Kentucky Derby chart
UNION-TRIBUNE 131ST RUNNING. 10th Race at Churchill Downs. 1¼ Miles. Purse $2,000,000. Open 3-Year-Olds. The Kentucky Derby (Grade I). Time: 22.280, 45.380, 1:09.590, 1:35.880, 2:02.750. Original post position numbers are listed in parentheses. Horse WgtPP¼½¾1MStrFinJockey Odds
(10)Giacomo 126101818181161-½Smith50.30
(18)ClosingArgmnt 12618566412-½Velasqz71.60
(12)Afleet Alex 1261211119623-2½Rose4.50
(17)Dont Get Mad 126171919191074-2¾Baze29.20
(20)Buzzards Bay 1262010107555-½Guidry46.30
(14)Wilko 1261413141613106-noNakatani21.70
(16)Bellamy Road 12616355237-¾Cstllno2.60
(2)AndromedasHero 126216151316148-noBejarano57.30
(7)Flower Alley 1267432789-hdChavez41.30
(11)High Fly 126116431410-nkBailey7.10
(9)Greeley s Galaxy 126917161481211-2¼Desrmx21.00
(5)Coin Silver 126514121291112-1¼Valnzla38.6 0
(8)Greater Good 1268202020171513-¾McKee58.40
(4)Noble Causeway 1264121315121314-2½Stevens12. 30
(3)Sun King 1263998151615-4Prado15.70
(13)Spnsh Chestnut 126131113916-7Bravo71.00
(1)Sort It Out 1261151717181717-3¼Blanc61.90
(19)Going Wild 12619224141818-3½Valdivia59.5 0
(15)Bandini 126157811201919-12Velzqz6.80
(6)High Limit 12668710192020Domngz22.50 10–(10) GIACOMO 102.6045.8019.80
18–(18) CLOSING ARGUMENT 70.0024.80
12–(12) AFLEET ALEX 4.60
$2 EXACTA (10-18) PAID $9,814.80
$2 TRIFECTA (10-18-12) PAID $133,134.80
$1 SUPERFECTA (10-18-12-17) PAID $864,253.50
$2 DAILY DOUBLE (9-10) PAID $1,973.40
$2 DAILY DOUBLE (OAKS/DERBY - 5-10) PAID $595.20
$2 PICK 3 (8-9-10) 3 CORRECT PAID $21,335.20
$2 PICK 4 (1-8-9-10) 4 CORRECT PAID $164,168.60
$2 PICK 6 (5-5/6-1-8-9-10) 5 CORRECT PAID $11,228.20
Winner–gr/ro c, 3, by Holy Bull-Set Them Free. Trainer–John Shirreffs. No scratches.
GIACOMO unhurried and four or five wide between rivals during the early stages, continued four wide along the backstretch, worked his way forward between horses six wide on the far turn, was in behind a wall of horses entering the upper stretch, was alertly angled eight abreast to secure racing room at the furlong grounds, then closed determinedly under extreme left-handed urging to prevail.
Saturday's running of the Kentucky Derby left favorites in dry churned up dust, as speedster '''''Spanish Chestnut''''' forced an early pace that only long-shot horses fully answered. The two top finishers, '''''Giacomo''''' and '''''Closing Argument''''' ran past race favorites '''''Bellamy Road''''' and hopeful '''''Bandini''''', who came off the starting gate well and into the first turn. But they faded under a blistering early pace that at the half-mile pole was second fastest in race history.

Only '''''Afleet Alex''''', showing at third, applied salve to the wounded crowd of 154,000 ticket-tearing fans. Betting for this year's race totaled a record $103.3 million counting both on- and off-track wagering. A 2 dollar wager on the winning horse '''''Giacomo''''' paid $102.60.

TV viewership in top metropolitan markets was down only slightly from the previous year, which considering the wagering shows no lack of interest in the race:

:Win: Giacomo $102.60
:Place: Closing Argument: $45.80
:Show: Afleet Alex: $19.80