While Strike wasnt favored in the least for the Derby, he did have one single victory before this at Churchill. He was not sold at any public auctions. About CDI | It was his second career start. There will have to be some decisions made in the next 48 hours about what's next for these two. Your TDN download has begun. Keen Ice is a son of Curlin, who at one time was the highest-earning North American Thoroughbred. "They just got through informing me; we'd already made plans to work tomorrow and weregoing to head to the Peter Pan (Stakes, G3)," Reed said with a chuckle. Now they're retiring & closing shop, Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, Live updates on favorites, odds, races and more at Churchill Downs, Once overlooked, Secret Oath is no secret anymore after Kentucky Oaks victory, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Naturally, this incident drew a lot of attention as this type of behavior isn't exactly common on the Kentucky Derby stage. Curlin joined the exclusive club of Preakness winners to sire a winner of that middle jewel, courtesy of Exaggerator (2016), who was coming off a second in the Derby. But on the final stretch, 80-1 longshot Rich Strike outran favorites Zandon and Epicenter by less than a length to earn one of the most improbable Kentucky Derby wins in history. Hed made seven starts, with one win and three shows. A six-length hero of the Hutcheson (G3), he justified 6-5 favoritism in the Fountain of Youth (G2). Rich Strike is the official winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby. The 3-year-old went off at 80-1 odds at post time, making him the horse with the second-longest odds to win the Kentucky Derby. Keen Ice sports a duplication of Deputy Minister. P and Search for Gold are sons of unbeaten juvenile, Panning for Golds dam, Apple Pan Dowdy, is by Laurel track record-setter. We went to New Orleans to try one of the first preps (the Gun Runner Stakes), ran into the monster Epicenter. Dixieland Brass followed up with two graded victories at Gulfstream Park. A male horse UNDER the age of FOUR YEARS is called a COLT, especially an INTACT male horse. Kentucky Oaks 2022:Once overlooked, Secret Oath is no secret anymore after Kentucky Oaks victory. All my friends and family just piled on top of me. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Smart Strikes own stud record reads like a whos who of accomplished racehorses from the first two decades of the 2000s, including Preakness winner Lookin at Lucky and Breeders Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Battle of Midway, who placed third in the Kentucky Derby. Proprietary to and 2023 Equibase Company LLC. Rich Strike returned $163.60, $74.20 and $29.40. Keen Ice stands for $7,500 at Calumet. Rich Strike on Saturday won the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Gold Strike is also the dam of Grade 2 winner Llanarmon, 9. Rich Strike was bought out of a maiden claiming race for $30,000 on Sept. 17 after winning his second start. Taiba is under consideration for the Preakness, but that call has yet to be determined., Reflecting on Messier's effort, he said, I thought Johnny [Velazquez] rode a good race on Messier. Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts. Kentucky Derby: Sarah Hyland, NeNe Leakes & More Of The Craziest Celeb Hats. Why did Rich Strike try to bite the pony and its outrider? I haven't spoken with [owner] Ron [Winchell] yet but I will later and will figure out what we are going to do next, Asmussen said. I about passed out. The race was at Churchill Downs. In short, its hard to pick holes in the pedigree of Rich Strike. West Will Power, the 6 3/4-length winner, drew widest in the Clark field. Tami Bobo's Simplification (Not This Time) came out of his fourth-place effort very well according to trainer Antonio Sano. In 2016, Reeds farm, Mercury Equine Center, lost 23 horses in a barn fire. Meet Rich Strike's up-and-coming jockey. The finish to the 2022 Kentucky Derby was a chaotic one in more ways than one. Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts. UPDATE: Rich Strike is the 2022 Kentucky Derby winner. She raced exclusively at Canadas premier track, Woodbine, at three and four. A son of two-time Horse of the Year and Maybe Mark Wahlberg, Reed said with a laugh. We ran into the barn, the smoke was so black we couldnt even see. The defection of Ethereal Road seconds before scratch time Friday morning put Rich Strike in the starting gate. You have to go back to the British mare Young Whiteneck (born in 1739) to find where their branches converge. Bredar blamed neither Blasi nor Rich Strike's jockey, Sonny Leon, for the incident. Only Donerail in 1913 had a higher payout of $184.90. As for Reed, it was a low-key night as he went back to Lexington where his wife Kay was overseeing the training center