2002 Kentucky Derby
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The 2002 Kentucky Derby was the 128th running of the Kentucky Derby
. The race took place on May 4, 2002.
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. The race took place on May 4, 2002.
Payout
The 128th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
5 | War Emblem War Emblem War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. His Derby time was 2:01.13. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race. War Emblem, who went off at 21-to-1 odds, gave trainer Bob Baffert his third Derby... |
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$22.80 | $13.60 |
13 | Proud Citizen | - | $24.60 | $13.40 |
3 | Perfect Drift Perfect Drift Perfect Drift, is an American thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He is sired by the leading stud, Dynaformer, out of the Naskra mare, Nice Gal.... |
- | - | $6.40 |
- $2 ExactaParimutuel bettingParimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
: (5-13) Paid $1,300.80 - $2 TrifectaTrifectaIn horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
: (5-13-3) Paid $18,373.20 - $1 SuperfectaSuperfectaThe superfecta is a type of wager in parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence...
: (5-13-3-9) Paid $91,764.50
Full results
Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
1st | 5 | War Emblem War Emblem War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. His Derby time was 2:01.13. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race. War Emblem, who went off at 21-to-1 odds, gave trainer Bob Baffert his third Derby... |
Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California.... |
Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Robert A. "Bob" Baffert is an American horse owner and trainer, whose horses have won three Kentucky Derbies, five Preakness Stakes, one Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks. He graduated from the University of Arizona's with a Bachelor of Science degree. -Early career:Bob Baffert began his... |
The Thoroughbred Corporation | 2:01.13 |
2nd | 13 | Proud Citizen | Mike Smith | D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S... |
R. Baker, D. Cornstein, Wm. Mack | |
3rd | 3 | Perfect Drift Perfect Drift Perfect Drift, is an American thoroughbred gelding racehorse. He is sired by the leading stud, Dynaformer, out of the Naskra mare, Nice Gal.... |
Eddie Delahoussaye Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins... |
Murray Johnson | Stonecrest Farm | |
4th | 9 | Megdalia d'Oro | Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Pincay, Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. is a flat racing's all-time winningest jockey. He competed primarily in the United States.-Career:... |
Robert Frankel | Edmund A Gann | |
5th | 7 | Request for Parole | Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990... |
Steve Margolis | Jeri & Sam Knighton | |
6th | 8 | Came Home | Chris McCarron Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He is currently working as a racing analyst for TVG Network.... |
Paco Gonzales | Farish, Goodman, Toffan & McCaffrey | |
7th | 15 | Harlan's Holiday | Edgar Prado | Ken McPeek | Starlight Stable, L.P. | |
8th | 1 | Johannesburg | Gary Stevens | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor & Mrs. John Magnier | |
9th | 8 | Essence of Dubai | David Flores | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing, Inc. | |
10th | 16 | Saarland | John Velazquez | Shug McGaughey | Cynthia Phipps | |
11th | 20 | Blue Burner | Pat Day | Bill Mott | Kinsman Stable | |
12th | 12 | Castle Gandolfo | Jerry Bailey Jerry Bailey Jerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has... |
Aidan O'Brien | Mrs. John Magnier | |
13th | 19 | Easy Grades | Jorge Chavez Jorge F. Chavez Jorge F. Chavez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Chavez began his career in horse racing in 1982 in his native Peru and by 1987 was his country's leading rider. In April 1988 he emigrated to the United States where he raced with a great deal of success at Florida race tracks... |
Ted West | Desperado Stables | |
14th | 11 | Private Emblem | Donnie Meche | Steve Asmussen | James Cassels & Bob Zollars | |
15th | 10 | Lusty Latin | Glenn Corbett | Jeff Mullins | Joey & Wendy Platts | |
16th | 18 | It'sallinthechase | Eddie Martin, Jr. | Wilson Brown | Darwin Olson | |
17th | 6 | Ocean Sound | Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California... |
James Cassidy | K.M. Stable, Jim Ford, & D. Pearson | |
18th | 2 | Wild Horses | Rene Douglas | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Peachtree Stable |