Kentucky Derby 2018 Video Replay, Highlights and Recap

It was an evening filled with pouring rain in Louisville, Kentucky, for the 144th annual Kentucky Derby.

As a result, the track at Churchill Downs was especially muddy for the 20 horses.

However, this did not stop the odds-on favorite Justify from crossing the finish line to win The Run for the Roses.

Good Magic followed Justify, losing by 2 ½ lengths. Behind him was Audible, who managed to show, also trailing Justify by 2 ½ lengths.

According to CBS News, this was the wettest year for the Derby ever, as the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning in the area:

NBC Sports used a Family Guy GIF to perfectly sum up the weather in Louisville:

Below, let's cover who won, placed and showed and then recap the race.

Kentucky Derby Results

Win: Justify

Post: 7

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

Final Odds: 5-2

Place: Good Magic

Post: 6

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Final Odds: 9-1

Show: Audible

Post: 5

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Javier Castellano

Final Odds: 6-1

Heading into the Kentucky Derby, Justify was the odds-on favorite at 5-2. Well, he certainly backed that up. He was in the race for its entirety and came away from the victory without a shred of mud on him.

This was trainer Bob Baffert's fifth Derby victory.

Justify was the most lightly raced horse coming into the competition and did not race at all as a two-year-old.

In fact, Justify is the only horse to not race as a two-year-old to win the Derby since Apollo in 1882, according to Sports Illustrated:

"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sport" started off with Justify coming on strong out of the gate.

But Promises Fulfilled held the early lead until the far turn, where Justify took over.

From there, Promises Fulfilled fell behind, dropping to 15th place.

Justify and jockey Mike Smith held their position out of their gate, which paid huge dividends.

This was the sixth year in a row in which the favorite has won the race, which is a record, according to RJ Bell of Pregame.com:

One of the popular horses heading into the day, Mendelssohn, had the worst of it, finishing dead last and losing by 73 ¼ lengths. Out of the gate, Mendelssohn started slow and got knocked around a bit, pushing him to the back of the pact.

With the win, Justify brings home the $1.24 million prize. He was never worse than second place the entire race.

"I can't describe how special this horse is," said Smith after the race. "For such a young horse, he's just so big and talented," he continued.

Odds and statistics courtesy of NBC broadcast.