Here is the complete list of Kentucky Derby winners. The horses that have gone on to win the Triple Crown have been highlighted.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2025 | Sovereignty | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott |
| 2024 | Mystik Dan | Brian Hernadez Jr. | Kenny McPeek |
| 2023 | Mage | Javier Castellano | Gustavo Delgado |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | Sonny Leon | Eric Reed |
| 2021 | Mandaloun | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox |
| 2020 | Authentic | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert |
| 2019 | Country House | Flavien Prat | Bill Mott |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
| 2016 | Nyquist | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman |
| 2013 | Orb | Joel Rosario | Claude McGaughey III |
| 2012 | I’ll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | John Velazquez | H. Graham Motion |
| 2010 | Super Saver | Calvin Borel | Todd Pletcher |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | Calvin Borel | Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. |
| 2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| 2007 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger |
| 2006 | Barbaro | Edgar Prado | Michael R. Matz |
| 2005 | Giacomo | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | Stewart Elliott | John Servis |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | Jose Santos | Barclay Tagg |
| 2002 | War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 2001 | Monarchos | Jorge F. Chavez | John T. Ward, Jr. |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | Kent Desormeaux | Neil Drysdale |
| 1999 | Charismatic | Chris Antley | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1998 | Real Quiet | Kent Desormeaux | Bob Baffert |
| 1997 | Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert |
| 1996 | Grindstone | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1995 | Thunder Gulch | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas† |
| 1994 | Go for Gin | Chris McCarron | Nick Zito |
| 1993 | Sea Hero | Jerry Bailey | MacKenzie Miller |
| 1992 | Lil E. Tee | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold | Chris Antley | Nick Zito |
| 1990 | Unbridled | Craig Perret | Carl Nafzger |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | Pat Valenzuela | Charlie Whittingham |
| 1988 | Winning Colors | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1987 | Alysheba | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg |
| 1986 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham |
| 1985 | Spend A Buck | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Cam Gambolati |
| 1984 | Swale | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Woody Stephens |
| 1983 | Sunny’s Halo | Eddie Delahoussaye | David C. Cross, Jr. |
| 1982 | Gato Del Sol | Eddie Delahoussaye | Edwin J. Gregson |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony | Jorge Velasquez | John P. Campo |
| 1980 | Genuine Risk ‡ | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid | Ronnie Franklin | Bud Delp |
| 1978 | Affirmed | Steve Cauthen | Laz Barrera |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner, Jr. |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Laz Barrera |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure | Jacinto Vasquez | LeRoy Jolley |
| 1974 | Cannonade | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Woody Stephens |
| 1973 | Secretariat | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin |
| 1972 | Riva Ridge | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin |
| 1971 | Canonero II | Gustavo Avila | Juan Arias |
| 1970 | Dust Commander | Mike Manganello | Don Combs |
| 1969 | Majestic Prince | Bill Hartack | Johnny Longden |
| 1968 | Forward Pass | Ismael Valenzuela | Henry Forrest |
| 1967 | Proud Clarion | Bobby Ussery | Loyd Gentry, Jr. |
| 1966 | Kauai King | Don Brumfield | Henry Forrest |
| 1965 | Lucky Debonair | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Catrone |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro |
| 1963 | Chateaugay | Braulio Baeza | James P. Conway |
| 1962 | Decidedly | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro |
| 1961 | Carry Back | Johnny Sellers | Jack A. Price |
| 1960 | Venetian Way | Bill Hartack | Victor J. Sovinski |
| 1959 | Tomy Lee | Bill Shoemaker | Frank E. Childs |
| 1958 | Tim Tam | Ismael Valenzuela | Jimmy Jones |
| 1957 | Iron Liege | Bill Hartack | Jimmy Jones |
| 1956 | Needles | David Erb | Hugh L. Fontaine |
| 1955 | Swaps | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney |
| 1954 | Determine | Raymond York | William Molter |
