California Chrome
California Chrome is active as a four-year-old. Reuters

Winning the Kentucky Derby -- and the $2 million purse -- can set the horse up for a lucrative year and cozy retirement. Of the last 10 Kentucky Derby Winners, eight have been retired to stud. Here's a look at how all of the last 10 Derby winners have fared.

California Chrome (2014)

California Chrome was so close to winning the Triple Crown -- trying to become the first to do so since Affirmed in 1978 -- but could not overcome a minor injury at the start of the Belmont Stakes. Chrome continues to race as a four-year-old and is tied for sixth place in the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' World's Best Racehorse Rankings.

Orb (2013)

After winning the Derby, Orb finished fourth in the Preakness and third in the Belmont. Orb would run in two races before retiring on Nov. 23, 2013, having earned $2.6 million. As a stallion at Clairborne Farm, Orb has a stud fee of $25,000 for 2015.

I'll Have Another (2012)

I'll Have Another had a great career, but the stallion may have a greater legacy as a stud. I'll Have Another raced seven times -- winning five -- before retiring in 2012. A tendon injury led him to an early retirement, but I'll Have Another was sold to Big Red Farm in Hokkaido, Japan for $10 million. His stud fee is 3.2 million yen (around $27,000).

Animal Kingdom (2011)

Animal Kingdom earned $8.4 million before retiring at the age of five. The stallion finished second in the Breeders' Cup Mile at 4-years-old and won the Dubai World Cup at the age of five. The stallion is retired and serves as a stud for Darley at Jonabell Farm. Animal Kingdom's fee is $35,000.

Super Saver (2010)

Super Saver retired two races after winning the Kentucky Derby. In retirement at Winstar Farms, Super Saver has proven to be quite the success and commands a $35,000 fee.

Mine That Bird (2009)

The 50-to-1 longhsot that pulled off an incredible upset at the Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird finished second in the Preakness and third in the Belmont Stakes. Mine That Bird is a gelding, which means no second career as a stud. Instead, the horse is enjoying a large paddock and rolling in a sand pit at Double Eagle Training Center in New Mexico, according to Fox Sports.

Big Brown (2008)

Big Brown easily won the Derby and the Preakness, but did not live up to expectations in the Belmont Stakes. After two more wins in 2008, Big Brown was retired before the Breeders' Cup Classic. The stallion will have a stake in this year's Kentucky Derby as one of his sires, Dortmund, will be in the race. Dortmund is one of the best horses in the world and is the second favorite, with 9-to-2 odds, behind American Pharoah.

Street Sense (2007)

Street Sense was an impressive 2-year-old, winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, prior to winning the Kentucky Derby in 2007. He would finish second in the Preakness and did not compete in the Belmont Stakes. Street Sense would race four more times in 2007 -- winning the Travers Stakes and finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic -- before retiring. The stallion is a stud at Darley and one his sires, Ocho Ocho Ocho, is racing in this year's Derby.

Barbaro (2006)

Tragedy struck Barbaro in the Preakness. The horse broke his right hind leg and did not finish the race. Eight months of surgery could not help Barbaro and the horse was euthanized in 2007.

Giacomo (2005)

The gray stallion won the Derby as a 50-to-1 longshot. Giacomo would place third in the Preakness and seventh in the Belmont Stakes. Giacomo would race six times in 2006 before retiring to Adena Springs to stud.