Kentucky Derby Results: Why I'll Have Another Upset Makes Triple Crown Unlikely

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially after I'll Have Another was brilliant in this year's Kentucky Derby, blazing to the finish and nosing past Bodemeister in the end.

But unfortunately, it makes it seem very unlikely that we'll see a Triple Crown winner this year.

Bodemeister has to be the favorite heading into the Preakness—he was brilliant for most of this race, and led nearly from start to finish. At a shorter track like Pimlico, Bodemeister is going to be difficult to beat, as might horses such as Hansen or Gemologist.

And let's not forget about the longer track at the Belmont Stakes, where horses like Union Rags and Dullahan may be tough to defeat.

Churchill Downs is the perfect length for I'll Have Another, and jockey Mario Guiterrez sent him on an absolutely brilliant run, settling one horse off the rail early in the race despite starting from the No. 19 post and closing at 15-1 odds.

That allowed I'll Have Another to settle into a comfortable pace and bide his time before making a fantastic final push, eclipsing Bodemeister and holding off the similarly epic close of Dullahan.

It was the perfect race, and perhaps that's the problem for I'll Have Another: It's hard to imagine him replicating it.

And for that matter, it's hard to imagine another horse being favored ahead of Bodemeister at the Preakness.

Which means, once again, we'll go without a Triple Crown this year.

Here are the complete results from the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, with the payouts for the winners below.

Finish	Horse	Jockey	Post	Odds
1	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	19	15-1
2	Bodemeister	Mike Smith	6	4-1
3	Dullahan	Kent Desormeaux	5	12-1
4	Went The Day Well	John Velazquez	13	30-1
5	Creative Cause	Joel Rosario	8	11-1
6	Liason	Martin Garcia	20	56-1
7	Union Rags	Julien Leparoux	4	5-1
8	Rousing Sermon	Jose Lezcano	7	40-1
9	Hansen	Ramon Dominguez	14	13-1
10	Daddy Nose Best	Garrett Gomez	10	14-1
11	Optimizer	Jon Court	2	42-1
12	Alpha	Rajiv Maragh	11	19-1
13	El Padrino	Rafael Bejarano	16	29-1
14	Done Talking	Sheldon Russell	17	39-1
15	Sabercat	Corey Nakatani	18	37-1
16	Gemologist	Javier Castellano	15	18-1
17	Trinniberg	Willie Martinez	19	44-1
18	Prospective	Luis Contreras	12	57-1
19	Take Charge Indy	Calvin Borel	3	11-1
20	Daddy Long Legs	Colm O'Donoghue	1	23-1

And now your payouts, from KentuckyDerby.com.

PG#	HORSE	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
19	I'll Have Another	$32.60	$13.80	$9.00
6	Bodemeister		$6.20	$5.60
5	Dullahan			$7.20

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