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Kentucky Derby 2007 Winners

Horse - Street Sense

Street Sense won the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007, paying $11.80 to win on a $2 wager. He rallied from a second-to-last deficit to beat Hard Spun by 2 1/2 lengths. This win made him the first winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile ever to win the Kentucky Derby and the first Two-year-old Champion to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979.

Street Sense will more than likely start in the Preakness as it is the next race in the Triple Crown. However, the Preakness is slightly shorter than the Derby and it will have a smaller field as well.

Jockey - Calvin Borel

Calvin Borel (born November 7, 1966, in St. Martinville, Louisiana) is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his fiancee, Lisa.

Calvin Borel hails from south Louisiana, the heart of Cajun Country famous for its production of many top jockeys during the last twenty years. Like Randy Romero, Kent Desormeaux, and Shane Sellers, Borel began racing horses in the bush tracks near his hometown of St. Martinville. One such track was called Evangeline Downs in Carencro, Louisiana and is where Borel began riding in match races at the age of eight.

Trainer - Carl Nafzger

Carl Nafzger (born August 29, 1941 in Plainview, Texas) is a successful American horse trainer. Notably, Carl Nafzger trained the colt Street Sense who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the 2007 Kentucky Derby. Now in semiretirement, Nafzger will only train for two clients, James B. Tafel, owner of Street Sense, and for Bentley Smith, who now has eight horses being trained by Nafzger. Smith's first wife (who died in 1999) was the daughter of Unbridled's owner and ran the Gentner stable before its disbandment.

