Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable’s Orb stormed to the lead in the stretch of a sloppy Churchill Downs strip to win the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. The homebred son of Malibu Moon covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.89 and topped Golden Soul by 2 1/2 lengths.

The winning rider was Joel Rosario, the hottest rider in the world off a record-breaking Keeneland Race Course meet and a victory aboard Animal Kingdom in the Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline.

Golden Soul rallied for the place spot, topping Revolutionary by a length. Normandy Invasion was a head back in fourth.

Orb delivered the first Kentucky Derby win for Hall of Fame trainer and Lexington native Shug McGaughey

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