2019 Kentucky Derby Results & Payouts

Wow. What a race. For the first time in Kentucky Derby history, the first horse to cross the finish line was disqualified from the race for allegedly interfering with other horses on the track.

Maximum Security was disqualified and the official Kentucky Derby results were as follows:

  1. Country House
  2. Code of Honor
  3. Tacitus
  4. Improbable
  5. Game Winner
  6. Master Fencer
  7. War of Will
  8. Plus Que Parfait
  9. Win Win Win
  10. Cutting Humor
  11. By My Standards
  12. Vekoma
  13. Bodexpress
  14. Tax
  15. Roadster
  16. Long Range Toddy
  17. Maximum Security
  18. Spinoff
  19. Gray Magician

Kentucky Derby Payouts

Two of the five horses we picked for our Kentucky Derby Horses to Watch made it into the top five, but long shot Country House took home the win and paid out as follows:

  • A $2 bet on Country House paid $132.40 to win, $56.60 to place and $24.60 to show 
  • A $2 bet on Code of Honor paid $15.20 to place and $9.80 to show
  • A $2 bet on Tacitus paid $5.60 to show

Big money was paid out to those who were able to predict the unpredictable across multiple placements and races:

  • A $1 Super High Five bet (choosing the top five horses in the correct order) paid out $544,185.90
  • A 20-cent Super 6 bet (choosing the top six horses in the correct order) paid out $271,869.80
  • A Pick 6 Carryover bet (choosing the winners of 6 consecutive races) paid out  $137,593.95
  • A 50-cent Pick-5 bet (choosing the winners of 5 consecutive races) paid out  $72,317.60
  • A $1 Superfecta bet (choosing the top 4 horses in the correct order) paid out $51,400.10