1998 Kentucky Derby

{{Infobox horse race

|surface = Dirt

|name = 124th Kentucky Derby

|horse race=Kentucky Derby

|location=Churchill Downs

|date= May 2, 1998

|winning horse= Real Quiet

|winning jockey= Kent Desormeaux

|winning trainer= Bob Baffert

|winning owner= Mike Pegram

|conditions= Fast

|attendance= 143,215

|previous = 1997

|next = 1999

}}

The 1998 Kentucky Derby was the 124th running of the Kentucky Derby, run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+¹⁄₄ miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). The 1998 race took place on May 2, 1998,[http://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1998 Kentucky Derby History, 1998] with 143,215 people in attendance.{{Cite web |url=https://www.infoplease.com/sports/thoroughbred-racing/124th-kentucky-derby |title=124th Kentucky Derby |access-date=2020-01-23 }}

Payout

;The 124th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule

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width="48px" \| Program Number ! width="110px" \| Horse Name ! width="58px" \| Win ! width="58px" \| Place ! width="58px" \| Show
align=center\|2 \| Real Quiet \| align=center\| $ 18.80 \| align=center\| $8.80 \| align=center\| $5.80
align=center\|12 \| Victory Gallop \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $13.00 \| align=center\| $7.60
align=center\|7 \| Indian Charlie \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| - \| align=center\| $4.20

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width="48px" | Program
Number

! width="110px" | Horse Name

! width="58px" | Win

! width="58px" | Place

! width="58px" | Show

align=center|2

| Real Quiet

| align=center| $ 18.80

| align=center| $8.80

| align=center| $5.80

align=center|12

| Victory Gallop

| align=center| -

| align=center| $13.00

| align=center| $7.60

align=center|7

| Indian Charlie

| align=center| -

| align=center| $4.20

$2 Exacta: (2-12) Paid $291.80
$2 Trifecta: (2-12-7) Paid $1,221.00
$1 Superfecta: (2-12-7-3) Paid $3,007.40{{Cite web |url=http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1998.pdf |title=1998 Kentucky Derby Results Tables |access-date=2010-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723043939/http://d3b4lt1s53xf6k.cloudfront.net/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1998.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}

Full results

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Finished ! Post ! Horse ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Time / behind
align=center\|1st \| 3 \| Real Quiet \| Kent Desormeaux \| Bob Baffert \| Mike Pegram \| 2:02.38
align=center\|2nd \| 13 \| Victory Gallop \| Alex Solis \| W. Elliott Walden \| Prestonwood Farm, Inc. \|
align=center\|3rd \| 8 \| Indian Charlie \| Gary Stevens \| Bob Baffert \| Hal Earnhardt & John R. Gaines Racing LLC \|
align=center\|4th \| 4 \| Halory Hunter \| Corey Nakatani \| Nick Zito \| Celtic Pride Stable \|
align=center\|5th \| 11 \| Cape Town \| Jerry D. Bailey \| D. Wayne Lukas \| Overbrook Farm \|
align=center\|6th \| 10 \| Parade Ground \| Shane Sellers \| Neil J. Howard \|W. S. Farish III & Stephen Hilbert \|
align=center\|7th \| 6 \| Hanuman Highway \| David Flores \| Kathy Walsh \| Budget Stable \|
align=center\|8th \| 7 \| Favorite Trick \| Pat Day \| William I. Mott \| Joseph LaCombe \|
align=center\|9th \| 1 \| Nationalore \| Goncalino Almeida \| Myung Kwon Cho \| Myung Kwon Cho \|
align=center\|10th \| 14 \| Old Trieste \| Robby Albarado \| Mike Puype \| Cobra Farms, Inc. \|
align=center\|11th \| 5 \| Chilito \| Gary Boulanger \| H. Graham Motion \| Lazy Lane Farms, Inc. \|
align=center\|12th \| 15 \| Robinwould \| Earlie Fires \| Jerry Calvin \| Dee & William Davenport \|
align=center\|13th \| 12 \| Artax \| Chris McCarron \| Randy Bradshaw \| Paraneck Stable \|
align=center\|14th \| 9 \| Rock and Roll \| Francisco Torres \| William I. Mott \| Jenny Craig & Madeleine Paulson \|
align=center\|15th \| 2 \| Basic Trainee \| John Velazquez \| Jorge Romero \| Luis A. Gambotto & Enrique Ocejo \|

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Finished

! Post

! Horse

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time / behind

align=center|1st

| 3

| Real Quiet

| Kent Desormeaux