Kentucky Derby 2012 Results: What We Learned from a Thrilling Run for the Roses

The 2012 Kentucky Derby came and went in a flash and left us with a plethora of intriguing storylines to breakdown. I'll Have Another, a 15-1 odds horse at post time, kicked it into high gear on the final furlong, blowing by winded favorite Bodemeister (4-1 odds) to claim victory at the 138th Run for the Roses.

In case you missed the race and all the drama that surrounded it, here are some of the dominant storylines from this past weekend's action:

No More Post No. 19 Curse

Before Saturday's roaring comeback win by I'll Have Another, who held 15-1 odds at the start of the 1.25-mile race, no horse had ever won from post No. 19 in the event's 138-year history. Horses starting from that post were 0-of-137 all time at the Kentucky Derby, leading many to believe that it would never happen.

History shows that those horses starting closest to the rail at Churchill Downs have the most success at the Derby, but I'll Have Another destroyed that notion by defying the odds on Saturday. After Saturday's Derby, post No. 17 remains the only one of the 20 in which a horse has never won from dating back to 1875.

Calvin Borel Has His Bad Days

Champion jockey Calvin Borel had won three of the previous five Runs for the Roses coming into this past weekend's race, but failed to capitalize on what many thought was a strong racehorse in Take Charge Indy, who went off at 11-1 odds Saturday afternoon. 

Borel and Take Charge Indy took off from post No. 3 and rode towards the front for the first minute or so of the race, riding in the top five, but fell off considerably as the action got tighter in the final minute. In the end it was a frustrating 19th-place finish for the legendary horseman and his Florida Derby champion thoroughbred. 

Disappointments Are Inevitable

There were a solid share of disappointing thoroughbreds at this year's event. Most notably Union Rags, who finished seventh and never truly challenged for the lead despite boasting 5-1 odds on Saturday. As already mentioned, Take Charge Indy was a total flop, finishing 19th in the field of 20 racehorses. 

In addition to those two, Hansen and Daddy Nose Best, who had 13-1 and 14-1 odds respectively coming into the event, disappointed as they finished towards the middle of the pack, ninth and 10th respectively. Additional favorites Bodemeister (4-1), Dullahan (12-1) and Creative Cause (11-1) all finished in the top five Saturday.

Unofficial results below - (via Kentucky Derby website).

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	Liaison	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	Garett 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	26-1

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