierra Leone | Forever Young | Catching Freedom | 20 | |
| 2023 | Mage | Two Phil's | Angel of Empire | Disarm | 18 | |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | Epicenter | Zandon | Simplification | 20 | |
| 2021 | Mandaloun | Hot Rod Charlie | Essential Quality | O Besos | 19 | |
| Authentic | Tiz the Law | Mr. Big News | Honor A.P. | 15 | ||
| 2019 | Country House | Code of Honor | Tacitus | Improbable | 20 | |
| 2018 | Justify † | Good Magic | Audible | Instilled Regard | 20 | |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | Lookin At Lee | Battle of Midway | Classic Empire | 20 | |
| 2016 | Nyquist | Exaggerator | Gun Runner | Mohaymen | 20 | |
| 2015 | American Pharoah † | Firing Line | Dortmund | Frosted | 18 | |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Commanding Curve | Danza | Wicked Strong | 19 | |
| 2013 | Orb | Golden Soul | Revolutionary | Normandy Invasion | 19 | |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | Bodemeister | Dullahan | Went The Day Well | 20 | |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | Nehro | Mucho Macho Man | Shackleford | 19 | |
| 2010 | Super Saver | Ice Box | Paddy O'Prado | Make Music for Me | 20 | |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | Pioneerof the Nile | Musket Man | Papa Clem | 19 | |
| 2008 | Big Brown | Eight Belles | Denis of Cork | Tale of Ekati | 20 | |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Hard Spun | Curlin | Imawildandcrazyguy | 20 | |
| 2006 | Barbaro | Bluegrass Cat | Steppenwolfer | Jazil | 20 | |
| 2005 | Giacomo | Closing Argument | Afleet Alex | Don't Get Mad | 20 | |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | Lion Heart | Imperialism | Limehouse | 18 | |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | Empire Maker | Peace Rules | Atswhatimtalkinbout | 16 | |
| 2002 | War Emblem | Proud Citizen | Perfect Drift | Medaglia d'Oro | 18 | |
| 2001 | Monarchos | Invisible Ink | Congaree | Thunder Blitz | 17 | |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | Aptitude | Impeachment | More Than Ready | 19 | |
| 1999 | Charismatic | Menifee | Cat Thief | Prime Timber | 19 | |
| 1998 | Indian Charlie | Halory Hunter | 15 | |||
| 1997 | Free House | Pulpit | 13 | |||
| 1996 | Cavonnier | Prince of Thieves | Halo Sunshine | 19 | ||
| 1995 | Tejano Run | Jumron | 19 | |||
| 1994 | Strodes Creek | Blumin Affair | Brocco | 14 | ||
| 1993 | Wild Gale | Personal Hope | 19 | |||
| 1992 | Casual Lies | Dance Floor | Conte Di Savoya | 18 | ||
| 1991 | Mane Minister | Green Alligator | 16 | |||
| 1990 | Pleasant Tap | Video Ranger | 15 | |||
| 1989 | Awe Inspiring | Dansil | 15 | |||
| 1988 | Risen Star | Proper Reality | 17 | |||
| 1987 | Avies Copy | Cryptoclearance | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Bold Arrangement | Broad Brush | Rampage | 16 | ||
