| 100% | AZRA | 4 | Kentucky Derby winner of the smallest field ever, a three horse race |
| 38% | TIPSTER | 7 | Provides information on the winner of a horse race |
| 38% | MEDINA | 6 | ___ Spirit, winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby |
| 36% | ROSES | 5 | Flowers in a wreath given to the winner of the Kentucky Derby |
| 34% | TENTH | 5 | Near the back of a derby field |
| 34% | TAPE | 4 | What a marathon winner breaks through at the end of a race |
| 34% | ROSES | 5 | Makeup of the Kentucky Derby winner's blanket |
| 32% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Three-time winner of the Masters Tournament who is a licensed pilot (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 31% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Coffey, one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| 31% | RODLAVER | 8 | Three-time Australian Open winner who wrote the memoir "The Education of a Tennis Player" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ELECTEE | 7 | Winner of a race |
| 31% | ASU | 3 | Winner of the first three Fiesta Bowls, for short |
| 31% | SHETLANDPONY | 12 | Sturdy breed of small horse originating in the UK with a long shaggy mane and tail |
| 31% | TORTOISE | 8 | Winner of a fabled race |
| 31% | DENIS | 5 | ___ Potvin, who is one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history and is a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| 30% | LENG | 4 | Virginia —, winner of the 1989 Badminton Horse Trials |
| 30% | LENG | 4 | Virginia -, winner of the 1989 Badminton Horse Trials |
| 30% | COTANGENT | 9 | For the smallest angle in a 30°−60°−90° triangle, it's the square root of three |
| 30% | CHAMPION | 8 | Winner of a contest, event, race |
| 30% | RUNT | 4 | The smallest animal of a litter |
| 30% | ADA | 3 | Winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, ___ Louise Huxtable |
| 30% | MILE | 4 | 80% of the Kentucky Derby |
| 30% | WESTMEAD | 8 | & 2D 2005 and 2006 winner of the English Greyhound Derby |
| 30% | WAMI | 4 | Gete —, winner of the 2006 Berlin Marathon women's race |
| 30% | ALAIN | 5 | 1986 winner of the F1 motor racing World Drivers' Championship |
| 30% | CAPRA | 5 | Winner of three directing Oscars in the 1930s |
| 29% | MINTJULEP | 9 | Official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby |
| 29% | JULEP | 5 | Signature cocktail of the Kentucky Derby |
| 29% | ALANADALE | 9 | 1902 Kentucky Derby winner that was named after a fictional character |