How Many Times Has The Horse With The Longest Odds Won Kentucky Derby?

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80 set a new Derby record. With odds of 91–1, winning horse Donerail is the longest odds winner in Kentucky Derby history.


1913 Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby
Grade I stakes race
Date May 10, 1913
Winning horse Donerail
Jockey Roscoe Goose

Who had the longest odds and won the Kentucky Derby?

Here is a full list of the 10 Kentucky Derby winners with the longest odds.

  1. Donerail (1913), 91-1. Donerail — owned, bred and trained by Thomas P.
  2. Rich Strike (2022), 80-1.
  3. Country House (2019), 65-1.
  4. Mine That Bird (2009), 50-1.
  5. Giacomo (2005), 50-1.
  6. Gallahadion (1940), 35-1.
  7. Apollo (1882), 32-1.
  8. Charismatic (1999), 31-1.

What Longshots won the Kentucky Derby?

Rich Strike earned $1.86 million for his first stakes victory. Simplification finished fourth, and Mo Donegal was fifth.

What are the longest odds a horse has won at?

Biggest Odds Winners In Horse Racing

  • The Record Setter – 300/1.
  • ‘No Realistic Chance’ – 300/1.
  • Winning At Wolverhampton – 200/1.
  • The Classic Outsider – 200/1.
  • The Irish Long-Odds – 200/1.
  • The Grand National Winner – 100/1.
  • The Gold Cup Shock – 100/1.
  • You’ve Got To Be Kidding – 80/1.

What odds did secretariat have?

In a career that spanned only 16 months, Secretariat started 21 times, won 16 and finished in the money in all but his first race. He was an odds-on favorite 17 times, winning 13.

What were Secretariat’s odds?

Secretariat and Angle Light went off at 3–2 odds, with Sham the second favourite at 5–2. Secretariat came out of the gate slowly as usual, cut sharply to the rail, and settled back to last place as the field came past the stands. He gained on horses through the backstretch and went to the middle of the pack.

Has any horse ran faster than Secretariat?

Secretariat set speed records at multiple distances and on different racing surfaces. But the Guinness World Record recognizes Winning Brew as the fastest horse ever.

What killed Secretariat?

Secretariat died in 1989 due to laminitis at age 19.

Who owned Secretariat when he died?

Helen “Penny” Chenery
Helen “Penny” Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat and a well-loved figure in her own right as a champion of Thoroughbreds and women in business and sports, died Sept. 16, in her Colorado home following complications from a stroke. She was 95.

Who is Secretariat’s most successful offspring?

Secretariat is best known for his daughters and in 1992 was the leading sire of broodmares in North America. The most successful racehorse he ever produced was Lady’s Secret, a multiple stakes winner that won an Eclipse Award as horse of the year.

Who was the first biggest longshot to win the Kentucky Derby?

Donerail
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Here’s what happened… First, in 1913, Donerail, the underdog in the 38th running of the Kentucky Derby race, upset the field, with 91-1 odds. Donerail still stands as the biggest long-shot victory, paying $184.90 on just a $2 win bet.

How much did the longshot pay at the Kentucky Derby?

Rich Strike paid $163.60 to win, $74.20 to place and $29.40 to show.

How many times has the longest shot won the Derby?

Longest shots to win the Derby:
91 to 1 – Donerail (1913) 80 to 1 – Rich Strike (2022)

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