The first horse to win racing’s prestigious Triple Crown—by winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes—was Sir Barton in 1919, although it wasn’t until the 1930s that.

• 1919 Kentucky Derby Winners
• Kentucky Derby Winner 1919

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Below is a complete list of Kentucky Derby winners since the first race in 1875.

2019 Country House

• Entered in the 1919 Kentucky Derby to act as a rabbit for his stablemate, Sir Barton won the race instead, leading from start to finish en route to a five-length victory. The race marked his three-year-old debut. Just four days later, Sir Barton earned a four-length victory in the Preakness, once again racing out front from start to finish.
• 2017 Always Dreaming. 2015 American Pharoah. 2014 California Chrome. 2012 I’ll Have Another. 2011 Animal Kingdom. 2010 Super Saver.
• The three races are The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes, and The Belmont Stakes. In 1919 Sir Barton became the first racehorse to win all three races. A this point the term Triple Crown was not yet being used. 1948 Sir Barton was officially recognized as the first U.S. Triple Crown winner.

2018 Justify

2017 Always Dreaming

2016 Nyquist

2015 American Pharoah

2014 California Chrome

2013 Orb

2012 I’ll Have Another

2011 Animal Kingdom

2010 Super Saver

2009 Mine That Bird

2008 Big Brown

2007 Street Sense

2006 Barbaro

2005 Giacomo

2004 Smarty Jones

2003 Funny Cide

2002 War Emblem

2001 Monarchos

2000 Fusaichi Pegasus

1999 Charismatic

1998 Real Quiet

1997 Silver Charm

1996 Grindstone

1995 Thunder Gulch

1994 Go for Gin

1993 Sea Hero

1992 Lil E. Tee

1991 Strike the Gold

1990 Unbridled

1989 Sunday Silence

1919 Kentucky Derby Winners

1988 Winning Colors

1987 Alysheba

1986 Ferdinand

1985 Spend A Buck

1984 Swale

1983 Sunny’s Halo

1982 Gato Del Sol

1981 Pleasant Colony

1980 Genuine Risk

1979 Spectacular Bid

1978 Affirmed

1977 Seattle Slew

1976 Bold Forbes

1975 Foolish Pleasure

1974 Cannonade

1973 Secretariat

1972 Riva Ridge

1971 Canonero II

1970 Dust Commander

1969 Majestic Prince

1968 Forward Pass

1967 Proud Clarion

1966 Kauai King

1965 Lucky Debonair

1964 Northern Dancer

1963 Chateaugay

1962 Decidedly

1961 Carry Back

1960 Venetian Way

1959 Tomy Lee

1958 Tim Tam

1957 Iron Liege

1956 Needles

1955 Swaps

1954 Determine

1953 Dark Star

1952 Hill Gail

1951 Count Turf

1950 Middleground

1949 Ponder

1948 Citation

1947 Jet Pilot

1946 Assault

1945 Hoop Jr.

Kentucky Derby Winner 1919

1944 Pensive

1943 Count Fleet

1942 Shut Out

1941 Whirlaway

1940 Gallahadion

1939 Johnstown

1938 Lawrin

1937 War Admiral

1936 Bold Venture

1935 Omaha

1934 Cavalcade

1933 Brokers Tip

1932 Burgoo King

1931 Twenty Grand

1930 Gallant Fox

1929 Clyde Van Dusen

1928 Reigh Count

1927 Whiskery

1926 Bubbling Over

1925 Flying Ebony

1924 Black Gold

1923 Zev

1922 Morvich

1921 Behave Yourself

1920 Paul Jones

1919 Sir Barton

1918 Exterminator

1917 Omar Khayyam

1916 George Smith

1915 Regret

1914 Old Rosebud

1913 Donerail

1912 Worth

1911 Meridian

1910 Donau

1909 Wintergreen

1908 Stone Street

1907 Pink Star

1906 Sir Huon

1905 Agile

1904 Elwood

1903 Judge Himes

1902 Alan-a-Dale

1901 His Eminence

1900 Lieut. Gibson

1899 Manuel

1898 Plaudit

1897 Typhoon II

1896 Ben Brush

1895 Halma

1894 Chant

1893 Lookout

1892 Azra

1891 Kingman

1890 Riley

1889 Spokane

1888 Macbeth II

1887 Montrose

1886 Ben Ali

1885 Joe Cotton

1884 Buchanan

1883 Leonatus

1882 Apollo

1881 Hindoo

1880 Fonso

1879 Lord Murphy

1878 Day Star

1877 Baden-Baden

1876 Vagrant

1875 Aristides

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