| 1985 | Stephan's Odyssey | Chief's Crown | Fast Account | 13 | ||
| 1984 | Coax Me Chad | At The Threshold | Fali Time | 20 | ||
| 1983 | Caveat | Slew o' Gold | 20 | |||
| 1982 | Laser Light | Reinvested | Water Bank | 19 | ||
| 1981 | Woodchopper | Partez | Classic Go Go | 21 | ||
| 1980 | Rumbo | Jaklin Klugman | Super Moment | 13 | ||
| 1979 | Golden Act | King Celebrity | 10 | |||
| 1978 | Affirmed † | Funny Horse | Darby Creek Road | 11 | ||
| 1977 | Seattle Slew † | Sanhedrin | Get the Axe | 15 | ||
| 1976 | Elocutionist | Amano | 9 | |||
| 1975 | Diabolo | Master Derby | 15 | |||
| 1974 | Hudson County | Agitate | J. R.'s Pet | 23 | ||
| 1973 | Secretariat † | Our Native | Forego | 13 | ||
| 1972 | Hold Your Peace | Introductivo | 16 | |||
| 1971 | Bold Reason | Eastern Fleet | 20 | |||
| 1970 | My Dad George | High Echelon | Naskra | 17 | ||
| 1969 | Dike | Traffic Mark | 8 | |||
| 1968 | Forward Pass | Francie's Hat | T.V. Commercial | Kentucky Sherry | 14 | |
| 1967 | Barbs Delight | Damascus | Reason to Hail | 14 | ||
| 1966 | Advocator | Blue Skyer | Stupendous | 15 | ||
| 1965 | Tom Rolfe | Native Charger | 11 | |||
| 1964 | The Scoundrel | Roman Brother | 12 | |||
| 1963 | Candy Spots | On My Honor | 9 | |||
| 1962 | Ridan | Sir Ribot | 15 | |||
| 1961 | Bass Clef | Dr. Miller | 15 | |||
| 1960 | Victoria Park | Tompion | 13 | |||
| 1959 | First Landing | Royal Orbit | 17 | |||
| 1958 | Noureddin | Jewel's Reward | 14 | |||
| 1957 | Round Table | Bold Ruler | 9 | |||
| 1956 | Come On Red | Count Chic | 17 | |||
| 1955 | Summer Tan | Racing Fool | 10 | |||
| 1954 | Hasseyampa | Goyamo | 17 | |||
| 1953 | Invigorator | Royal Bay Gem | 11 | |||
| 1952 | Blue Man | Master Fiddle | 16 | |||
| 1951 | Ruhe | Phil D | 20 | |||
| 1950 | Mr. Trouble | Sunglow | 14 | |||
| 1949 | Palestinian | Old Rockport | 14 | |||
| 1948 | Citation † | My Request | Billings | 6 | ||
| 1947 | Faultless | On Trust | 13 | |||
| 1946 | Assault † | Spy Song | Hampden | Lord Boswell | 17 | |
| 1945 | Darby Dieppe | Air Sailor | 16 | |||
| 1944 | Broadcloth | Stir Up | Shut Up | 16 | ||
| 1943 | Count Fleet † | Slide Rule | Amber Light | 10 | ||
| 1942 | Valdina Orphan | With Regards | 15 | |||
| 1941 | Whirlaway † | Staretor | Market Wise | Porter's Cap | 11 | |
| 1940 | Dit | Mioland | 8 | |||
| 1939 | Heather Broom | Viscounty | 8 | |||
| 1938 | Can't Wait | Menow | 10 | |||
| 1937 | War Admiral † | Reaping Reward | Melodist | 20 | ||
| 1936 | Brevity | Indian Broom | Coldstream | 14 | ||
| 1935 | Omaha † | Roman Soldier | Whiskolo | Nellie Flag | 18 | |
| 1934 | Agrarian | Mata Hari | 13 | |||
| 1933 | Head Play | Charley O. | Ladysman | 13 | ||
| 1932 | Economic | Stepenfetchit | Brandon Mint | 20 | ||
| 1931 | Sweep All | Mate | Spanish Play | 12 | ||
| 1930 | Gallant Fox † | Gallant Knight | Ned O. | Gone Away | 15 | |
