Kentucky Derby Results 2015: Finishing Order, Payouts, Replay Analysis and More

Will the 37-year Triple Crown drought finally come to an end in 2015?

That's the question everyone is asking following American Pharoah's brilliant victory in the 141st Kentucky Derby. The three-year-old colt was arguably the most dominant horse in the nation leading up to the Run for the Roses, and taking down top contenders like Dortmund and Carpe Diem at Churchill Downs only solidified that notion.

Before we switch gears and begin looking forward to the Preakness Stakes, let's take a look back at the results from the first leg of the Triple Crown:

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

For those who were smart enough to place a wager on Pharoah to win—and the fortunate few who picked Firing Line and Dortmund to place and show, respectively—here's a glance at your payouts from the Derby:

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

So, how did we get to those results? Take a look back at the race in its entirety:

In an effort to decide if Pharoah has what it takes to win the final two legs of the Triple Crown and become the first horse to achieve the feat since Affirmed in 1978, we must first break down the colt's sparkling run at Churchill Downs.

Watching Pharoah break from his post was a sight to behold. He got out of the gate cleanly and galloped inside toward the pack in the blink of an eye. His magnificent acceleration allowed him to move up into third position well before the first turn. Although, he wasn't in the most advantageous of spots for the remainder of the race, running three wide off the rail.

Pharoah was helped in this regard by the leisurely pace set by Dortmund, running the first mile in 1:36.45. Despite covering a great deal of extra ground throughout the Derby, Pharoah still had plenty of stamina remaining when jockey Victor Espinoza asked him to pick up the pace for the final quarter mile.

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After going slightly wider than needed around the final turn, Pharoah accelerated to the front of the pack with just one furlong to go. He continued to maintain his blistering finishing pace through to the finish line, outlasting a tiring Dortmund and a surprising Firing Line.

Following the race, trainer Bob Baffert summed up his horse during a press conference, via John Asher of KentuckyDerby.com: "He was just born with that talent. He has that long stride. He's quick. He's got a really good mind. He just floats over the ground. He's different, just the way he's made. What we saw yesterday is that he's not one-dimensional, which is so nice to have."

Pharoah's Derby performance and that statement from Baffert bode well for the colt's Triple Crown bid. It was easy to see the colt had superior stamina to the remainder of the field, and combined with great speed, a smooth gallop and an intelligent jockey, there's no reason to think Pharoah's dominance will end anytime soon.

According to Odds Shark, Pharoah has 11-5 odds to win the Triple Crown—a number that alludes to Vegas' confidence in the colt going forward.

Keep a keen eye on Pharoah the rest of the way. You won't want to miss a moment of his historical run.