2007 Kentucky Derby
133rd running of the Kentucky Derby
The 2007 Kentucky Derby was the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby . The race took place on May 5, 2007. The announced attendance was 156,635, the third largest in Derby history.[1]
Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom, was a special guest of Churchill Downs and attended the race in her first visit to the United States since 1991. The Queen has stated that it was one of her dreams to attend the Kentucky Derby.[2]
Street Sense , sent off as the 9-2 favorite on his home track, paid $11.80 as the highest-priced winning favorite in Derby history. Smarty Jones paid $10.20 to win in 2004.[1]
Payout
The 134th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
$2 Exacta : (7–8) Paid $101.80
$2 Trifecta: (7–8–2) Paid $440.00
$2 Superfecta (7–8–2–5) Paid $29,046.40
Full results
Finished
Post
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time / behind
Odds
1st
7
Street Sense
Calvin Borel
Carl Nafzger
James B. Tafel
2:02.17
4.90
2nd
8
Hard Spun
Mario Pino
Larry Jones
Rick Porter
2 1 ⁄4 lengths
10.00
3rd
2
Curlin
Robby Albarado
Steve Asmussen
Jackson, Padua, Bolton and Midnight Cry Stable
5 3 ⁄4 lengths
5.00
4th
5
Imawildandcrazyguy
Mark Guidry
William Kaplan
Pell and Eigner
28.90
5th
1
Sedgefield
Julien Leparoux
Darrin Miller
Silverton Hill Farm LLC
58.60
6th
16
Circular Quay
John Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Michael B. & Doreen Tabor
11.40
7th
15
Tiago
Mike E. Smith
John Shirreffs
Jerry & Ann Moss
14.80
8th
18
Any Given Saturday
Garrett K. Gomez
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm & Padua Stables
13.60
9th
13
Sam P.
Ramon Domínguez
Todd Pletcher
Donald Lucarelli & Starlight Stable (Jack Wolf)
43.70
10th
12
Nobiz Like Shobiz
Cornelio Velásquez
Barclay Tagg
Elizabeth J. Valando
10.40
11th
19
Dominican
Rafael Bejarano
Darrin Miller
Silverton Hill Farm LLC
24.90
12th
3
Zanjero
Shaun Bridgmohan
Steve Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC (Ron Winchell & Christina Harris)
36.00
13th
20
Great Hunter
Corey Nakatani
Doug O'Neill
J. Paul Reddam
25.30
14th
9
Liquidity
David Flores
Doug O'Neill
J. Paul Reddam
40.00
15th
11
Bwana Bull
Javier Castellano
Jerry Hollendorfer
Dan & George Todaro, Mark DeMomencico, Mark Jelladian
50.30
16th
4
Storm in May
Juan Leyva
William A. Kaplan
Felicity Waugh, William Kaplan, Teresa & David Palmer
27.20
17th
10
Teuflesberg
Stewart Elliott
Jamie Sanders
Gary S. Logsdon, Donnie Kelly, Jamie Sanders
51.90
18th
14
Scat Daddy
Edgar Prado
Todd Pletcher
James T. Scatuorchio, Michael Tabor , Derrick Smith
7.20
19th
17
Stormello
Kent Desormeaux
William L. Currin
William L. Currin & Al Eisman
44.80
20th
6
Cowtown Cat
Fernando Jara
Todd Pletcher
Winstar Farm
19.80
Kentucky Derby feature key prep races list
This list contains the current 2007 standings that leads to the Kentucky Derby race.[3] [4]
Date
Track
Race
Grade
Distance
Purse (US$)
Surface track
Winning horse
Winning jockey
January 1
Calder Race Course
Tropical Park Derby
3
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$100,000
Turf
Soldier's Dancer
C. Velázquez
January 6
Aqueduct Racetrack
Count Fleet Stakes
1 Mile and 70 Yards
$70,865
Inner Track (Dirt)
