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Always Dreaming won the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday night, beating out a field of 20 horses to capture the 143rd Run for the Roses.
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Watch ‘Always Dreaming’ win the 143rd running of the @KentuckyDerby! #KentuckyDerby #DerbyDay
Ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Todd Pletcher, the three-year-old colt entered the race as a co-favorite at 9-to-2 odds, but he was followed by a couple of long-shots in Lookin at Lee (31/1) and Battle of Midway (37/1), while another favorite, Classic Empire (7/1), finished fourth.
Not only does Always Dreaming immediately enter thoroughbred racing lore as the newest winner of the most prestigious race in the sport, but his team will collect $1.24 million of the $2 million purse. And, of course, all eyes will now turn towards Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, where Always Dreaming will take on the Preakness Stakes and look to check off box No. 2 of the Triple Crown.
You can read on for the complete results from Saturday’s marquee race, as well as the betting payouts and full purse distribution:
2017 Kentucky Derby Results
Win: Always Dreaming
Place: Lookin at Lee
Show: Battle of Midway
4th: Classic Empire
5th: Practical Joke
6th: Tapwrit
7th: Gunnevera
8th: McCraken
9th: Gormley
10th: Irish War Cry
11th: Hence
12th: Untrapped
13th: Girvin
14th: Patch
15th: J Boys Echo
16th: Sonneteer
17th: Fast And Accurate
18th: Irap
19th: State Of Honor
20th: Thunder Snow
2017 Kentucky Derby Betting Payouts
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
| Always Dreaming | $11.40 | $7.20 | $5.80 |
| Lookin at Lee | $26.60 | $15.20 | |
| Battle of Midway | $20.80 |
$2 Exacta (5-1): $336.20
$1 Trifecta (5-1-11): $8,297.20
$1 Superfecta (5-1-11-14): $75,974.50
2017 Kentucky Derby Purse Distribution
Numbers courtesy of KentuckyDerby.com
1st Place: $1.24 million
2nd Place: $400,000
3rd Place: $200,000
4th Place: $100,000
5th Place: $60,000