Kentucky Derby 2012 Winner Ill Have AnotherIn dramatic fashion, I’ll Have Another closed the gap and passed Bodemeister in the stretch to win the 2012 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs this evening.

With first-time Derby jockey Mario Gutierrez at the helm, I’ll Have Another closed strong for trainer Doug O’Neill to win the 138th running of the iconic race in 2 minutes, 1.83 seconds in front of a record crowd of more than 165,000.

I’ll Have Another wound up winning by 1 & 1/2 lengths.

“He gives 100 percent every time, as soon as you ask him,” Gutierrez, 25, said after the race. Gutierrez became the 42nd first-time Kentucky Derby jockey to win the race.

I’ll Have Another became the first horse to ever win the Kentucky Derby from post No. 19.

The Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in the Triple Crown, will be held on May 20 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

I’ll Have Another will be there.

“We’re going to the Preakness, baby!” O’Neill said.

Here are unofficial Kentucky Derby 2012 results

1. I’ll Have Another – Mario Gutierrez 15-1

2. Bodemeister – Mike Smith 4-1

3. Dullahan – Kent Desormeaux 12-1

4. Went The Day Well – John Velazquez 30-1

5. Creative Cause – Joel Rosario 11-1

6. Liason – Martin Garcia 56-1

7. Union Rags – Julien Leparoux 4 5-1

8. Rousing Sermon – Jose Lezcano 40-1

9. Hansen – Ramon Dominguez 13-1

10. Daddy Nose Best – Garrett Gomez 14-1

11. Optimizer – Jon Court 42-1

12. Alpha – Rajiv Maragh 19-1

13. El Padrino – Rafael Bejarano 29-1

14. Done Talking – Sheldon Russell 39-1

15. Sabercat – Corey Nakatani 37-1

16. Gemologist – Javier Castellano 18-1

17. Trinniberg – Willie Martinez 44-1

18. Prospective – Luis Contreras 57-1

19. Take Charge Indy – Calvin Borel 11-1

20. Daddy Long Legs – Colm O’Donoghue 26-1

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