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Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare, Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts, Home Archive Top News Rich Strike 'Looking Great' After Derby Shocker, Rich Strike with trainer Eric Reed (second from right) and the rest of his team Sunday morning |Coady Photography. #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/2pVcVnPq2N, Owner: RED TR-Racing (Richard Dawson), first Derby, Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 21 (No. Reed's story, coming back to win the Kentucky Derby with his first starter and a first-time Derby rider after a barn fire claimed 23 of his horses and all of his tack and equipment six years ago, is made for Hollywood. Both 3-year-olds were none the worse for wear and would live to fight another day., My family [his wife, Millie Ball, and his two teenage sons] will be on a plane and headed back to California today, Yakteen said. The race, which was run at a break-neck pace, came down to the wire. Curlin is a legendary horse who won the 2007 Preakness, 2007 Breeder's Cup and came in third in the 2007 Derby. She characterized the outburst she saw from Rich Strike as typically 'studdish,' a bit of horse talk for aggressive male horse behavior, including nipping and herding mares, female horses. As noted in the pedigree fun facts for the 2022 Derby field, Rich Strike belongs to the family His trainer is Eric Reed, a longtime horseman whod never trained a Derby winner. He didn't get to train for a couple of days down there because of the weather and Christmas; the track was closed. The Ontario-bred filly captured the 2013 Natalma (G2) and 2014 Carotene S., both on turf, and she placed in three other stakes including the Woodbine Oaks. Klik op Instellingen beheren voor meer informatie en om uw keuzes te beheren. Welcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing Keen Ice sports a duplication of Deputy Minister. Rich Strike bore the saddle cloth No. Become a Licensee | He has avidly trained in Kentucky with his deep closer style. WebRich Strike's owner in complete shock after winning Kentucky Derby ESPN 8.91M subscribers Subscribe 4.6K Share 466K views 9 months ago #KentuckyDerby The horse wouldn't cooperate and remained out of control, repeatedly biting Blasi and his pony as the Churchill Downs crowd looked on. MORE: Horses to win at both Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. 5. Deep in Rich Strike's bloodlines, the sire of Keen Ice is Curlin. Rich Strike had the second-biggest upset in the races 148-year history. Reed was also thinking of his father, Herbert Reed, who trained for more than 40 years. 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. Hed made seven starts, with one win and three shows. Here are some other facts to know about the underdog champion of this years race. Naturally, this incident drew a lot of attention as this type of behavior isn't exactly common on the Kentucky Derby stage. 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. He paid $163.60 to win. 1), New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund, John Battaglia Memorial Stakes (Black Type). Another Bold Commander mare is the granddam of the aforementioned Black Tie Affair, the Breeders Cup Classic-winning Horse of the Year in 1991. In addition to Rich Strike, shes the dam of Llanarmon, a grass star who counted the one-mile Natalma S. (G2) and 1 1/8-mile Carotene S. among her victories. 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. Meet Rich Strike's up-and-coming jockey. Rich Strike is owned by Team Valor International and mainly competes in flat He was not sold at any public auctions. Once in a while, a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender comes along with a pedigree seemingly perfect for racing 1 1/4 miles on dirt. 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. She was given the 2005 Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Filly and finished with career earnings of $564,500. At 80-1 odds, Rich Strike scored the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history and paid $163.60 on a $2 win bet. 1), Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Gr. Rich Strike is the official winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby. Dixieland Brass eventually stood in British Columbia. Hed made seven starts, with one win and three shows. Hollywood Life To keep the connection together, Curlin's sire is Smart Strike, the sire of Gold Strike, Rich Strike's dam. A $1 superfecta (the top four finishers) paid $321,500.09. She is by, Both Mr. Sign up for race updates and contender stories: 1. Suite 100 Gold Strike, Rich Strike's dam, won one of the two graded stakes races in which she ran. Today shows you that anything is possible in horse racing and anything is possible in Kentucky, Gov. Rich Strike on Saturday won the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Third in the April 2 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) on the synthetic track at Turfway Park, Rich Strike, a son of Keen Ice, has been training forwardly at Churchill. I was happy for my crew and so proud that they got to make the walk [over to the paddock for the Derby].. The thoroughbred chestnut colt was foaled on April 25, 2019. A six-length hero of the Hutcheson (G3), he justified 6-5 favoritism in the Fountain of Youth (G2). Keen Ice sports a duplication of Deputy Minister, 6. Breeder: Calumet Farm. More: Mattress Mack is betting $1.5M on Epicenter minutes before post in 2022 Kentucky Derby, More horse racing: Your daily guide to Derby Week at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike The winners share was $1,860,000 and improved Rich Strikes earnings to $1,971,289 with a record of 8-2-0-3. Curlin himself is out of a Deputy Minister mare, as are three Belmont winners his rival Rags to Riches and her half-brother Jazil (2006), as well as Sarava (2002). I owe all this to him; he's the only reason I'm a horse trainer. 