2016 Kentucky Derby

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142nd Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
2016-kderby-logo.jpg
Official logo for the 2016 Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DateMay 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
Winning horse Nyquist
Winning time2:01.31
Jockey Mario Gutierrez
Trainer Doug O'Neill
Owner J. Paul Reddam
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance167,227
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The 2016 Kentucky Derby was the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run at 6:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 7, 2016, at Churchill Downs. [1] The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. [2] [3] The second largest attendance of 167,227 was on hand for the event. [4]

Contents

Qualification

The Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred horses. [5] The 2016 field was determined by the Road to the Kentucky Derby points system that was first introduced in 2013. [6]

Field

The Post Position Draw of the entries for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse. [7] After the draw was made, the undefeated Nyquist was installed as the 3–1 morning line favorite. [8] In spite of having been undefeated in his seven previous races and having already defeated several of the other entries, including second-favorite Exaggerator, Nyquist was viewed as vulnerable, in part because of the statistical improbability of the race favorite winning for four years in a row. [9] Pundits also noted the unusual number of gray horses in the field, four in total and three of them sons of Tapit, a gray stallion who is ranked as the leading sire in America. [10]

Race description

Nyquist in the starting gate.

At the start, Danzing Candy quickly took the lead and held onto it for seven furlongs (4,600 ft; 1,400 m) until fading. The favorite, Nyquist, broke well and stayed close to the leaders, no farther back than third throughout the race. [1] At the top of the stretch, Gun Runner, who had been running second or third throughout, briefly took the lead but was quickly surpassed by Nyquist. Exaggerator, who had started well back in 15th place, [1] closed fast at the end. Nyquist held him off to win the race by 1+14 lengths. Nyquist was the eighth undefeated winner in Kentucky Derby history, the first since Big Brown in 2008. The last horse to have been undefeated in seven races prior to winning the Derby was Majestic Prince in 1969. [11]

Results

FinishPostHorseJockeyTrainerMorning
Line Odds
Final
Odds
Margin
(lengths)
Winnings Points
113 Nyquist Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill 3–12.301+14$1,631,600130
211 Exaggerator Kent Desormeaux J. Keith Desormeaux 8–15.101+14$400,000126
35 Gun Runner Florent Geroux Steven Asmussen 10–110.304+12$200,000151
414 Mohaymen Junior Alvarado Kiaran McLaughlin 10–111.804+12$100,00080
52SuddenbreakingnewsLuis Quinonez Donnie K. Von Hemel 20–124.604+34$60,00050
69Destin Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher 15–118.0751
719 Brody's Cause Luis Saez Dale Romans 12–124.909+12114
84Mo Tom Corey Lanerie Tom Amoss 20–125.7010+1432
98Lani Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga 30–129.3010+34100
1017 Mor Spirit Gary Stevens Bob Baffert 12–112.814+1284
116My Man Sam Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown 20–119.5014+1240
1212Tom's Ready Brian Hernandez Jr. Dallas Stewart 30–149.101744
133 Creator Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven Asmussen 10–116.4018+14110
1415 Outwork John Velazquez Todd Pletcher 15–126.5018+12120
1520 Danzing Candy Mike E. Smith Clifford Sise Jr. 15–125.702060
161Trojan Nation Aaron Gryder Patrick Gallagher 50–142.1026+3440
177Oscar Nominated Julien Leparoux Michael Maker 50–142.3032+1250
1818Majesto Emisael Jaramillo Gustavo Delgado 30–156.6036+3440
1910Whitmore Victor Espinoza Ron Moquett 20–130.3037+1444
DNF16 Shagaf Joel Rosario Chad C. Brown 20–156.050
Laoban Cornelio Velásquez Eric Guillot SCR32
Cherry Wine Robby Albarado Dale Romans SCR25
  • Track – Fast

Times:14 mile – 0:22.58; 12 mile – 0:45.72; 34 mile – 1:10.40; mile – 1:36.51; final – 2:01.31.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (:22.58) (:23.14) (:24.68) (:25.21) (:25.70)

Source: Equibase chart [1]

Payout

The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule [1]

Program
Number
Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
13Nyquist   $6.60$4.80$3.60
11Exaggerator $5.40$4.20
5 Gun Runner $6.00

Subsequent Grade I wins

Although Nyquist never won another race, [13] several other horses from the Derby went on to win at the Grade I level:

References

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  14. "Exaggerator". www.equibase.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  15. "Gun Runner profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  16. "Mor Spirit". www.equibase.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  17. "Whitmore". www.equibase.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.