Kentucky Derby Results: Most Impressive Performances from Epic Event

The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby was a doozy. We saw terrible weather, some huge letdowns and, most importantly, some absolutely stunning performances. 

While some of the horses like Goldencents and Verrazano couldn't live up to their lofty expectations at one of horse racing's biggest events, there were other horses who came to Churchill Downs with one thing on their minds: winning. 

Here are three horses who put on some extremely impressive performances at this year's Run for the Roses.

Orb

Orb did what Orb does. Orb won. Looking at Orb's impressive pedigree, this performance should've come as no surprise. He ran a solid, strong race until the home stretch. That's when he turned on the after-burners and did his best Usain Bolt impersonation as he blew by the rest of the field. 

Orb looked like a horse that truly wants to follow in his ancestors' footsteps and take a serious stab at the Triple Crown. He ran strong, intimidated other horses out of position and didn't have to expend too much energy until it was absolutely necessary. 

If you look up "perfect race horse" in the dictionary, you probably won't see a picture of Orb; you'll most likely see a picture of one of his family members. However, his time is coming. 

Golden Soul

Golden Soul shocked the world and put on a great show at the Derby on Saturday. While other front-runners and contenders were struggling with the mud, Soul saw his opportunity to move up the leaderboard. 

Without much hubbub coming into the big race, Soul was one of the biggest surprises. He ran an extremely solid race and worked his way all the way up to second place, coming just over two lengths behind the winner. 

Golden Soul's showing was extremely impressive because nothing was expected of him. He was thrown into a field of some very intimidating names and trainers and held his own and outlasted a majority of the field. 

Revolutionary

Revolutionary's performance will probably be looked at as a disappointment by his veteran jockey Calvin Borel and expert trainer Todd Pletcher, but his performance was nothing to scoff at. 

Revolutionary ran a very strong race, hanging out near the front until he was eventually passed by Orb during his epic sprint on the home stretch. Revolutionary was one of the favorites coming into the race, but unlike Verrazano and Goldencents, he performed well. 

The weather didn't throw him for too much of a loop and if it weren't for an amazing late-race sprint by Orb, Revolutionary might have taken home the roses. 

Full Results From the 139th Running of the Kentucky Derby:

Place	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Post
1	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude R. McGaughey III	16
2	Golden Soul	Robby Albarado	Dallas Stewart	4
3	Revolutionary	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	3
4	Normandy Invasion	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	5
5	Mylute	Rosie Napravnik	Tom Amoss	6
6	Oxbow	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	2
7	Lines of Battle	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	11
8	Will Take Charge	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas	17
9	Charming Kitten	Edgar Prado	Todd Pletcher	15
10	Giant Finish	Jose L. Espinoza	Anthony W. Dutrow	7
11	Overanalyze	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher	9
12	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	10
13	Java's War	Julien Leparoux	Kenny McPeek	19
14	Verrazano	John R. Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	14
15	Itsmyluckyday	Elvis Trujillo	Eddie Plesa, Jr.	12
16	Frac Daddy	Victor Lebron	Kenny McPeek	18
17	Goldencents	Kevin Krigger	Doug O'Neill	8
18	Vyjack	Garrett Gomez	Rudy Rodriguez	20
19	Falling Sky	Luis Saez	John Terranova II	13