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. The Derby's second also eligible, Rattle N Roll, did not draw into the field and was scratched. "We ran him at Keeneland after we claimed him," Reed recalled. on Saturday, with more than 100,000 spectators in Louisville to take in the 14 races. Curlins other top performers include the Eclipse Award-winning fillies Stellar Wind and Malathaat, and a pair of Breeders Cup champions that took on Justify in the 2018 Triple Crown races: Good Magic, who finished second in the Kentucky Derby; and Vino Rosso, fourth in the Belmont. He was trained by Eric Reed and has raced for The 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, Rich Strike, will not be making an overseas trip to Dubai this year, his owner RED TR-Racing's Rick Dawson, confirmed in a Facebook Post Feb. 27. He wouldn't travel, because of the kids. While Strike wasnt favored in the least for the Derby, he did have one single victory before this at Churchill. The breeder was Calumet Farm. West Will Power, the 6 3/4-length winner, drew widest in the Clark field. Up in trip to 1 1/4 miles for the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Queens Plate, Gold Strike forced the pace, kicked clear, and tired late in third. We are entering and hoping and praying, Reed said a week before the competition. He'd conditioned Master Derby, who won the Preakness. 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. 9. His best results were thirds in the Remsen (G2) and Risen Star (G2) and a fourth in the Louisiana Derby (G2). Rich Strike is one rich horse no pun intended. Leon began his racing career in 2015. Keen Ice upset American Pharoah in the 1 1/4-mile Travers, 3. The only thing you could see was the flames.. She raced exclusively at Canadas premier track, Woodbine, at three and four. I ended up on the ground before the horse even crossed the wire. A fourth-place finish in the John Battaglia Memorial S. and a third in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks gave Rich Strike 21 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and enough to land a spot on the also-eligible list when entries were taken Monday. Laboratory tests may be helpful to exclude underlying medical problems, although about 50% of normally castrated geldings will retain some stallion-like behavior. Why did Rich Strike try to bite the pony and its outrider? Rich Strike is a pure deep closer with little in the way of tactical speed, emulating the style of his sire, Keen Ice. 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. According to Americas Best Racing, he has been the leading rider at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio, for the past three years. Start With Your Sensual Energy, Why Is Hoda Kotb Not on the Today Show This Week? Gold Strike was Canadas champion three-year-old filly of 2005, 8. The dam side of Rich Strikes pedigree is even more promising. Then we went a step further than we could have dreamed.. Rich Strike galloped 1 1/2 miles Friday morning under Gabriel Lagunes. Her sire, Smart Strike, also was a multiple graded stakes winner, winning two of the three graded stakes races in which he ran. Just to Rich Strikes right in the starting gate Friday will be the top three finishers from last months 1 1/8-mile Fayette (G2) at Keeneland. Donerail, at 91-1 odds in 1913, is the longest shot to win the race. Rich Strike made history Saturday as the second-biggest longshot to win the Kentucky Derby in 148 years of the race. Brassy Golds dam, Panning for Gold, was a minor stakes winner going 1 3/16 miles at the old Greenwood Racetrack. The action, however, didn't stop there. Rich Strike returned $163.60, $74.20 and $29.40. Get the days top sports headlines and breaking news delivered to your inbox by subscribing here. Rich Strike is a gelding (a horse of either sex that has been castrated) who was born in 2004, while Smart Strike is a Thoroughbred stallion (an entire male horse) born in 1999. ", Photo: Claire CrosbyEric Reed shares a moment May 6 with Rich Strike at Churchill Downs. Reed was understandably shocked after Rich Strike took the big prize. She was sidelined for the rest of the season, but had done enough to win the Sovereign Award. Strike beat all the odds (80-1) to take the top spot, and was ridden by jockey Sonny Leon. WebRich Strike is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. 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