Nafzger trained the horse Street Sense who went on to win the 2007 Kentucky Derby. It was the 133rd Kentucky Derby and Street Sense's jockey was Calvin Borel. This was Nafgzer's second time winning the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby 2006 Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1875	Aristides	Oliver Lewis	Ansel Williamson	2:37 3/4
1877	Baden Baden	Billy Walker	Ed Brown (aka "Dick")	2:38
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Waldron	Lee Paul	2:37 1/4
1879	Lord Murphy	Charlie Shauer	George Rice	2:37
1880	Fonso	George Lewis	Tice Hutsell	2:37 1/2
1881	Hindoo	Jim McLaughlin	James Rowe, Sr.	2:40
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	Green Morris	2:40
1883	Leonatus	Billy Donohue	John McGinty	2:43
1884	Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	2:40 1/4
1885	Joe Cotton	Babe Henderson	Alex Perry	2:37 1/4
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	Jim Murphy	2:36 1/2
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	John McGinty	2:39 1/4
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	John Campbell	2:38
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	John Rodegap	2:34 1/2
1890	Riley	Isaac Murphy	Edward Corrigan	2:45
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	Dud Allen	2:52 1/4
1892	Azra	Lonnie Clayton	John Morris	2:41 1/2
1893	Lookout	E. Kunze	William McDaniel	2:39 1/4
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	Eugene Leigh	2:41
1895	Halma	Soup Perkins	Byron McClelland	2:37 1/2
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell	2:07 3/4
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	J. C. Cahn	2:12 1/2
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	John E. Madden	2:09
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	Robert J. Walden	2:12
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	Charles Hughes	2:06 1/4
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	F. P. Van Meter	2:07 3/4
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	T. C. McDowell	2:08 3/4
1903	Judge Himes	Hal Booker	J. P. Mayberry	2:09
1904	Elwood	Shorty Prior	C. E. Durnell	2:08 1/2
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	2:10 3/4
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	Pete Coyne	2:08 4/5
1907	Pink Star	Andy Minder	W. H. Fizer	2:12 3/5
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	J. W. Hall	2:15 1/5
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	Charles Mack	2:08 1/5
1910	Donau	Fred Herbert	George Ham	2:06 2/5
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	2:05
1912	Worth	Carol Shilling	Frank Taylor	2:09 2/5
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	Thomas Hayes	2:04 4/5
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	F. D. Weir	2:03 2/5
1915	Regret	Joe Notter	James Rowe, Sr.	2:05 2/5
1916	George Smith	Johnny Loftus	Hollie Hughes	2:04
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	C.T. Patterson	2:04 3/5
1918	Exterminator	William Knapp	Henry McDaniel	2:10 4/5
1919	Sir Barton †	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	2:09 4/5
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	Billy Garth	2:09
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	Henry J. "Dick" Thompson	2:04 1/5
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	Fred Burlew	2:04 3/5
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	David J. Leary	2:05 2/5
1924	Black Gold	John D. Mooney	Hanley Webb	2:05 1/5
1925	Flying Ebony	Earl Sande	William Duke	2:07 3/5
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	Henry J. "Dick" Thompson	2:03 4/5
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	2:06
1928	Reigh Count	Chick Lang	Bert Micchell	2:10 2/5
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	Clyde Van Dusen	2:10 4/5
1930	Gallant Fox †	Earl Sande	Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons	2:07 3/5
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James Rowe, Jr.	2:01 4/5
1932	Burgoo King	Eugene James	Henry J. "Dick" Thompson	2:05 1/5
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	Henry J. "Dick" Thompson	2:06 4/5
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Bob Smith	2:04
1935	Omaha †	Willie Saunders	Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons	2:05
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	Max Hirsch	2:03 3/5
1937	War Admiral †	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	2:03 1/5
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:04 4/5
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons	2:03 2/5
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	Roy Waldron	2:05
1941	Whirlaway †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:01 2/5
1942	Shut Out	Wayne Wright	John M. Gaver	2:04 2/5
1943	Count Fleet †	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	2:04
1944	Pensive	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	2:04 1/5
1945	Hoop Jr	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan Parke	2:07
1946	Assault †	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	2:06 3/5
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	Tom Smith	2:06 4/5
1948	Citation †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:05 2/5
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	2:04 1/5
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	2:01 3/5
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	Sol Rutchick	2:02 3/5
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	2:01 3/5
1953	Dark Star	Hank Moreno	Eddie Hayward	2:02
1954	Determine	Raymond York	Willie Molter	2:03
1955	Swaps	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	2:01 4/5
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh Fontaine	2:03 2/5
1957	Iron Liege	Bill Hartack	Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones	2:02 1/5
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones	2:05
1959	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Childs	2:02 1/5
1960	Venetian Way	Bill Hartack	Victor Sovinski	2:02 2/5
1961	Carry Back	John Sellers	Jack Price	2:04
1962	Decidedly	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	2:00 2/5
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James Conway	2:01 4/5
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	2:00
1965	Lucky Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	2:01 1/5
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	2:02
1967	Proud Clarion	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry	2:00 3/5
1968	Forward Pass*	Ismael Valenzuela	Henry Forrest	2:02 1/5
1969	Majestic Prince	Bill Hartack	Johnny Longden	2:01 4/5
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	2:03 2/5
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	Juan Arias	2:03 1/5
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	2:01 4/5
1973	Secretariat †	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	1:59 2/5
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woody Stephens	2:04
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	2:02
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	2:01 3/5
1977	Seattle Slew †	Jean Cruguet	Billy Turner	2:02 1/5
1978	Affirmed †	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	2:01 1/5
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ron Franklin	Bud Delp	2:02 2/5
1980	Genuine Risk	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	2:02
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	John Campo	2:02
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie Delahoussaye	Eddie Gregson	2:02 2/5
1983	Sunny’s Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	David Cross Jr.	2:02 1/5
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	2:02 2/5
1985	Spend a Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cam Gambolati	2:00 1/5
1986	Ferdinand	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	2:02 4/5
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	2:03 2/5
1988	Winning Colors	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	2:02 1/5
1989	Sunday Silence	Pat Valenzuela	Charlie Whittingham	2:05
1990	Unbridled	>Craig Perret	Carl Nafzger	2:02
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	Nick Zito	2:03
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	Lynn Whiting	2:03
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	Mack Miller	2:02 2/5
1994	Go for Gin	Chris McCarron	Nick Zito	2:03 3/5
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas †	2:01 1/5
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	2:01
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	2:02 2/5
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	2:02 1/5
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	2:03 1/5
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	2:01
2001	Monarchos	Jorge Chavez	John Ward Jr.	1:59.97
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	2:01.13
2003	Funny Cide	José Santos	Barclay Tagg	2:01.19
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	2:04.06
2005	Giacomo	Mike Smith	John Shirreffs	2:02.75
2006	Barbaro †	Edgar Prado	Michael Matz	2:01.36
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	2:02.17

Trophy

Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses."

History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary" of the Derby.

Outside of the jeweled embellishments that were added to note special Derby anniversaries in 1949 (75th), 1974 (100th), and 1999 (125th), only one change has been made to the original design. For the 125th Kentucky Derby in 1999, Churchill Downs officials decided to defer to racing lore and change the direction of the decorative horseshoe displayed on the 14-karat gold trophy.

The horseshoe, fashioned from 18-karat gold, had pointed downward on each of the trophies since 1924. To commemorate Derby 125 the change was made and the horseshoe was turned 180 degrees so that its ends pointed up. The trophy now annually incorporates the horseshoe with the ends pointing up. Racing superstition decrees that if the horseshoe is turned down all the luck will run out.

Since 1975 the trophy has been created by New England Sterling located in North Attleboro, MA. The trophy, which is topped by an 18-karat gold horse and rider, includes horseshoe shaped handles, is 22 inches tall and weighs 56 ounces, excluding its jade base. The entire trophy is handcrafted with the exception of the horse and rider that are both cast from a mold.

To complete the trophy by April, craftsmen begin the process during the fall of the previous year and literally work hundreds of hours. The trophy is believed to be the only solid gold trophy that is annually awarded the winner of a major American sporting event.

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