Analysts' top-five Derby contenders   Mike Watchmaker Dave Litfin Marcus Hersh Mike Welsch Dan Illman 1. Dullahan Creative Cause Creative Cause Union Rags Bodemeister 2. Creative Cause Union Rags I'll Have Another Daddy Nose Best Gemologist 3. Hansen Daddy Nose Best El Padrino Gemologist Dullahan 4. Union Rags Bodemeister Union Rags Dullahan Union Rags 5. Bodemeister El Padrino Hansen Bodemeister Daddy Long Legs   Steve Klein Mary Rampellini Byron King Brad Free 1. Bodemeister Union Rags Bodemeister I'll Have Another 2. Gemologist Hansen Gemologist Creative Cause 3. Union Rags Gemologist Creative Cause Union Rags 4. Creative Cause Bodemeister Union Rags Daddy Long Legs 5. Alpha Creative Cause Hansen El Padrino *All top fives as of Wednesday, April 25 Undefeated starters Gemologist will try to become the eighth undefeated winner of the Kentucky Derby Year Horse Pre-Derby record Derby finish 2008 Big Brown 3-0 1st 2007 Curlin 3-0 3rd 2006 Barbaro 5-0 1st 2006 Showing Up 3-0 6th 2004 Smarty Jones 6-0 1st 2000 Trippi 4-0 11th 2000 China Visit 2-0 6th 1998 Indian Charlie 4-0 3rd 1990 Mister Frisky 16-0 8th 1988 Private Terms 7-0 9th 1982 Air Forbes Won 4-0 7th 1978 Sensitive Prince 6-0 6th 1977 Seattle Slew 6-0 1st 1969 Majestic Prince 7-0 1st 1963 No Robbery 5-0 5th 1963 Candy Spots 6-0 3rd 1953 Native Dancer 11-0 2nd 1948 Coaltown 4-0 2nd 1940 Bimelech 8-0 2nd 1922 Morvich 11-0 1st 1916 Thunderer 3-0 5th 1915 Regret 3-0 1st Derby runners who did not start at 2 (1937-2011) Bodemeister will try to become the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Derby without having a start as a 2-year-old. Year Horse Finish   Year Horse Finish 2011 Midnight Interlude 16th   1979 Great Redeemer 10th 2009 Summer Bird 6th   1978 Chief of Dixieland 9th 2009 Dunkirk 11th   1977 Best Person 15th 2007 Curlin 3rd   1977 Affiliate 9th 2006 Showing Up 6th   1976 On the Sly 5th 2005 Greeley's Galaxy 11th   1976 Amano 4th 2004 Song of the Sword 11th   1975 Media 5th 2003 Atswhatimtalknbout 4th   1975 Bold Chapeau 8th 2000 Wheelaway 5th   1974 Confederate Yankee 12tj 2000 Trippi 11th   1974 Agitate 3rd 2000 Curule 7th   1973 Twice a Prince 12th 1999 Valhol 15th   1973 Forego 4th 1999 Desert Hero 13th   1972 Kentuckian 10th 1997 Pulpit 4th   1972 Dr. Neale 15th 1994 Strodes Creek 2nd   1972 Big Spruce 7th 1992 Disposal 18th   1971 Fourulla 19th 1992 Devil His Due 12th   1968 Gleaming Sword 13th 1991 Corporate Report 9th   1959 Our Dad 15th 1991 Alydavid 14th   1958 Gone Fishin' 8th 1990 Pendleton Ridge 13th   1956 No Regrets 7th 1986 Zabaleta 12th   1951 Golden Birch 19th 1986 Wheatly Hall 6th   1951 Fanfare 5th 1985 Irish Fighter 11th   1948 Coaltown 2nd 1984 Majestic Shore DNF   1946 Rippey 10th 1982 Wavering Monarch 12th   1946 Perfect Bahram 9th 1982 Reinvested 3rd   1946 Hampden 3rd 1982 Air Forbes Won 7th   1945 Bert G. 14th 1981 Flying Nashua 8th   1944 Comenow 12th Derby winners: Beyers Year Horse Pre-Derby top Beyer Final prep Beyer Derby Beyer 2011 Animal Kingdom 94 94 103 2010 Super Saver 98 98 104 2009 Mine That Bird 81 80 105 2008 Big Brown 106 106 109 2007 Street Sense 108 93 110 2006 Barbaro 103 103 111 2005 Giacomo 98 95 100 2004 Smarty Jones 112 109 107 2003 Funny Cide 110 110 109 2002 War Emblem 112 112 114 2001 Monarchos 105 103 110 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus 111 111 108 1999 Charismatic 108 108 108 1998 Real Quiet 108 107 107 1997 Silver Charm 110 110 115 1996 Grindstone 102 100 112 1995 Thunder Gulch 105 101 108 1994 Go For Gin 107 107 112 1993 Sea Hero 99 91 105 1992 Lil E. Tee 107 107 107