Kentucky Derby 2016: Standings, Finishing Times and Prize-Money Results

Nyquist remained perfect Saturday in the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, as he held off Exaggerator to win the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.   

The undefeated colt was at or near the front of the field from wire to wire, and he finished off the competition with an impressive time of two minutes and 1.31 seconds, according to Eric Crawford of WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky.

NBC Sports provided a replay of the Run For the Roses following its conclusion:

Here is a full rundown of the results from Churchill Downs, complete with Nyquist's margin of victory over each horse:

Place	No.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Lengths Back
1	13	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	------
2	11	Exaggerator	Kent Desormeaux	Keith Desormeaux	1 1/4
3	5	Gun Runner	Florent Geroux	Steve Asmussen	4 1/2
4	14	Mohaymen	Junior Alvarado	Kiaran McLaughlin	4 1/2
5	2	Suddenbreakingnews	Luis Quinonez	Donnie Von Hemel	4 1/2
6	9	Destin	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	6 3/4
7	19	Brody's Cause	Luis Saez	Dale Romans	9 1/4
8	4	Mo Tom	Corey Lanerie	Tom Amoss	10
9	8	Lani	Yutaka Take	Mikio Matsunaga	10 1/2
10	17	Mor Spirit	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	14 1/4
11	6	My Man Sam	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad Brown	14 1/4
12	12	Tom's Ready	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Dallas Stewart	16 3/4
13	3	Creator	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	18
14	15	Outwork	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	18 1/4
15	20	Danzing Candy	Mike Smith	Cliff Sise Jr.	19 3/4
16	1	Trojan Nation	Aaron Gryder	Patrick Gallagher	27 1/2
17	7	Oscar Nominated	Julien Leparoux	Mike Maker	33 1/4
18	18	Majesto	Emisael Jaramillo	Gustavo Delgado	37 1/2
19	10	Whitmore	Victor Espinoza	Ron Moquett	38
20	16	Shagaf	Joel Rosario	Chad Brown	DNF

Nyquist bested American Pharoah's winning time from last year's Derby by 1.71 seconds and turned in the best performance by a winner in 13 years, according to Ron Flatter of CBS Sports Radio:

By virtue of Saturday's triumph, Nyquist earned his team $1,631,600. The following is a look at what each of the top five finishers pulled in, courtesy of KentuckyDerby.com:

Total Purse	Winner's Purse	Runner-Up Purse	Third-Place Purse	Fourth-Place Purse	Fifth-Place Purse
$2,391,600	$1,631,600	$400,000	$200,000	$100,000	$60,000

Nyquist entered the race as the clear favorite with 2-1 odds, and he carried on the recent tradition of the top betting choice winning the Kentucky Derby, per Dan Wolken of USA Today:

In his seven races leading up to the Derby, Nyquist was unbeatable. That remains true after Saturday, which applies to only a select group of horses in the history of the sport, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

While there is no question that Nyquist was excellent Saturday, he was far from a runaway winner, as Exaggerator gave him a challenge down the stretch.

Jeremy Balan of Blood-Horse was particularly impressed by the manner in which the Keith Desormeaux-trained and Kent Desormeaux-ridden horse was able to close the gap:

While one might assume that Exaggerator's run made for some nervous moments for Nyquist's team, trainer Doug O'Neill said that wasn't the case, per Blood-Horse on Twitter:

Nyquist cemented his status as the top three-year-old with Saturday's win, and the focus is already starting to shift toward the Preakness Stakes.

After American Pharoah's Triple Crown victory last year, there is plenty of talk that Nyquist could potentially make it two in a row.

Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports is among those who believe he has the talent to accomplish the feat:

The combination of O'Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez brought I'll Have Another to within one win of taking the Triple Crown in 2012, but an injury forced them to withdraw him from the Belmont Stakes.

They know what it's like to get close to making horse racing history, and the motivation to have another opportunity could be huge in terms of leading Nyquist to a Preakness win as well.

Nyquist was the best horse in a fast field Saturday, and if he is able to maintain that pace and receives another strong trip from Gutierrez at the Preakness, then a second consecutive Triple Crown is a realistic possibility.

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