Orb, trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, rallied from well back of the field to win the $2 million Grade 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Palace Malice set an unexpected pace after adding blinkers and blazed the first six furlongs in 22.58, 45.33 and 1:09.80, setting things up perfectly for the off-the-pace runners. Normandy Invasion took control of the race at the top of the pace but Orb, a horse that trained beautifully all week long at Churchill Downs and is impeccably bred by the Janney/Phipps Stable, would not be denied.
Kentucky Derby 2013 results: Orb is king of Louisville
A wide-open Kentucky Derby goes to hard charging Orb.
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Revolutionary went to post as the 5/1 favorite, down from his morning line odds of 10/1. He finished third.
Steady rain during the day left the Churchill Downs main track rated “Sloppy” for much of the Derby undercard. The rain let up a bit in the hour before the start of the feature race on the card but the track was still quite wet.
Orb is a three-year-old colt by Malibu Moon out of a Unbridled mare (Lady Liberty), trained by Shug McGaughey and ridden by the hottest jockey in America, Joel Rosario.
Attendance at Churchill Downs for the Derby was 151,619, the ninth-largest crowd in the 139-year history of the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports”.
Below are the payouts for the 2013 Kentucky Derby:
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
| 16-Orb | $12.80 | $7.40 | $5.40 |
| 4-Golden Soul | $38.60 | $19.40 | |
| 3-Revolutionary | $5.40 |
| Base | Bet | Combo | Payout | Pays to - |
| $2.00 | Exacta | 16/4 | $981.60 | |
| $0.50 | Trifecta | 16/4/3 | $1,731.40 | |
| $1.00 | Superfecta | 16/4/3/5 | $28,542.00 | |
| $1.00 | Double | 8/16 | $9.90 | |
| $0.50 | Pick 3 | 9/8/16 | $18.50 | 3-of-3 |
| $0.50 | Pick 4 | 6/9/5,8,9/1,16,21 | $89.70 | 4-of-4 |
| $0.50 | Pick 5 | 6/6/9/6/,8,9/1,16,21,5 | $325.10 | 5-of-5 |
| $2.00 | Pick 6 | 7/6/6/9/5,8,9/1/16/21 | $16,172.00 | 6-of-6 |
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