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Kentucky Derby results - 10 things to know with detail

• The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner was Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert. This was Baffert's seventh Kentucky Derby win, tying the record for most wins by a trainer.
• Medina Spirit went off at odds of 12-1, making him a bit of a longshot to win the race. However, he led wire-to-wire and held off challenges from Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie to secure the victory.
• Mandaloun finished in second place, while Hot Rod Charlie finished in third. Essential Quality, the favorite going into the race, finished in fourth place after a wide trip around the track.
• The winning time for the 2021 Kentucky Derby was 2:01.02, which was the fastest time since American Pharoah won the race in 2015.
• Medina Spirit's victory in the Kentucky Derby was his fourth win in six career starts. He had previously won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and finished second in the Santa Anita Derby leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
• The Kentucky Derby purse for 2021 was $3 million, with $1.86 million going to the winner, $600,000 to second place, $300,000 to third place, $150,000 to fourth place, and $90,000 to fifth place.
• The 2021 Kentucky Derby was held on May 1st at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race was run in front of a limited capacity crowd due to COVID-19 restrictions.
• Medina Spirit's victory in the Kentucky Derby marked the sixth time that trainer Bob Baffert and jockey John Velazquez had teamed up to win the race. Their previous wins together came with Authentic in 2020 and Always Dreaming in 2017.
• Medina Spirit's win in the Kentucky Derby was a redemption for trainer Bob Baffert, who had faced criticism and scrutiny after several of his horses failed drug tests in recent years. Baffert's record-breaking seventh Kentucky Derby win solidified his place as one of the greatest trainers in horse racing history.
• The 2021 Kentucky Derby was the 147th running of the prestigious race, which is known as the "Run for the Roses" and is the first leg of the Triple Crown. The next two legs of the Triple Crown are the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.