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Kentucky Derby 2008 Winners

Horse - Big Brown

Big Brown is a retired Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and 2008 Preakness Stakes. Bred by Dr. Gary B. Knapp's Monticule Farms in Lexington, Kentucky, the three-year-old was undefeated in his first five career starts. He was sired by Grade III winner Boundary, a son of North American Champion sire Danzig, who was a son of Northern Dancer.

On May 3, 2008, in his fourth race, the 2008 Kentucky Derby, Big Brown was the 2–1 favorite.

An interesting fact of this race was that he became the first horse since 1929 to win it from the 20th gate, winning by 43/4 lengths over filly Eight Belles, who was euthanized after breaking both front ankles during the post-race cool-down. The final time for the 1 1/4 mile race was 2:01:92.

Jockey - Kent Desormeaux

In 2008 Desormeaux won his third Kentucky Derby aboard Big Brown, in a time of 2:01 4/5. Big Brown won by just under five lengths. Desormeaux followed this victory with his ride on Big Brown to victory in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD in a time of 1:54 4/5. In the final race of the Triple Crown, however, the Belmont Stakes, Desormeaux was forced to ease Big Brown in after the colt tired at the quarter pole.

After that, he won the G1 Haskell Invitational in August and Monmouth Stakes in September with Big Brown en route to a planned start in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Trainer - Richard Dutrow, Jr.

Richard E. "Rick" Dutrow, Jr is one of the most experienced American thoroughbred racehorse trainers and third in the national standings through Oct. 5, 2008; Dutrow has won 140 races from 576 starts, for $10,301,726. Dutrow, Jr. is also a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer for 2008. He won an alternate award from horseraceinsider.com. Impact Trainer of the Year Insider Award 2008 for demonstrating all that is right and all that is wrong with the state of the game.

In 2008 he trained Big Brown to a Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes victory, although failing to capture the Triple Crown with a dead last finish in the 140th Belmont Stakes.

Some sort of controversy about this race was brought up because Rick Dutrow admitted that he administers stanozolol, an anabolic steroid, to his horses, including Big Brown, on the 15th of every month. However Dutrow stated to ESPN that Big Brown did not take the May 15th shot for the Belmont Stakes. This kind of steroid is banned in 10 states but not in any of the states where the Triple Crown races are held.

Kentucky Derby Past Winners

This is a detailed listing of the last 50 years first place racehorses, jockeys, trainers, owners and times of the Kentucky Derby.

YEAR	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	OWNER	TIME
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	C. Nafzger	James B. Tafel LLC	2:02.17
2006	Barbaro	E. Prado	M. Matz	Roy & Gretchen Jackson	2:01.36
2005	Giacomo	M. Smith	J. Sherrifs	Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss	2:02.75
2004	Smarty Jones	S. Elliott	J. Servis	Someday Farm	2:04.06
2003	Funny Cide	J. Santos	B. Tagg	Sackatoga Stable	2:01.19
2002	War Emblem	V. Espinoza	B. Baffert	Thoroughbred Corp.	2:01.13
2001	Monarchos	J. Chavez	J. T. Ward	John C. Oxley	1:59.97
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	K. Desormeaux	N. Drysdale	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:01.12
1999	Charismatic	C. Antley	D.W. Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:03.29
1998	Real Quiet	K. Desormeaux	B. Baffert	M. Pegram	2:02.38
1997	Silver Charm	G. Stevens	B. Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:02.44
1996	Grindstone	J. Bailey	D.W. Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:01.06
1995	Thunder Gulch	G. Stevens	D.W. Lukas	M. Tabor	2:01.27
1994	Go for Gin	C. McCarron	N. Zito	Condren, Cornacchia	2:03.72
1993	Sea Hero	J. Bailey	M. Miller	Rokeby Stable	2:02.42
1992	Lil E. Tee	P. Day	L. Whiting	W.C. Partee	2:03.04
1991	Strike the Gold	C. Antley	N. Zito	Brophy, Condren, Cornacchia	2:03.08
1990	Unbridled	C. Perret	C. Nafzgar	F.A. Genter Stable Inc.	2:02:00
1989	Sunday Silence	P. Valenzuela	C. Whittingham	Hancock III/ Gaillard/ Whittingham	2:05:00
1988	Winning Colors	G. Stevens	D.W. Lukas	E.V. Klein	2:02 1/5
1987	Alysheba	C. McCarron	J. Van Berg	Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer	2:03 2/5
1986	Ferdinand	W. Shoemaker	C. Whittingham	Mrs. Elizabeth A. Keck	2:02 4/5
1985	Spend a Buck	A. Cordero Jr.	C. Gambolati	Hunter Farm	2:00 1/5
1984	Swale	L. Pincay Jr.	W. Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:02 2/5
1983	Sunny's Halo	E. Delahoussaye	D. Cross Jr.	D.J. Foster Stable	2:02 1/5
1982	Gato Del Sol	E. Delahoussaye	E. Gregson	Hancock, Peters	2:02 3/5
1981	Pleasant Colony	J. Velasquez	J. Campo	Buckland Farm	2:02:00
1980	Genuine Risk	J. Vasquez	L. Jolley	Mrs. B.R. Firestone	2:02:00
1979	Spectacular Bid	R. Franklin	G. Delp	Hawksworth Farm	2:02 2/5
1978	Affirmed	S. Cauthen	L. Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:01 1/5
1977	Seattle Slew	J. Cruguet	W. Turner	Karen L. Taylor	2:02 1/5
1976	Bold Forbes	A. Cordero Jr.	L. Barrera	E.R. Tizol	2:01 3/5
1975	Foolish Pleasure	J. Vasquez	L. Jolley	John L. Greer	2:02:00
1974	Cannonade	A. Cordero Jr.	W. Stephens	J.M. Olin	2:04:00
1973	Secretariat	R. Turcotte	L. Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:59 2/5
1972	Riva Ridge	R. Turcotte	L. Laurin	Meadow Stable	2:01 4/5
1971	Canonero II	G. Avila	J. Arius	E. Caibett	2:03 1/5
1970	Dust Commander	M. Manganello	D. Combs	R.E. Lehmann	2:03 2/5
1969	Majestic Prince	J. Longden	W. Hartack	Frank McMahon	2:01 4/5
1968	Forward Pass(via DQ)	I. Valenzuela	H. Forrest	Calumet Farm	2:02 1/5
1967	Proud Clarion	R. Ussery	L. Gentry	Darby Dan Farm	2:00 3/5
1966	Kauai King	D. Brumfield	H. Forrest	Ford Stable	2:02:00
1965	Lucky Debonair	W. Shoemaker	F. Catrone	Mrs. Ada Rice	2:01 1/5
1964	Northern Dancer	W. Hartak	H. Luro	Windfields Farm	2:00:00
1963	Chateaugay	B. Baeza	J.P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:01 4/5
1962	Decidedly	W. Hartak	H. Luro	El Peco Ranch	2:00 2/5
1961	Carry Back	J. Sellers	J.A. Price	Mrs. Katherine Price	2:04:00
1960	Venetian Way	W. Hartack	V. Sovinski	Sunny Blue Farm	2:02 2/5
1959	Tomy Lee	W. Shoemaker	F. Turner Jr.	M/M F. Turner Jr.	2:02 1/5
1958	Tim Tam	I. Valenzuela	H.A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05:00
1957	Iron Liege	W. Hartak	H.A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:02 1/5
1956	Needles	D. Erb	H.L. Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:03 2/5

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