Grade 1 · Churchill Downs · Saturday, May 6, 2023
2023 Kentucky Derby Results
Mage won the 2023 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2023, ridden by Javier Castellano for trainer Gustavo Delgado, and paid $32.42 to win. Two Phil's was second and Angel of Empire third in a field of 18.
2023 Kentucky Derby winner
Mage
- Jockey
- Javier Castellano
- Trainer
- Gustavo Delgado
- Odds at post
- 15.21-1
- Winning margin
- 1 length
- Final time
- 2:01.57
- Track
- Fast
- Field
- 18
- Distance
- 1 1/4 Miles · Dirt
$2 win
$32.42
$2 place
$14.58
$2 show
$9.08
How the 2023 Kentucky Derby was won
Mage won by 1 length over Two Phil's, with Angel of Empire third and Disarm fourth. Sent off at 15.21-1, Mage paid $32.42 to win, $14.58 to place and $9.08 to show. The $2 exacta (8-3) paid $330.44, the $0.50 trifecta (8-3-14) paid $491.18 and the $1 superfecta (8-3-14-11) paid $15,643.65. The final time was 2:01.57 over a fast track, in a field of 18.
Javier Castellano rode Mage for trainer Gustavo Delgado.
Morning-line favorite Forte (3-1) was scratched hours before the race because of a bruised right foot, one of five horses scratched from the field. It was the first Kentucky Derby win for both jockey Javier Castellano and trainer Gustavo Delgado. Mage was the fourth horse to win the Derby without having raced at age two.
Kentucky Derby payouts
$2 Exacta
8-3 paid $330.44
$0.50 Trifecta
8-3-14 paid $491.18
$1 Superfecta
8-3-14-11 paid $15,643.65
$1 Super High Five
8-3-14-11-1 paid $194,923.09
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How they finished
2023 Kentucky Derby
| Fin | Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mage | Javier Castellano | $32.42 | $14.58 | $9.08 |
| 2 | Two Phil's | Jareth Loveberry | — | $10.44 | $6.52 |
| 3 | Angel of Empire | Flavien Prat | — | — | $4.70 |
| 4 | Disarm | Joel Rosario | — | — | — |
Previous Kentucky Derby winners
- 2022Rich StrikeSonny Leon · Eric Reed
- 2021MandalounFlorent Geroux · Brad Cox
- 2020AuthenticJohn Velazquez · Bob Baffert
- 2019Country HouseFlavien Prat · Bill Mott
- 2018JustifyMike Smith · Bob Baffert
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Results from public race records (source), checked October 2026. For entertainment purposes only.