and 100 horses. Bredar largely attributed Rich Strikes behavior to the fact that he is a stallion of a particularly tough pedigree. That colt couldn't be a more perfect reminder for Clements head girls' basketball Coach Shane Childress of how anything can be accomplished. This is something, you know, is the reason everybody does this, because were not supposed to be here, but I knew this horse loved the track, and weve been training so good all year, he also said. Rich Strike gallops May 5 at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike 21, and broke from Ethereal Roads former No. The buyer was Tommy Wente of St. Simon Place, ironically the breeders of Rattle N Roll, who didnt draw into the Derby as the second also-eligible. The winners share was $1,860,000 and improved Rich Strikes earnings to $1,971,289 with a record of 8-2-0-3. Not a subscriber? One day removed from Epicenter's runner-up effort, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen was on the track alongside assistant Scott Blasi to continue their normal schedule of training. WebWelcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Rich Strike galloped 1 1/2 miles Friday morning under Gabriel Lagunes. Ethereal Road, second in the Feb. 26 Rebel Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park, had been set to become Lukas' 50th Derby starter. MORE: Where Rich Strike's win ranks among biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history. He walked away with $1,860,000 after his win, taking more than half of the total purse of the Run for the Roses, which was $3 million. Data Privacy | He has avidly trained in Kentucky with his deep closer style. I dont know how (to put the win into words). Equibase Company is the Official Supplier of Racing Information and Statistics to America's Best Racing, Breeders' Cup, Daily Racing Form, NTRA, The Jockey Club, TRA, TVG and XpressBet. Notes: Rich Strikes lone victory came in his only start at Churchill a $51,500 maiden claiming race last September in which he won by 17 lengths at 10-1 odds. And if a movie could been made from this year's Run for the Roses, who would play Reed? At the time of the sale he had been entered in a low-level claiming race by his former owner, Calumet Farm, which has won a record eight Derbys. I ended up on the ground before the horse even crossed the wire. A 17 1/4-length victory in a $30,000 maiden claimer at Churchill Downs last September had served as the only win on Rich Strike's resume until Saturday. Trainer Tim Yakteen was at Barn 37 Sunday morning to see how his two Derby coltsMessier (Empire Maker), who finished 15th, and Taiba (Gun Runner), who ran 12thwere doing the day after Kentucky Derby 148. Jockey: Sonny Leon Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. Gold Strike was Canadas champion three-year-old filly of 2005, 8. The horse entered the Kentucky Derby field Friday after Ethereal Road scratched, won the 2022 Kentucky Derby on May 7. He calls this Besides Reed,owner Richard Dawson and jockey Sonny Leon won their first Derbys. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'none';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = '';var pfBtVersion='1';(function(){var js, pf;pf = document.createElement('script');pf.type = 'text/javascript';if ('https:' === document.location.protocol){js='https://pf-cdn.printfriendly.com/ssl/main.js'}else{js='http://cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js'}pf.src=js;document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})();Print Friendly, Send us your feedback | On the final points leaderboard, Keen Ice just made the cut at number 20. Next on the agenda most likely will be Reed's first trip to Pimlico and a shot at the GI Preakness S. May 21. Hence Keen Ice is inbred to Deputy Minister, counting him as an ancestor via both Curlin and Awesome Again. The horse wouldn't cooperate and remained out of control, repeatedly biting Blasi and his pony as the Churchill Downs crowd looked on. The only thing you could see was the flames.. My friends drank a lot but I didn't, said Reed, who has horses entered this week at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Mountaineer and Belterra. A son of two-time Horse of the Year and Preakness S. (G1) winner Curlin, Keen Ice was at his best when settling off the pace and making one late run, as he famously did when upsetting Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the 1 1/4-mile Travers S. (G1). Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities | I'm going to stick around for a while. Jacob Camenker is a senior content producer at The Sporting News. "You go from the worst of the worst to the best of the best in this business.". She was sidelined for the rest of the season, but had done enough to win the Sovereign Award. I was happy for my crew and so proud that they got to make the walk [over to the paddock for the Derby].. ET Sunday to head back to his main base at trainer Eric Reed's Mercury Equine Rich Strike triggered the second-biggest upset in the races 148-year history, paying $163.60 to win. He was sired by Keen Ice out of the Smart Strike mare Gold Strike. Meet Rich Strike's up-and-coming jockey. