80-1 Horse comes out of NOWHERE to win Kentucky Derby – IOTW Report

80-1 Horse comes out of NOWHERE to win Kentucky Derby

Unreal.

How does a horse stay under the radar like that?

The horse was bought for 30k.

Rich Strike went around the horse on rail to return to rail and outpace the two odds on favorites Messier and Zandon.

WOW.

26 Comments on 80-1 Horse comes out of NOWHERE to win Kentucky Derby

  1. I like Mike Turico (black guy) but he sounded disenchanted when he mentioned that the KY Derby director said that even though “My Old Kentucky Home” has non-woke history and lyrics they “listened to everyone about the issue and decided to keep this historic song as part of the program.”
    Whomp whomp!
    Woke couldn’t claim another scalp…

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  2. Years ago at an OTC bar in college when I was broke I bet on a 99-1 horse called Devil’s Play Thing and he won by a lot. I would have loved to be in a crowd like this when you make that kind of once in a lifetime bet that pays off.

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  3. (Now that everyone got around the track without incident I can watch the rerun of the race. I love horse racing but hate it too-it stresses me out!)

    Ya never want to be a favorite on Derby day. It’s an almost guaranteed loss (unless you are Secretariat)!

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  4. almost like a stock car race w/ that horse drafting on the inside & then shooting the gap to pull away & win. that jockey pulled a great move when he saw that gap
    https://youtu.be/wIYD42DV3Ro
    great story, great race

    (greatest race I ever saw was Secretariat at the Belmont … never saw a horse go so fast in a mile & a half … won by 31 lengths; he was racing himself … stunning!)

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  5. The only thing I am qualified to comment on about the Kentucky Derby is that their official Bourbon is very good and priced well considering the high quality.

    Woodford Reserve

    Cheers.

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  6. Kcir, you need to go to the Derby at least once.
    I have been to at least 15.
    Used to go to the Infield when I was younger.
    Craziest party ever.

    However The Grandstands are where it’s at for some drunken refinement.

    It’s a fun time leading up to it as well.

    Go the week before and you can run the half or full marathon that passes through the Infield.
    It’s a good marathon to run.
    Now crosses over to Indiana for a portion of the route.
    Or do Tour de Lou bike ride of 100K.

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