Danon Bourbon, who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby, beaten three lengths after holding a two-length lead in midstretch, was diagnosed with a chipped knee, his connections announced on Wednesday.

Danon Bourbon is scheduled to undergo surgery and the hope is he can come back in 2027.

“The timing of his return is undecided due to the results of surgery and subsequent rehabilitation, but I think he will focus on rest by the end of the year," trainer Manabu Ikezoe was quoted as saying in Japanese media reports.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Early indications are that Golden Tempo came out of his victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby in good order and will be considered, but is not yet definite, to run in the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on May 16, trainer Cherie DeVaux said Sunday morning. 

LOUISVILLE - Great White, who flipped behind the Kentucky Derby starting gate and was a late scratch, emerged from the incident without serious injury, as did jockey Alex Achard. 

Trainer John Ennis said Great White was “perfect” following the incident. The gelding was vanned from Churchill Downs back to the trainer’s base at the Thoroughbred Training Center in Lexington on Sunday morning.   

Total commingled wagering on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville fell 3.0 percent compared to record betting on the race last year, according to charts of the races.

Total betting on the race, including all linked wagers ending in the Derby, was $215.97 million, down $6.6 million from the record total of $222.60 million last year, according to the charts. It was the first time in the last five years that wagering fell on the race.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-  Brotherly love goes only so far.

Jockey Jose Ortiz and his brother Irad were both looking for their first Kentucky Derby victory when they came charging down the center of the track under the Twin Spires on Saturday. They drove their respective mounts, Golden Tempo and Renegade, toward the wire in the final stages of the race, but ultimately only one could achieve that goal - at the expense of the other.

The following is the complete order of finish and beaten margins for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.

1. No. 19 Golden Tempo

2. No. 1 Renegade, neck

3. No. 22 Ocelli, 1

4. No. 12 Chief Wallabee, 3

5. No. 7 Danon Bourbon, 3 1/4

6. No. 11 Incredibolt, 4 1/4

7. No. 6 Commandment, 5 1/2

8. No. 10 Wonder Dean, 7 1/2

9. No. 8 So Happy, 7 3/4

10. No. 15 Emerging Market, 8

11. No. 18 Further Ado, 8 1/4

12. No. 14 Potente, 8 3/4

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Cherie DeVaux has frequently said that she doesn’t want her gender to define her as a horse trainer. Whether she likes it or not, history will now always define her as the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.

Commandment and So Happy have replaced Renegade as the early co-favorites for the Kentucky Derby, according to parimutuel pool data reviewed at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Renegade, winner of the Arkansas Derby in his last start, was the morning-line favorite for the Derby from Churchill oddsmakers and the second choice on the line made by Daily Racing Form’s David Aragona. While he was 5-1 throughout the early hours of the pool on Friday and Saturday morning, he drifted to 6-1 early Saturday afternoon, with Commandment and So Happy dropping to 5-1.