Kentucky Derby 2017: Final Results, Standings, Payouts and Replay Highlights

Always Dreaming ran a perfect race to win the 2017 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Louisville's Churchill Downs, sprinting away from the pack coming out of the final turn and holding on until the finish.

The colt was considered among the favourites to win the 143rd edition of the race and comfortably delivered on that status, showing superb pace on the sloppy track. Looking At Lee finished second, ahead of Battle of Midway, Classic Empire and Practical Joke.

Here are the full results:    

Position	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Lengths
1	Always Dreaming	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	-
2	Lookin At Lee	Corey Lanerie	Steven M. Asmussen	2 3/4
3	Battle of Midway	Flavien Prat	Jerry Hollendorfer	7 3/4
4	Classic Empire	Julien R. Leparoux	Mark E. Casse	8 3/4
5	Practical Joke	Joel Rosario	Chad C. Brown	9 1/2
6	Tapwrit	Jose L. Ortiz	Todd A. Pletcher	10 1/4
7	Gunnevera	Javier Castellano	Antonio Sano	13 1/4
8	McCraken	Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr.	Ian R. Wilkes	13 1/4
9	Gormley	Victor Espinoza	John A. Shirreffs	14 1/4
10	Irish War Cry	Rajiv Maragh	H. Graham Motion	16 1/2
11	Hence	Florent Geroux	Steven M. Asmussen	18 1/2
12	Untrapped	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steven M. Asmussen	19 1/4
13	Girvin	Mike E. Smith	Joe Sharp	19 1/4
14	Patch	Tyler Gaffalione	Todd A. Pletcher	20 3/4
15	J Boys Echo	Robby Albarado	Dale L. Romans	22 3/4
16	Sonneteer	J. Keith Desormeaux	Kent J. Desormeaux	26
17	Fast And Accurate	Channing Hill	Michael J. Maker	28 1/2
18	Irap	Mario Gutierrez	Doug F. O'Neill	40 1/2
19	State of Honor	Jose Lezcano	Mark E. Casse	45 1/2
20	Thunder Snow	Christophe Soumillon	Saeed bin Suroor	DNF

Here's a look at the projected purse:

Total Guaranteed Purse	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place
$2 million	$1,240,000	$400,000	$200,000	$100,000	$60,000

Here are the prize-money payouts for the top three, per Pregame.com's RJ Bell:

	Odds	Win	Place	Show
Always Dreaming	9-2	$11.40	$7.20	$5.80
Looking At Lee	33-1		$26.60$	$15.20
Battle of Midway	40-1			$20.80

The race replay, courtesy of NBC Sports:

Irish War Cry made a move coming out of the final turn but couldn't keep up with the raw pace of the eventual winner, and Classic Empire was crowded early and never in a position to threaten.

Always Dreaming gave trainer Todd Pletcher his second Derby winner after Super Saver found success in 2010. Jockey John Velazquez also won his second Run for the Roses, first claiming the victory in 2011 with Animal Kingdom.