Kentucky Derby Results 2015: Final Race Chart, Finishing Times and Purse

Saturday was advertised as the greatest day of sports, and the Kentucky Derby's most exciting two minutes didn't disappoint. 

Rallying from behind, American Pharoah edged out Firing Line and Dortmund to win the 141st Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs, instantly transforming the Derby favorite into a Triple Crown threat.

The colt clocked a finishing time of two minutes and 3.02 seconds, earning the most contested victory of his five-start winning streak. Here's a look at how all 18 horses stacked up, along with the resulting payouts:

Place	No.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Lengths
1	18	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	-----
2	10	Firing Line	Gary Stevens	Simon Callaghan	1
3	8	Dortmund	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	3
4	15	Frosted	Joel Rosario	Kiaran McLaughlin	3 1/4
5	5	Danzig Moon	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	6 1/2
6	3	Materiality	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	7 3/4
7	14	Keen Ice	Kent Desormeaux	Dale Romans	8 3/4
8	6	Mubtaahij	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	9 1/2
9	13	Itsaknockout	Luis Saez	Todd Pletcher	10 1/4
10	2	Carpe Diem	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	11
11	21	Frammento	Corey Nakatani	Nick Zito	12
12	9	Bolo	Rafael Bejarano	Carla Gaines	12 3/4
13	17	Mr. Z	Ramon Vazquez	D. Wayne Lukas	15 1/2
14	1	Ocho Ocho Ocho	Elvis Trujillo	Jim Cassidy	15 1/2
15	20	Far Right	Mike Smith	Ron Moquett	15 3/4
16	16	War Story	Joe Talamo	Tom Amoss	19 1/4
17	4	Tencendur	Manny Franco	George Weaver	35
18	19	Upstart	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette Jr.	60 1/2
	7	El Kabeir	Calvin Borel	John Terranova	SCR
	11	Stanford	Florent Geroux	Todd Pletcher	SCR
	12	International Star	Miguel Mena	Michael Maker	SCR

Horse	Win	Place	Show
American Pharoah	$7.80	$5.80	$4.20
Firing Line	-----	$8.40	$5.40
Dortmund	-----	-----	$4.20

The two runner-ups galloped out of the gate to control the backstretch, but Victor Espinoza pushed American Pharoah to a tremendous final burst, giving the jockey back-to-back Kentucky Derby titles.

In 2002, he joined forces with trainer Bob Baffert to direct War Emblem to victory. Thirteen years later, the pair reconnected after Espinoza guided California Chrome to a Derby title.

With Dortmund—the second favorite behind Pharoah—also one of his entrants, anything short of first would have been a letdown for Baffert. While Dortmund confirmed concerns over handling a 10-furlong track, American Pharoah crushed any worries about succumbing to adversity. Before Saturday, he won his last four races with ease, never needing a late push like the one seen in Louisville.

At the Arkansas Derby, Espinoza could have made some calls or cleared his email inbox while his colt cruised to an eight-length victory. On Saturday, however, he entered the final stretch trailing Firing Line and Dortmund from the outside. 

Sitting behind those two, American Pharoah kicked into another gear, silencing any critics who wondered if he could separate from traffic during the closing ticks. While the jockey and trainer get bestowed with admiration, it's ultimately the horse doing all the work.

"This American Pharoah, he's just something. (He) keeps bringing it. He makes a trainer really look good," Baffert said, per CNN's Steve Almasy. "Thank God for great horses."

All the lofty hype looks justified after watching him in action. Before the race, Mr. Z trainer D. Wayne Lukas lauded more warranted praise to Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde:

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I have not been that impressed with a horse in a long time. We came up to him, and when Victor Espinoza just nudged him, he opened up four or five lengths on us. ... That just breaks horses' hearts. That impressed the hell out of me.

In terms of conformation, just standing there, he doesn't blow you away. But when he moves, goes full flight, he's got an amazing stride.

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American Pharoah now has two weeks to prepare for the Preakness Stakes, where he will almost certainly again enter the favorite. Baffert wouldn't make anything official, but he suggested, via Derby News, that it would take unforeseen circumstances to not send his champion out in Pimlico:

According to Odds Shark, American Pharoah's Triple Crown odds improved from 10-1 to 5-2 on Saturday night. That's underselling the difficulty of winning all three legs, which hasn't been done in 36 years. Firing Line and Dortmund both looked strong in defeat, and some trainers will strategically hold their horses out of the Preakness Stakes to boost their chances at the Belmont Stakes.

With the Triple Crown in sight, American Pharoah won't enjoy the benefit of rest. Yet, he certainly made a strong case at Churchill Downs, where a close call helped his cause more than another blowout would have.