In an exciting finish, Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz, who went off at 23-1, beat race co-favorite Renegade (5-1) by a neck to win the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs , with trainer Cherie DeVaux becoming the first woman to win the Derby and just the second to train a Triple Crown race winner.
It was a fraternal finish, with Ortiz's brother Irad Ortiz, Jr. riding Renegade, the first time in Kentucky Derby history and believed to be the first time in Triple Crown history that brothers finished 1-2 in a race.
70-1 long shot Ocelli showed, making a $1 trifecta pay out $11,250.78.
Both Golden Tempo and Renegade ran back of the pack in a clear strategy to charge to the finish. Ahead of the final turn Renegade was 10 lengths behind the race leaders and Goldent Tempo 11.5 lengths, but each bolted to the outside to overtake over the final furlong.
In some pre-race drama, massive horse Great White (17.5 hands) was scratched after he became spooked being loaded into the gate, rearing and tossing jockey Alex Achard before losing balance and falling on his back. Trainer John Ennis confirmed that neither horse nor jockey were injured.
My take: One of my favorite annual sporting events and rarely disappoints. Another exciting finish.
THE ASYLUM
Golden Tempo wins Derby
In an exciting finish, Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz, who went off at 23-1, beat race co-favorite Renegade (5-1) by a neck to win the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs , with trainer Cherie DeVaux becoming the first woman to win the Derby and just the second to train a Triple Crown race winner.
It was a fraternal finish, with Ortiz's brother Irad Ortiz, Jr. riding Renegade, the first time in Kentucky Derby history and believed to be the first time in Triple Crown history that brothers finished 1-2 in a race.
70-1 long shot Ocelli showed, making a $1 trifecta pay out $11,250.78.
Both Golden Tempo and Renegade ran back of the pack in a clear strategy to charge to the finish. Ahead of the final turn Renegade was 10 lengths behind the race leaders and Goldent Tempo 11.5 lengths, but each bolted to the outside to overtake over the final furlong.
In some pre-race drama, massive horse Great White (17.5 hands) was scratched after he became spooked being loaded into the gate, rearing and tossing jockey Alex Achard before losing balance and falling on his back. Trainer John Ennis confirmed that neither horse nor jockey were injured.
My take: One of my favorite annual sporting events and rarely disappoints. Another exciting finish.
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