| Birthplace | Champions | Color | Disqualifications | Fastest Runners |

| Favorites | Fillies | Geldings | Margins | Nominees | Number of Starters |

| Post Positions | Pre-Derby Campaigns | Prep Races | Sires | Track Condition |

Last Pre-Derby Start of Eventual Kentucky Derby Winners (1955-2002)

Funny Cide	2nd	Wood Memorial
War Emblem	1st	Illinois Derby
Monarchos	2nd	Wood Memorial
Fusaichi Pegasus	1st	Wood Memorial
Charismatic	1st	Lexington
Real Quiet	2nd	Santa Anita Derby
Silver Charm	2nd	Santa Anita Derby
Grindstone	2nd	Arkansas Derby
Thunder Gulch	4th	Blue Grass
Go for Gin	2nd	Wood Memorial
Sea Hero	4th	Blue Grass
Lil E. Tee	2nd	Arkansas Derby
Strike the Gold	1st	Bluegrass
Unbridled	3rd	Bluegrass
Sunday Silence	1st	Santa Anita Derby
Winning Colors	1st	Santa Anita Derby
Alysheba	3rd	Bluegrass
Ferdinand	3rd	Santa Anita Derby
Spend a Buck	1st	Garden State
Swale	2nd	Lexington
Sunny's Halo	1st	Arkansas Derby
Gato Del Sol	2nd	Bluegrass
Pleasant Colony	1st	Wood Memorial
Genuine Risk	3rd	Wood Memorial
Spectacular Bid	1st	Bluegrass
Affirmed	1st	Hollywood Derby
Seattle Slew	1st	Wood Memorial
Bold Forbes	1st	Wood Memorial
Foolish Pleasure	1st	Wood Memorial
Cannonade	1st	CD allowance race
Secretariat	3rd	Wood Memorial
Riva Ridge	1st	Blue Grass
Canonero II	3rd	race in Venezuela
Dust Commander	1st	Blue Grass
Majestic Prince	1st	CD allowance race
Forward Pass	1st	Blue Grass
Proud Clarion	2nd	Blue Grass
Kauai King	1st	Govr's Gold Cup
Lucky Debonair	1st	Blue Grass
Northern Dancer	1st	Blue Grass
Chateaugay	1st	Blue Grass
Decidedly	2nd	Blue Grass
Carry Back	2nd	Wood Memorial
Venetian Way	2nd	CD allowance race
Tommy Lee	1st	Blue Grass
Tim Tam	1st	Derby Trial
Iron Liege	5th	Derby Trial
Needles	1st	Florida Derby
Swaps	1st	CD allowance race

| Birthplace | Champions | Color | Disqualifications | Fastest Runners |

| Favorites | Fillies | Geldings | Margins | Nominees | Number of Starters |

| Post Positions | Pre-Derby Campaigns | Prep Races | Sires | Track Condition |