- The 2023 Kentucky Derby will take place on May 6, 2023.
- The Mage ridden by Javier Castellano won the race.
- The field dropped to 18 after five horses were stuck from the race.
The 149th Kentucky Derby will go down in history for better or worse. Celebrities attended the May 6th event — Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, Jack Harlow, Chris Pine, Daniel Burkhead, and Bobby Flay – and the public assembled to see which horse would come out on top after “the fastest two minutes in sport”. horses hit the track at Churchill Downs Racecourse and the race dodged literal rain clouds. In the end, it was Mage who won the day by defeating his 17 other horses. It was a close battle at the end, but the mages pulled away and won with a dramatic finish!
MAGE (17/1) Winner of the 149th Kentucky Derby! 🏆
(via @NBC Sports) | #kai derby
— NBC Sports EDGE Betting (@NBCSportsBet) May 6, 2023
It was a great race that temporarily sidestepped the tragedy and drama surrounding this year’s race. and read on.
Mage wins 2023 Kentucky Derby
Mages are considered “rookies” in horse racing.he was just running 3 races Before the 2023 Derby: Florida Derby (2nd), Fountain of Youth Derby (4th), Maiden Derby (1st)
He was trained by Gustavo Delgado and is partially owned by South Florida’s Ramiro Restrepo. He is one of his five owners. Kentucky He is the owner of his five who just won the Derby.
Mage wins the Kentucky Derby! pic.twitter.com/B0oGlHDTyD
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 6, 2023
jockey Javier Castellano
This win caps off an incredible career for Javier CastellanoThe 45-year-old rider started racing in 1996 in his native Venezuela. he is a second jockey family run raceHis father, uncle and brother were all jockeys. Javier was inducted into the National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in 2017.
His career includes winning the 2006 and 2017 Preakness Stakes, the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Classic and the 2016 Kentucky Oaks. and Bellamy Road.
MVP Call by Riders Up @Patrick Mahomes pic.twitter.com/avehSvd2SQ
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 6, 2023
The odds were not in his favor.
There’s so much drama heading into the race, and we’ll get to that in a moment, including the odds for our favorite dropouts.The odds for the 2023 Kentucky Derby are in complete chaos until Saturday morning’s final closing. Here are the odds for the winner and the rest of the field. CNN(However, the mage’s odds after the win were listed as 15 to 1, meaning he was a long shot, but his odds improved.)
- hit show 26/1
- 17/1 Confirming
- Two Fills 7/1
- Confidence game 16/1
- Tapit Trice 9/2
- Kingsbarns 10/1
- Reincarnation 13/1
- Mage 17/1*
- 24/1 Disarm
- Way of Jace 32/1
- Sun Thunder 30/1
- Angel of Empire 9/2
- Raise Cain 30/1
- Derma outer hook 7/1
- Rocket Can 27/1
- Cyclone Mischief 32/1
- Mandarin Hero 21/1
- King Russell 32/1
They won the Derby by the most scratches in nearly 90 years.
If the above is not clear, the 2023 Kentucky Derby will run with a total of 18 horses, down from the usual 20 horses. ‘ – or withdraw – from the race. Churchill Downs said Forte co-owner Mike Repole said the wound was due to a state veterinarian’s concern for a bruise on his right leg. Washington Post.
Practical withdrew due to temperature rise. Continuar was pulled due to lack of fitness.Skinner pulled out due to high fever, Sir Miles dragged into trainer Saffy Joseph Jr. Indefinite Suspension – Details or Just a minute. These wounds allowed Cyclone his Mischief, Mandarin Hero and King his Russell to compete in his Kentucky Derby, but still reduced the field to his 18 horses. Overall, Kentucky has the most bruises in his Derby since 1936.
The derby with the most scratches is said to be from 1933. In the last 23 years, he has only run 10 races full.
…but all horses in the 2023 Derby are winners.
Racehorse trainer Saphie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely on May 4 after the sudden death of two horses he trained. Any trainer, directly or indirectly employed by, is prohibited from running a racehorse or claiming to occupy a stall. [Churchill Downs Inc.]-owned racetrack,” the organization said in a statement Thursday. CNN“CDI’s decision follows the highly unusual and sudden deaths of two horses trained by Joseph at Churchill Downs: Saturday’s Parent’s Pride and Tuesday’s Chasing Artie.”
This is why Sir Miles was pulled from the race. The CDI had “reasonable concerns about his horse’s condition” and suspended him “until the details are analyzed and understood.”
Unfortunately, parents Pride and Chasing Artie weren’t the only horses to die before the Kentucky Derby.there were six A fatality was confirmed during the race. Another Kentucky Derby contender, Wild on Ice, was injured during training on April 27.
Chloe’s dream was injured during Saturday’s undercard race. “He just took a bad step,” said trainer Jeff Hiles. Associated Press“They were able to do the same things in the field that they could do on the track. It’s such a shame. That’s what we deal with.”
The racehorse Freezing Point was also injured during the undercard race and was euthanized. “It’s not nice to see horses euthanized,” said horse racing fan Joe Confort. APs“But I think a lot of them are unlucky. Most racehorses are better cared for than humans.”
The deaths and suspensions come just weeks before racing’s governing bodies are about to enact new anti-doping and medication rules. Infamously, Medina His Spirit crossed the finish line first in his 2021 Kentucky Derby, but was stripped of the win after failing a post-race drug test. Medina Spirit died later that year after training at a track in Southern California. NPR.
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