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Race name: Kentucky Derby
Grade: 1
Off at:  6:33 pm ET     Race Type: Stakes
Age Restriction: Three Year Olds
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: One and one fourth miles on the dirt
Track condition: Sloppy          Winning time: 2:02.89

Winning Breeder: Stuart Janney III and the Phipps Stable
Winning Owner: Stuart Janney III and the Phipps Stable
Winning Trainer: Shug McGaughey
Winning Jockey: Joel Rosario

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Complete Order of Finish

1          Orb (Joel Rosario)
2          Golden Soul (Robby Albarado)
3          Revolutionary (Calvin Borel)
4          Normandy Invasion (Javier Castellano)
5          Mylute (Rosie Napravnik)
6          Oxbow (Gary Stevens)
7          Lines of Battle (Ryan Moore)
8          Will Take Charge (Jon Court)
9          Charming Kitten (Edgar Prado)
10        Giant Finish (Jose Espinosa)
11        Overanalyze (Rafael Bejarano)
12        Palace Malice (Mike Smith)
13        Java’s War (Julien Leparoux)
14        Verrazano (John Velazquez)
15        Itsmyluckyday (Elvis Trujillo)
16        Frac Daddy (Victor Lebron)
17        Goldencents (Kevin Krigger)
18        Vyjack (Garrett Gomez)
19        Falling Sky (Luis Saez)

2013 Kentucky Derby recap
by Trevor Whenham - 5/8/2013

When you think about the 2013 Kentucky Derby years from now, you’ll think of four things:

1. Mud. To say the track was sloppy was an understatement. There wasn’t a whole of mud experience in the field, but the race didn’t seem to be dramatically affected by the surface. Of course, the good thing about mud is that any trainer of a horse that misfired has an automatic excuse to fall back on.

2. The pace. The early fractions were absolutely suicidal. Palace Malice was wearing blinkers for the first time in the race, and they had the effect of making him impossible to control. On paper there were only a couple of speed horses, so a moderate opening half mile of 47 seconds or so seemed likely. Instead, they sprinted at 45.2 seconds — blistering fast for a sprint, never mind a long race like this. That absolutely torched the frontrunners and set the race up perfectly for the closers. The Top-5 finishers all came from well off the pace.

3. Orb. Despite all the circumstances, the best horse won the Derby. Late betting action made Orb the favorite, and he didn’t disappoint. Sitting 17th after three-quarters of a mile, he made an aggressive six-wide move at the top of the stretch, reeled in the leaders and never slowed down. It was a very classy effort, and it’s easy to believe that he would have won regardless of how the race had turned out.

4. The forgotten horse. At almost 35/1, Golden Soul was not on any radars — he had the fourth longest odds in the field. While he hadn’t won since breaking his maiden in December, in hindsight he had two things going for him. He had all sorts of stamina on both sides of his pedigree, so the distance wasn’t a concern, and he is a closer who would benefit from early speed. He ran a great race, and though he didn’t threaten Orb, he was clearly second-best. That led to a lot of ripped up exotic tickets but some massive payouts for the lucky few who backed him.