The 2011 Kentucky Derby results are in, and Animal Kingdom is your winner. Animal Kingdom sped ahead in the final stretch, racing past Nehro, Mucho Macho Man and Shackleford, the leader for most of the race, in the final stretch. The win is the first Kentucky Derby win for trainer Barry Irwin and jockey John Velazquez.
Pre-race favorite Dialed In got off to a horrible start, and only a late surge allowed it to place as high as eighth in the final results.
Here are the complete Kentucky Derby results:
- Animal Kingdom
- Nehro
- Mucho Macho Man
- Shackleford
- Master of Hounds
- Santiva
- Brilliant Speed
- Dialed In
- Pants on Fire
- Twice the Appeal
- Soldat
- Stay Thirsty
- Derby Kitten
- Decisive Moment
- Archarcharch
- Midnight Interlude
- Twinspired
- Watch Me Go
- Comma to the Top
For more on the Derby, check out SB Nation's 2011 Kentucky Derby StoryStream. Also, our horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come has two must-read resources for Derby fans: A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing and a glossary of horse racing terms.