Pink Viper
N. Arroyo Jr.
January 7
Gulfstream Park
Spectacular Bid Stakes
6 Furlongs
$80,000
Dirt
Buffalo Man
E. Castro
January 7
Santa Anita Park
San Miguel Stakes
6 Furlongs
$80,000
Dirt
E. Z. Warrior
D. Flores
January 13
Santa Anita Park
San Rafael Stakes
2
1 Mile
$150,000
Dirt
Notional
C. Nakatani
January 13
Fair Grounds Race Course
LeComte Stakes
3
1 Mile
$98,000
Dirt
Hard Spun
M. Pino
January 15
Aqueduct Racetrack
Jimmy Winkfield Stakes
6 Furlongs
$62,082
Inner Track (Dirt)
Bill Place
R. Dominguez
January 27
Gulfstream Park
Sunshine Million Dash Stakes
6 Furlongs
$250,000
Dirt
Storm in May
M. Cruz
January 27
Tampa Bay Downs
Pasco Stakes
7 Furlongs
$75,000
Dirt
Barkley Sound
E. Jurado
January 28
Golden Gate Fields
California Derby
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$150,000
Dirt
Bwana Bull
D. Lopez
February 3
Gulfstream Park
Holy Bull Stakes
3
1 Mile
$150,000
Dirt
Nobiz Like Shobiz
C. Velázquez
February 3
Gulfstream Park
Swale Stakes
2
6+ 1 ⁄2 Furlongs
$150,000
Dirt
Adore the Gold
C. Velázquez
February 3
Santa Anita Park
Sham Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$101,500
Dirt
Ravel
G. Gomez
February 3
Laurel Park
Miracle Wood Stakes
1 Mile
$50,900
Dirt
Crafty Bear
M. Pino
February 10
Fair Grounds Race Course
Risen Star Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$300,000
Dirt
Notional
R. Albarado
February 10
Aqueduct Racetrack
Whirlaway Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$70,070
Inner Track (Dirt)
Summer Doldrums
M. Luzzi
February 10
Turfway Park
WEBN Stakes
1 Mile
$50,000
Dirt
Joe Got Even
M. Mena
February 11
Santa Anita Park
San Vicente Stakes
2
7 Furlongs
$150,000
Dirt
Noble Court
C. Nakatani
February 17
Tampa Bay Downs
Sam F. Davis Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$150,000
Dirt
Any Given Saturday
J. Velázquez
February 17
Turf Paradise
Turf Paradise Derby
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$100,000
Dirt
Tie Rod
J. Rivera
February 19
Oaklawn Park
Southwest Stakes
1 Mile
$250,000
Dirt
Teuflesberg
S. Elliott
February 19
Aqueduct Racetrack
Fred Caposella Stakes
6 Furlongs
$65,000
Dirt
Wollaston Bay
Shawn Bridgmohan
February 24
Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$100,000
Turf
Twilight Meteor
Edgar Prado
February 24
Oaklawn Park
Mountain Valley Stakes
6 Furlongs
$50,000
Dirt
Sir Five Star
J. Shepherd
March 3
Gulfstream Park
Fountain of Youth Stakes
2
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$350,000
Dirt
Scat Daddy
John Velázquez
March 3
Gulfstream Park
Hutchesson Stakes
2
7+ 1 ⁄2 Furlongs
$150,000
Dirt
King of the Roxy
Edgar Prado
March 3
Santa Anita Park
Robert B. Lewis Stakes
2
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$200,000
Dirt
Great Hunter
Corey Nakatani
March 3
Turfway Park
John Battaglia Memorial Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$200,000
Dirt
Catman Running
W. Martinez
March 10
Aqueduct Racetrack
The Gotham Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$200,000
Dirt
Cowtown Cat
R. Dominguez
March 10
Fair Grounds Race Course
Louisiana Derby
2
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$594,000
Dirt
Circular Quay
John Velázquez
March 10
Bay Meadows
El Camino Real Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$200,000
Dirt
Bwana Bull
Russell Baze
March 16
Santa Anita Park
Pasadena Stakes
1 Mile
$75,000
Turf
Whatsthescript (IRE)
I. Enriquez
March 17
Oaklawn Park
The Rebel Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$300,000
Dirt
Curlin
Robby Albarado
March 17
Santa Anita Derby
San Felipe Stakes
2
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$250,000
Dirt
Cobalt Blue
Victor Espinoza
March 17
Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa Bay Derby
3
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$300,000
Dirt
Street Sense
C. Borel
March 18
Sunland Park
Winstar Derby
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$600,000
Dirt
Song of Navarone
Victor Espinoza
March 24
Turfway Park
Lane's End Stakes
2
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$500,000
Dirt
Hard Spun
M. Pino
March 24
Turfway Park
Rushaway Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$100,000
Dirt
Dominican
Rafeal Bejarano
March 24
Laurel Park
Private Terms Stakes
1 Mile
$100,000
Dirt
Etude
Luis Garcia
March 24
Gulfstream Park
Palm Beach Stakes
3