| 1929 | Naishapur | Panchio | Blue Larkspur | 21 | ||
| 1928 | Misstep | Toro | Jack Higgins | 22 | ||
| 1927 | Osmand | Jock | Hydromel | 15 | ||
| 1926 | Bagenbaggage | Rock Man | Rhinock | 13 | ||
| 1925 | Captain Hal | Son of John | Single Foot | 20 | ||
| 1924 | Chilhowee | Beau Butler | Altawood | 19 | ||
| 1923 | Martingale | Vigil | Nassau | 21 | ||
| 1922 | Bet Mosie | John Finn | Deadlock | 10 | ||
| 1921 | Black Servant | Prudery | Tryster | 12 | ||
| 1920 | On Watch | Damask | 17 | |||
| 1919 | Sir Barton † | Under Fire | Valcanite | 12 | ||
| 1918 | Escoba | Viva America | War Cloud | 8 | ||
| 1917 | Ticket | Midway | Rickety | 15 | ||
| 1916 | Star Hawk | Franklin | Dodge | 9 | ||
| 1915 | Pebbles I | Sharpshooter | Royal II | 16 | ||
| 1914 | Hodge | Bronzewing | John Gund | 7 | ||
| 1913 | Ten Point | Gowell | Foundation | 8 | ||
| 1912 | Duval | Flamma | Free Lance | 7 | ||
| 1911 | Governor Gray | Colston | Mud Sill | 7 | ||
| 1910 | Joe Morris | Fighting Bob | Boola Boola | 7 | ||
| 1909 | Miami | Dr. Barkley | Sir Catesby | 10 | ||
| 1908 | Sir Cleges | Dunvegan | Synchronized | 8 | ||
| 1907 | Zal | Ovelando | Red Gauntlet | 6 | ||
| 1906 | Lady Navarre | James Reddick | Hyperion II | 6 | ||
| 1905 | Ram's Horn | Layson | none | 3 | ||
| 1904 | Ed Tierney | Brancas | Prince Silverwings | 5 | ||
| 1903 | Early | Bourbon | Bad News | 6 | ||
| 1902 | Inventor | The Rival | Abe Frank | 4 | ||
| 1901 | Sannazarro | Driscoll | Amur | 5 | ||
| 1900 | Florizar | Thrive | Highland Lad | 7 | ||
| 1899 | Corsini | Mazo | His Lordship | 5 | ||
| 1898 | Lieber Karl | Isabey | Han d'Or | 4 | ||
| 1897 | Ornament | Dr. Catlett | Dr. Shepard | 6 | ||
| 1896 | Ben Eder | Semper Ego | First Mate | 8 | ||
| 1895 | Basso | Laureate | Curator | 4 | ||
| 1894 | Pearl Song | Sigurd | Al Boyer | 5 | ||
| 1893 | Plutus | Boundless | Buck McCann | 6 | ||
| 1892 | Huron | Phil Dwyer | none | 3 | ||
| 1891 | Balgowan | High Tariff | Hart Wallace | 4 | ||
| 1890 | Bill Letcher | Robespierre | Palisade | 6 | ||
| 1889 | Once Again | Hindoocraft | 8 | |||
| 1888 | Gallifet | White | Alexandria | 7 | ||
| 1887 | Jim Gore | Jacobin | Banburg | 7 | ||
| 1886 | Blue Wing | Free Knight | Lijero | 10 | ||
| 1885 | Bersan | Ten Booker | Favor | 10 | ||
| 1884 | Loftin | Audrain | Bob Miles | 9 | ||
| 1883 | Lord Raglan | Ascender | 7 | |||
| 1882 | Runnymede | Bengal | Harry Gilmore | 14 | ||
| 1881 | Lelex | Alfambra | Sligo | 6 | ||
| 1880 | Kimball | Bancroft | Boulevard | 5 | ||
| 1879 | Falsetto | Strathmore | Trinadad | 9 | ||
| 1878 | Himyar | Leveler | Solicitor | 9 | ||
| 1877 | Leonard | King William | Vera Cruz | 11 | ||
| 1876 | Vagrant | Creedmore | Harry Hill | Parole | 11 | |
| 1875 | Volcano | Verdigris | Bob Wooley | 15 |
A † designates a Triple Crown Winner.
Note: D. Wayne Lukas swept the 1995 Triple Crown with two different horses.