Kentucky Derby 2018: Video Highlights, Payouts and Churchill Downs Results

Justify cares not for your 136-year-old curse, Kentucky Derby. The colt smashed the "Curse of Apollo," a muddy track and a 20-horse field to win the 2018 edition of the Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

There was doubt that Justify wouldn't be able to shake a trend that had been established since 1882. No horse that didn't race as a two-year-old has gone on to win the Derby. Justify did it in style, separating himself from second place Good Magic by 2 ½ lengths in the muck and mire.

NBC Sports provided the video recap of the race:

It was a good day for those who backed the favorite. It's turned out to be a strong play in the Derby—the race-day favorite has won in each of the last six years, according to OddsShark, which is the longest such streak in the race's illustrious history.

Here's a complete look at the results from a betting standpoint and the complete listing of the finishing order from the historic race:

Kentucky Derby Payout (Based on $2 Bet)

1st: Justify (Win: $7.80; Place: $6.00; Show: $4.40)

2nd: Good Magic (Place: $9.20; Show: $6.60)

3rd: Audible (Show: $5.80)

Kentucky Derby Results List

Win ($1.24 million): Justify; Jockey: Mike Smith; Trainer: Bob Baffert

Place ($400,000): Good Magic (-2 ½ lengths); Jockey: Jose Ortiz; Trainer: Chad Brown

Show ($200,000): Audible (-2 ½ lengths); Jockey: Javier Castellano; Trainer: Todd Pletcher

4th ($100,000): Instilled Regard (-4 ¼ lengths); Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke; Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

5th ($60,000): My Boy Jack (-7 lengths); Jockey: Kent Desormeaux; Trainer: J. Keith Desormeaux

6th: Bravazo (-8 lengths); Jockey: Luis Contreras; Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

7th: Hofburg (-8 ¾ lengths); Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.; Trainer: William Mott

8th: Lone Sailor (-9 ¼ lengths); Jockey: James Graham; Trainer: Thomas Amoss

9th: Vino Rosso (-10 ½ lengths); Jockey: John Velazquez; Trainer: Todd Pletcher

10th: Solomini (-11 lengths); Jockey: Flavien Prat; Trainer: Bob Baffert

11th: Firenze Fire (-23 ½ lengths); Jockey: Paco Lopez; Trainer: Jason Servis

12th: Bolt d'Oro (-24 ¼ lengths); Jockey: Victor Espinoza; Trainer: Mick Ruis

13th: Flameaway (-30 ½ lengths); Jockey: Jose Lezcano; Trainer: Mark Casse

14th: Enticed (-34 ¾ lengths); Jockey: Junior Alvarado; Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin

15th: Promises Fulfilled (-39 ¾ lengths); Jockey: Corey Lanerie; Trainer: Dale Romans

16th: Free Drop Billy (-41 lengths); Jockey: Robby Albarado; Trainer: Dale Romans

17th: Noble Indy (-42 ¼ lengths); Jockey: Florent Geroux; Trainer: Todd Pletcher

18th: Combatant (-42 ¾ lengths); Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.; Trainer: Steven Asmussen

19th: Magnum Moon (-49 ½ lengths); Jockey: Luis Saez; Trainer: Todd Pletcher

20th: Mendelssohn (-73 ¼ lengths); Jockey: Ryan Moore; Trainer: Aidan O'Brien

The start of the race turned out to be crucially important. With rain throughout the day turning the track into a muddy mess, getting out in front of the rest of the field and running a clean race was imperative.

According to analyst Simon Rowlands, an incredibly fast-paced start that turned into a slog to the finish marked the 144th running of the Derby. Gaining ground after a rough start would prove to be difficult.

The moment Justify was able to get out of the gates cleanly was the moment that trainer Bob Baffert believed his colt was going to win the race.

"When he got away clean, I thought we had a chance," Baffert said on the NBC broadcast, per Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports. "He was doing it easy. Him and (2015 winner) American Pharoah, they're just cut from a different (cloth). I rank him up there with my top ones. This track really had me worried."

The track and large field proved to be the downfall of other favorites in the pack. Notably, Mendelssohn, the colt who dominated the UAE Derby by 18 ½ lengths, suffered from a rough start and never recovered as he trailed the winner by 73 ¼ lengths.

Racing UK provided its take on the horse's demeanor both before and during the race:

While it wasn't a great day for the European colt, it was a respectable performance put in for Good Magic and Audible, who rounded out the top three.

Good Magic specifically looked good compared to his odds. He wasn't among the top contenders but certainly ran like one and impressed analysts such as Andy Serling in securing a second-place finish.

Rounding out the board for those who wanted to make a killing on the superfecta was Instilled Regard.

The plucky colt came in at some of the longest odds in the field at 85-1, was part of the rough start that wrecked Mendelssohn and still found a way to get on the board.

That's the kind of madness that makes the Derby a fun event year in and year out. If the Derby is any indication, Justify's quest for the Triple Crown is going to be appointment television.

Odds courtesy of OddShark unless otherwise noted.