Medina Spirit caused a stir at the 2021 Kentucky Derby and held the lead for much of Saturday’s race en route to victory.
Bob Baffert, the coach for Medina Spirit (12-1), set a Kentucky Derby record with his seventh career win at Churchill Downs. Even he seemed baffled by the result during a post race interview.
“I just can’t believe it. It hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Baffert. “I love the record and all that, but it’s one of those things that I’m just so excited about because if you win it you never know if you’ll come back … I couldn’t be more proud of my team.”
“He doesn’t know how much it costs. What a little racehorse.”
Medina Spirit was bought for $ 1,000 as a yearling. Now he’s a #KYDerby winner with seven-time winning coach Bob Baffert. pic.twitter.com/pEvJFsQwBw
– NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 1, 2021
Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie took second and third place, with the pre-run favorite Essential Quality taking fourth place.
Sporting News provided live updates during the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Check out the full results below.
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Kentucky Derby finish order
| assignment | horse | victory | place | show |
| 1 | Medina spirit | $ 26.20 | $ 12.00 | $ 7.60 |
| 2 | Mandaloun | $ 23.00 | $ 13.40 | |
| 3 | Hot Rod Charlie | $ 5.20 | ||
| 4th | Essential quality | |||
| 5 | Or kisses | |||
| 6th | Midnight bourbon | |||
| 7th | Keepmeinmind | |||
| 8th | helium | |||
| 9 | Well-known agenda | |||
| 10 | Highly motivated | |||
| 11 | holiness | |||
| 12th | Like the king | |||
| 13th | Bourbonic | |||
| 14th | Hidden supply | |||
| fifteen | Brooklyn Strong | |||
| 16 | Super floor | |||
| 17th | Rock your world | |||
| 18th | Dynamic | |||
| 19th | Soup and sandwich | |||
| 20th | King fury (scratch) |
- End time: 2: 01.02
- $ 2 Exacta (8-7) paid $ 503.60
- $ 1 Trifecta (8-7-9) paid $ 1,696.90
- $ 1 Superfecta (8-7-9-14) paid $ 9,456.40
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Kentucky Derby live updates, highlights, results
(All times east)
7:10 p.m. – Bob Baffert is now the most successful coach in the history of the Kentucky Derby.
7:05 pm – The unofficial top 4: Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie and Essential Quality.
7:01 pm – Medina Spirit is holding back the rest of the field to win the 2021 Kentucky Derby!
19 o’clock – Medina Spirit takes the early lead with Soup and Sandwich not far behind.
6:59 pm – And they are gone!
6:50 pm – Bring out the bugle. Almost racing time.
6:35 pm – Looks like “Mattress Mack” found some change.
6:25 pm – More than 51,000 fans are ready to watch the 2021 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
The official participation of 51,838 participants in today’s #KentuckyDerby is the largest audience at any American sporting event since the pandemic began 14 months ago. It tops the Alabama Spring Football game, which played 47,218 games a few weeks ago.
– Hayes Gardner (@HayesGardner) May 1, 2021
6:15 pm – Impressive. The Turf Classic ends in dead heat.
5:55 pm – It’s time to play the Tom Brady Looks Like … game on Twitter.
5:45 pm – Of course, Aaron Rodgers made a “Celebrity Jeopardy” reference with his Kentucky Derby nameplate.
2021 Kentucky Derby according to the time
Coverage of the 2021 Kentucky Derby begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The race, which has a post time of 6:57 p.m. ET, will be held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
You can also stream the Derby live on fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
Kentucky Derby Post positions
Below is the full list of places to start, as well as each horse’s odds of winning the Kentucky Derby.
| Post position | horse | opportunities |
| 1 | Well-known agenda | 6-1 |
| 2 | Like the king | 50-1 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Strong | 50-1 |
| 4th | Keepmeinmind | 50-1 |
| 5 | holiness | 50-1 |
| 6th | Or kisses | 20-1 |
| 7th | Mandaloun | 15-1 |
| 8th | Medina spirit | 15-1 |
| 9 | Hot Rod Charlie | 8-1 |
| 10 | Midnight bourbon | 20-1 |
| 11 | Dynamic | 20-1 |
| 12th | helium | 50-1 |
| 13th | Hidden supply | 50-1 |
| 14th | Essential quality | 2-1 |
| fifteen | Rock your world | 5-1 |
| 16 | King fury | 20-1 |
| 17th | Highly motivated | 10-1 |
| 18th | Super floor | 30-1 |
| 19th | Soup and sandwich | 30-1 |
| 20th | Bourbonic | 30-1 |
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