LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby by 1¼ lengths on Saturday at Churchill Downs, improving to 8-0 in his career as the fourth consecutive favorite to win the race.
Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Nyquist ran 1¼ miles in 2:01.31 and held off a hard-charging Exaggerator at the wire. The 3-year-old colt became the eighth unbeaten winner in the race's 142-year history, and the first since Big Brown in 2008. He paid $6.60, $4.80 and $3.60 as the 2-1 favorite in the full field of 20 horses.
"We got a beautiful trip from the start to the end," Gutierrez said.