After taking a bite out of his much costlier competition, he playfully chomped on the pony guiding him to the winner’s circle. “It put us in the race and really we always felt if we just got in we’ve got a shot.” “We found out about 30 seconds before the deadline on Friday,” owner Rick Dawson said. Sonny Leon celebrates after winning the Kentucky Derby.
Wayne Lukas scratched Ethereal Road, making room for the chestnut colt who had just two previous wins in his career.
Rich Strike wasn’t even in the Derby until Friday when Hall of Fame trainer D. “What a crazy Derby,” said trainer Kenny McPeek, whose horses finished eighth and ninth. Rich Strike paid $163.60 Only Donerail in 1913 had a higher payout of $184.90. “I about fell down in the paddock when he hit the wire,” winning trainer Eric Reed said. Zandon finished another three-quarters of a length back in third. The chestnut colt beat 4-1 favorite Epicenter by three-quarters of a length. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show with the second-biggest upset in the Derby’s 148-year history. Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby winner not morning line favorite in Belmont This Day in New York Sports: Secretariat wins Triple Crown at Belmont Rich Strike highlights horse racing’s lack of diversity Belmont Stakes: Picks and predictions from New York Post’s experts
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