| 1953 | Dark Star | Hank Moreno | Eddie Hayward |
| 1952 | Hill Gail | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones |
| 1951 | Count Turf | Conn McCreary | Sol Rutchick |
| 1950 | Middleground | William Boland | Max Hirsch |
| 1949 | Ponder | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones |
| 1948 | Citation | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones |
| 1947 | Jet Pilot | Eric Guerin | Tom Smith |
| 1946 | Assault | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch |
| 1945 | Hoop Jr. | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke |
| 1944 | Pensive | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones |
| 1943 | Count Fleet | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron |
| 1942 | Shut Out | Wayne D. Wright | John M. Gaver, Sr. |
| 1941 | Whirlaway | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones |
| 1940 | Gallahadion | Carroll Bierman | Roy Waldron |
| 1939 | Johnstown | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons |
| 1938 | Lawrin | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones |
| 1937 | War Admiral | Charley Kurtsinger | George Conway |
| 1936 | Bold Venture | Ira Hanford | Max Hirsch |
| 1935 | Omaha | Willie Saunders | Jim Fitzsimmons |
| 1934 | Cavalcade | Mack Garner | Bob Smith |
| 1933 | Brokers Tip | Don Meade | Herbert J. Thompson |
| 1932 | Burgoo King | Eugene James | Herbert J. Thompson |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand | Charley Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe, Jr. |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox | Earl Sande | Jim Fitzsimmons |
| 1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | Linus McAtee | Clyde Van Dusen |
| 1928 | Reigh Count | Chick Lang | Bert S. Michell |
| 1927 | Whiskery | Linus McAtee | Fred Hopkins |
| 1926 | Bubbling Over | Albert Johnson | Herbert J. Thompson |
| 1925 | Flying Ebony | Earl Sande | William B. Duke |
| 1924 | Black Gold | J. D. Mooney | Hanley Webb |
| 1923 | Zev | Earl Sande | David J. Leary |
| 1922 | Morvich | Albert Johnson | Fred Burlew |
| 1921 | Behave Yourself | Charles Thompson | Herbert J. Thompson |
| 1920 | Paul Jones | Ted Rice | Billy Garth |
| 1919 | Sir Barton | Johnny Loftus | H. Guy Bedwell |
| 1918 | Exterminator | William Knapp | Henry McDaniel |
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam | Charles Borel | Charles T. Patterson |
| 1916 | George Smith | Johnny Loftus | Hollie Hughes |
| 1915 | Regret | Joe Notter | James G. Rowe, Sr. |
| 1914 | Old Rosebud | John McCabe | Frank D. Weir |
| 1913 | Donerail | Roscoe Goose | Thomas P. Hayes |
| 1912 | Worth | Carroll H. Shilling | Frank M. Taylor |
| 1911 | Meridian | George Archibald | Albert Ewing |
| 1910 | Donau | Frederick Herbert | George Ham |
| 1909 | Wintergreen | Vincent Powers | Charles Mack |
| 1908 | Stone Street | Arthur Pickens | J. W. Hall |
| 1907 | Pink Star | Andy Minder | W. H. Fizer |
| 1906 | Sir Huon | Roscoe Troxler | Pete Coyne |
| 1905 | Agile | Jack Martin | Robert Tucker |
| 1904 | Elwood | Shorty Prior | Charles E. Durnell |
| 1903 | Judge Himes | Hal Booker | John P. Mayberry |
| 1902 | Alan-a-Dale | Jimmy Winkfield | Thomas C. McDowell |
| 1901 | His Eminence | Jimmy Winkfield | Frank B. Van Meter |
| 1900 | Lieut. Gibson | Jimmy Boland | Charles Hughes |
| 1899 | Manuel | Fred Taral | Robert J. Walden |
| 1898 | Plaudit | Willie Simms | John E. Madden |
| 1897 | Typhoon II | Buttons Garner | J. C. Cahn |
| 1896 | Ben Brush | Willie Simms | Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
| 1895 | Halma | Soup Perkins | Byron McClelland |
| 1894 | Chant | Frank Goodale | H. Eugene Leigh |
| 1893 | Lookout | Eddie Kunze | William McDaniel |
| 1892 | Azra | Alonzo Clayton | John H. Morris |
| 1891 | Kingman | Isaac Murphy | Dud Allen |
| 1890 | Riley | Isaac Murphy | Edward Corrigan |
| 1889 | Spokane | Thomas Kiley | John Rodegap |
| 1888 | Macbeth II | George Covington | John Campbell |
| 1887 | Montrose | Isaac Lewis | John McGinty |
| 1886 | Ben Ali | Paul Duffy | Jim Murphy |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | Erskine Henderson | Abe Perry |
| 1884 | Buchanan | Isaac Murphy | William Bird |
| 1883 | Leonatus | Billy Donohue | Raleigh Colston |
| 1882 | Apollo | Babe Hurd | Green B. Morris |
| 1881 | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe, Sr. |
| 1880 | Fonso | George Lewis | Tice Hutsell |
| 1879 | Lord Murphy | Charlie Shauer | George Rice |
| 1878 | Day Star | Jimmy Carter | Lee Paul |
| 1877 | Baden-Baden | Billy Walker | Edward D. Brown |
| 1876 | Vagrant | Bobby Swim | James Williams |
| 1875 | Aristides | Oliver Lewis | Ansel Williamson |