![]() The time was 1:41.59 for the 1 1/16 miles on the firm course. He made some Derby Day long shot fans happy with a $19.20 payoff to win. The colt trained by Buff Bradley and ridden by Rafael Hernandez is now 2 for 3 after rallying from 11th to beat A Lot by three quarters of a length. He flashed that powerful move in a bold run down the center of the course for an upset in the $250,000 American Turf Stakes for 3-year-olds. Judy the Beauty suffered a tough-luck loss in her comeback, the first race since she captured the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint last November at Santa Anita. Javier Castellano was aboard for the seven furlongs in 1:22.67. It was the second stakes win of the day for trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddles three runners later in the Derby: Carpe Diem, Materiality and Itsaknockout.ĭame Dorothy won for the sixth time in eight starts. The 4-year-old filly is named for his mother. Last year Weir made a splash with a tall white feathery hat with a white Pegasus horse bursting from the plume.Ĭelebrity chef Bobby Flay cooked up a winner in the $300,000 Humana Distaff as Dame Dorothy edged Judy the Beauty by a neck in a rousing battle to the wire. His shiny gold suit resembles pajamas along with black and gold loafers, a gold Rolex and even a gilded microphone for his NBC broadcasting job with sidekick and former fellow ice skater Tara Lipinski. ![]() He calls this year’s choice his “mohawk” hat: a garland of red roses with an ice-cold mint julep on top. Johnny Weir’s choice of flashy hats usually grabs as much attention as the Kentucky Derby favorite. His friends stood around giggling, regaling the onlookers with tales of Rose training for his big race debut by riding a mechanical bull.Ī few New England personalities used to a different kind of running found their way to Churchill Downs. “I gave up my job to commit full-time to being a jockey,” he declared. He and a friend, both from Illinois, donned polyester jockey suits, complete with little caps and whips, for the Derby and tried to trick as many people as they could. Only Rose weighs 260 pounds and stands 6-foot-9, a couple heads higher than the average jockey. “Being a jockey has been the most gratifying experience in my life,” professed Matt Rose. Two jockeys made an appearance near the paddock and passers-by scrambled to snap photos with them. Not surprisingly, Kentucky was the runaway leader in Geo stats with 24 percent of sales with Texas a distant second at 10 percent. At the far, far extreme were upper clubhouse seats that were going for $11,014.Įither way, StubHub said that sales are up 62 percent. On the low end, tickets were $43 for infield general admission, within range of most folks seeking entry on the backside. Tickets prices averaged $548 on the secondary ticket market reseller about 2 ½ hours before post time. They may be out of reach if you want to rub elbows with the high rollers on the upper levels. Carpe Diem was born in Kentucky, trains in Kentucky and is owned by Kentucky-based WinStar Farms and Stonestreet Stables.ĭepending on where you want to watch the Kentucky Derby, last-minute tickets can be considered reasonable if you don’t mind partying with a few thousand friends in Churchill Downs’ infield. Paul might also like the horse’s Kentucky background. Senator from Kentucky said he is picking Carpe Diem, winner of the Tampa Day Derby. Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul enjoyed the early races of the Kentucky Derby day in a pink shirt and striped tie. American Pharoah thundered along the outside to give trainer Bob Baffert his fourth Kentucky Derby win and first since 2002.įiring Line, with 52-year old jockey Gary Stevens aboard, finished second with previously unbeaten Dortmund third. Jockey Victor Espinosa earned his second straight Derby win by guiding the favorite through a three-way stretch duel with Firing Line and Dortmund. American Pharoah is the winner of the 141st Kentucky Derby. ![]()
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