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Despite breaking from post 20, Leon gave Rich Strike a ground-saving trip, immediately moving toward the inside behind a wall of horses shortly after the break and then cutting the corner at the top of the stretch. A couple bought this Louisville pet store 45+ years ago. I owe all this to him; he's the only reason I'm a horse trainer. 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Enshrined in the Canadian Hall of Fame, Awesome Again also scored in such prestigious races as the Whitney H. (G1), Stephen Foster H. (G2), and Queens Plate. f: (732) 747-8955. Aaron Mudd of the Lexington Herald-Leader spoke toCaton Bredar,an on-air host with horse racing television network TVG, about the biting incident involving Rich Strike. 20 post position, on the far outside of Churchill Downs new 20-horse gate. Become a Licensee | Here are the pedigree fun facts for Rich Strike, a record 10th Derby winner bred by historic Calumet Farm: Like Rich Strike going into the Derby, Keen Ice was nibbling at minor awards on the Triple Crown trail. Fourth in that Travers was Upstart, sire of Zandon, the third-placer behind Rich Strike in the 2022 Derby. While theres a chance he could follow Keen Ices example and reach his peak sometime after the spring classics, racing 1 1/4 miles on dirt should generally be right up Rich Strikes alley. Wij, Yahoo, maken deel uit van de Yahoo-merkenfamilie. Keen Ice competed in more Road to the Kentucky Derby scoring events than Rich Strike did, but he only scored 22 points one point more than Rich Strike. U kunt op elk moment uw keuzes wijzigen door naar Uw privacy-instellingen te gaan. Now, he and Leon will look toward the second leg of the triple crown, the Preakness Stakes, as they look to continue their Cinderella run. It was an emotional morning for Reed, who saidhe was reflecting upon the memory of losing 23 horses in a barn fire in 2016. She is by, Both Mr. He rallied for seventh, 8 3/4 lengths behind American Pharoah. #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/2pVcVnPq2N, Owner: RED TR-Racing (Richard Dawson), first Derby, Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 21 (No. Such is the case with Rich Strike, the third-place finisher from the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3). Before Rich Strike, hed never had a horse in the race. He's short like me.. He finished 2021 ranked 11th in total victories nationally. Gold Strike ran only twice in 2006, returning with a second in the Hendrie (G3). Staying connected and in relationships could be the cure you need to your health and stress issues. He didn't get to train for a couple of days down there because of the weather and Christmas; the track was closed. Reed was understandably shocked after Rich Strike took the big prize. Her sire, Smart Strike, also was a multiple graded stakes winner, winning two of the three graded stakes races in which he ran. WebRich Strike is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. He ate up everything last night and seems really good. Spokane (1889) is from the 9-a tribe, Forward Pass (1968) from 9-c, Bold Forbes (1976) andCountry House (2019)from 9-f, Sir Barton (1919) from 9-g, and *Omar Khayyam from 9-h. Rich Strike is a direct matrilineal descendant of. Calumet purchased Gold Strike as a 13-year-old broodmare, securing her for $230,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale. Keen Ices sire is Breeders Cup Classic-winning Hall of Famer Curlin, 4. on Saturday, with more than 100,000 spectators in Louisville to take in the 14 races. "He was the best horse that day, he got a really bad trip, very inexperienced. Sonny Leon will have the mount on the colt,who was claimed by Reed for $30,000 after winning a maiden race at Churchillgoing a mile in September by 17 1/4lengths. More: Watch Rich Strike's stunning highlight win at 2022 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby 2022: Everything you need to know about this year's race, An absolutely stunning upset!Rich Strike WINS the @KentuckyDerby! At four this morning I was wondering if this was real or if it was a dream. Epicenter exited the Derby in good order, according to the team. The derby was the first ever for both Reed and Leon! Unlike Rich Strike, Keen Ice couldnt gain enough ground late to factor in his Derby, but he did improve position down the stretch. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. 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