Who won the Kentucky Derby? Latest updates, results, past winners
USA TODAY Sports is tracking the live results and winner of the 2026 Kentucky Derby. Here are the latest updates of the Triple Crown race.
The biggest event in horse racing is here. The 2026 Kentucky Derby will be run on May 2, and 19 horses, jockeys and trainers will soon compete to win the first Triple Crown race of the season. The field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby is considered to be relatively open.
Several horses have emerged as a contenders for the event, with So Happy (5-1) and Commandment (5-1) emerging as co-favorites to win the event in the hours leading up to it. Should So Happy win the race, 59-year-old jockey Mike Smith would make Derby history as the oldest-ever jockey to win the race. The record is currently owned by Willie Shoemaker, who was 54 years old when he rode Ferdinand to victory during the 1986 Kentucky Derby .
Ferdinand was also the last horse to win the Kentucky Derby while running out of the No. 1 post. Renegade – the prohibitive favorite to win the race entering in the week leading up to it – will look to break that 40-year dry spell along the rail.
USA TODAY Sports will track the results of the 2026 Kentucky Derby. Follow along for the latest updates on the race-winner and the full results of the Run for the Roses. Who won the 2026 Kentucky Derby?
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