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$150,000
Turf
Duveen
Mark Guidry
March 31
Gulfstream Park
Florida Derby
1
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$1,000,000
Dirt
Scat Daddy
Edgar Prado
March 31
Gulfstream Park
Aventura Stakes
7 Furlongs
$175,000
Dirt
Street Magician
Rafael Bejarano
April 7
Aqueduct Racetrack
Wood Memorial Stakes
1
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$750,000
Dirt
Nobiz Like Shobiz
Cornelio Velázquez
April 7
Aqueduct Racetrack
Bay Shore Stakes
3
7 Furlongs
$150,000
Dirt
Bill Place
Cornelio Velázquez
April 7
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Derby
1
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$750,000
Dirt
Tiago
Mike Smith
April 7
Hawthorne Race Course
Illinois Derby
2
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$500,000
Dirt
Cowtown Cat
Fernando Jara
April 14
Keeneland Race Course
Blue Grass Stakes
1
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$750,000
Dirt
Dominican
Rafeal Bejarano
April 14
Oaklawn Park
Northern Spur Breeders' Cup Stakes
1 Mile
$100,000
Dirt
Takedown
Robby Albarado
April 14
Oaklawn Park
Arkansas Derby
2
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$1,000,000
Dirt
Curlin
Robby Albarado
April 14
Santa Anita Park
La Puente Stakes
1 Mile
$100,000
Turf
Golden Balls
Brice Blanc
April 21
Keeneland Race Course
Lexington Stakes
2
1+ 1 ⁄16 Miles
$325,000
Dirt
Slew's Tizzy
Robby Albarado
April 21
Pimlico Race Course
Federico Tesio Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄8 Miles
$125,000
Dirt
Xchanger
Ramon A. Dominguez
April 28
Churchill Downs
Derby Trial Stakes
7+ 1 ⁄2 Furlongs
$100,000
Dirt
Flying First Class
Mark Guidry
April 28
Aqueduct Racetrack
Withers Stakes
3
1 Mile
$150,000
Dirt
Divine Park
Alan Garcia
Subsequent Grade I wins
The foals of 2004 who raced in the 2007 Derby established themselves as a "vintage crop",[5] both on the track and subsequently as sires. Participants in the 2008 Derby who went on to subsequent Grade I wins are as follows.
Curlin – Horse of the Year in 2007 and 2008. 2007 Preakness Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic, Jockey Club Gold Cup. 2008 Dubai World Cup, Stephen Foster Handicap, Woodward Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup
Hard Spun – King's Bishop Stakes
Street Sense – Travers' Stakes
Tiago – Goodwood Stakes
Any Given Saturday – Haskell Invitational
Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 2008 Kentucky Derby
Sires of Classic winners
Scat Daddy (18th)
Justify – 2018 Horse of the Year. Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Santa Anita Derby
Lady Aurelia – 2016 Prix Morny, 2017 King's Stand Stakes
Caravaggio – 2016 Phoenix Stakes, 2017 Commonwealth Cup
Mendelssohn – 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Il Campione (Chi) – Chilean Horse of the Year. 2014 Premio Polla de Potrillos, Premio Nacional Ricardo Lyon, Premio El Ensayo Mega, 2015 El Derby
Curlin (3rd)
Exaggerator – 2016 Preakness Stakes, Haskell Invitational, Santa Anita Derby. 2nd Kentucky Derby
Palace Malice – 2013 Belmont Stakes, 2014 Metropolitan Handicap
Good Magic – Champion 2yo colt of 2017. Breeders' Cup Juvenile. 2018 Haskell Invitational. 2nd Kentucky Derby
Vino Rosso – 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic, Gold Cup at Santa Anita
Stellar Wind – Champion 3yo filly of 2015. Santa Anita Oaks, 2nd in Breeders' Cup Distaff, 2016 Clement L. Hirsch and Zenyatta Stakes, 2017 Apple Blossom, Beholder Mile and Clement L. Hirsch
Hard Spun (2nd)
Le Romain – Randwick Guineas, Cantala Stakes, BMW Stakes
Spun to Run – Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Hard Not to Like – Jenny Wiley, Gamely, Diana Stakes
Hard Aces – Gold Cup at Santa Anita
Questing – Coaching Club American Oaks, Alabama Stakes
Street Sense (1st)
Hallowed Crown – 2015 Randwick Guineas, 2014 Golden Rose
McKinzie – CashCall Futurity, Pennsylvania Derby, Malibu Stakes, Whitney Stakes. 2nd 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic
Wedding Toast – Ogden Phipps, Beldame Stakes
Sense of Occasion – Doomben Cup
Sweet Reason – Spinaway, Acorn, Test Stakes
Sires of Grade/Group one winners
Any Given Saturday (8th)
Hoppertunity – Jockey Club Gold Cup
Sources: American Classic Pedigrees , Equibase , Blood-Horse Stallion Register , Racing Post
References