"Rich Strike finishes first at the 148th Kentucky Derby", "Kentucky Derby Live Updates: Rich Strike, 80-1 Long Shot, Wins in a Stunning Upset", "Long shot Rich Strike stuns all in winning 148th Kentucky Derby", "Reed Savors Experience as Rich Strike Makes Derby Field", "Long shot Rich Strike wins 148th Kentucky Derby", "Calumet extends record as leading KY Derby breeder", "Who is Rich Strike? I waited, and then the rail opened up. [35], On November 5, 2022, the Breeders Cup Classic was run on Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky. It's just a blessing to be able to run. This is one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history. As had become his pattern, he was well back in the early running then made a late run to finish third. CNN In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring, Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. Gambling problem? Suddenly, the ding-ding-ding of slot machines at the casino tracks at Belterra in Ohio and Mountaineer Park in West Virginia gave way to the siren song of the New York and a Triple Crown race. I just wanted to buy my clients a horse that would keep them happy, have some fun and make a little money. PEDULLA: And you have a Derby winner after six years. Whether they are running in an allowance race or whatever, I still have the same excitement when the bell goes off and your horse comes out. In fact, Reed told reporters after the race that he found out about "30 seconds" before Friday's deadline that Rich Strike would race. Jockey Sonny Leon rode Rich Strike to his victory in the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2022. Well fill in the rest of the finishers when its officially announced. He started his move on the final turn while weaving through traffic, first shifting out four horses wide of the rail then back towards the rail. Sonny Leon rode. Rich Strike is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. Reed noted that the Keen Ice colt, bred and owned by well-regarded Calumet Farm, was beaten badly in his debut on turf and might benefit from a surface change. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Tragedy as large barn fire in Kentucky kills thirty horses. Nobody knows my horse like I know my horse.'. Rich Strike took his customary spot off the pace in the Lukas Classic and came with a big closing move down the center of the track in the stretch. Yahagi had a winner last year when Japanese horses earned four victories on the Saudi Cup card. The Dixons will be along for the ride, as will Leon and Lagunes. PEDULLA: In saying that, why did you almost leave racing? Rich Strike comes-up a head short against Hot Rod Charlie in the Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs. 'And so anybody that's in this business, lightening can strike. The BBC will suspend the 159-a-year licence fee for two days so people can watch EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could Nicola Sturgeon return the Stone of Scone for King Charles's coronation as one of Do not sell or share my personal information. In his next four starts during late 2021 and early 2022, he finished no better than third and was decisively defeated in each race. "[30], The Travers Stakes on August 27 attracted a very strong field, including the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby (Rich Strike, Epicenter and Zandon), Preakness winner Early Voting and Cyberknife, who had won the Haskell in his last start. PEDULLA: Was the decision to skip the Preakness Stakes an agonizing decision or very straightforward for you? [12][13], Originally trained by Joe Sharp, Rich Strike made his first start on August 15, 2021, in a maiden special weight race at one mile over the turf at Ellis Park. That's when Reed got the call Rich Strike was drawn. In the process, the Lexington-bred horse with 80-1 odds made his owner,. "In the paddock he was a monster and he's never like that," Reed said. The horses go from the stall to the five-furlong training track, work or gallop and come back. This was never in my thoughts.'. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}All-weather track [17], Rich Strike made his three-year-old debut on January 22, 2022, in the Leonatus Stakes over the all weather surface at Turfway Park in Kentucky. Rich Strike seems to be a completely different horse at Churchill Downs than when he races anywhere else, and his prowess under the Twin Spires was on display again when he made his next start in the Grade 2 $500,000 Lukas Classic on Oct. 1 against a loaded field that included older horses such as Art Collector, Happy Saver, and Hot Rod Charlie. Reputation management expert reveals why it doesn't just happen to How did Russia lose HALF of its 45,000 elite paratroopers in just seven months? He said that the kindness of friends, high-profile trainers and people he'd met in the business over the years was the thing that kept him going. Perhaps the sports world should have seen this coming. "[27], After the Derby, on May 12, owner Dawson announced the horse would not run the Preakness Stakes on May 21, noting that while running the race was "very tempting", the team would stick with its original plan of passing on the Preakness after racing the Derby and entering the Belmont Stakes, thus giving up the chance to become the first Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018. Thats been our commitment all along: do whats best for Rich Strike. Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike will be headed to the Middle East for the March 25 $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), according to trainer Eric Reed. Trainer Reed endured a tragedy five years ago when he lost nearly two dozen horses in a barn fire after lightning struck his training center in Lexington, Firefighters believe the fire was caused by storms that passed through Kentucky, Debris lies on the ground after a fire at the Mercury Equine Center in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, Training center workers were devastated upon coming into work and seeing the devastation, 'I never thought I would have a Derby horse,' Reed said. Published: 07:05 GMT, 8 May 2022 | Updated: 09:03 GMT, 8 May 2022. We all came from nowhere. I pray Rishi Sunak succeeds so as HENRY DEEDES: Wowee was he pumped! Rich Strike will skip Dubai, race '5 or 6 times' in U.S. Federal agency formally clears Hot Rod Charlie in Shoegate, Works report: Rich Strike fires bullet; Caravel returns to training, Rich Strike owner is not going away, wants Shoegate reversal, Kentucky Derby prep: San Felipe Stakes odds and analysis, Ky. 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'I got beat by the horse that just got in.'. | Trainer Magazine | North American Article Index", "Chart for August 15, 2021 at Ellis Park", "Chart for September 17, 2021 at Churchill Downs", "Chart for the 2022 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes", "Rich Strike, an 80-1 shot, wins the Kentucky Derby in a stunner", "Ranking the top 10 horses for the 2022 Kentucky Derby", "Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby 148 Selections", "Rich Strike to Bypass Preakness, Point for Belmont", "Mo Donegal Rolls Home in Belmont Stakes; The son of Uncle Mo turned back Nest to win the third leg of the Triple Crown", "Runhappy Travers Tops Super Saturday at the Spa", "Trainer Proud of Rich Strike's Travers Effort; Kentucky Derby winner ran fourth in Midsummer Derby. 20 far outside starting spot. One of the most improbable races in Kentucky Derby history happened just moments ago when Rich Strike crossed the finish line with a winning time of 2:02.61. The horse was purchased by Rick Dawson, who races as RED TR-Racing LLC, for $30,000 last fall when the colt was entered in a low-level claiming race by former owner Calumet Farm, who bred the horse. Leon, from Venezuela, and Reed were in their first Derby. The comments below have not been moderated. [37][38], Trainer Eric Reed worked on a race plan for next year, as Rich Strike rested at a bluegrass farm at the end of 2022, and enjoyed just being a horse. EXCLUSIVE - Revealed: Carol Kirkwood's secret toyboy fianc - 13 years her junior - is a divorced police 'Digital antidepressants' to be rolled out on the NHS as health bosses give eight apps and web-based therapy Shamima Begum and other British women who joined Islamic State and are being held in Syria will 'ultimately' 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' I had to wait until the stretch and that's what I did. This is unbelievable. The Kentucky-bred colt is out of the Smart Strike mare Gold Strike, a champion filly in Canada during her racing days. The field included horses Flightline, Epicenter, Rich Strike, Hot Rod Charlie, Taiba, Life is Good, Olympiad and Happy Saver. [39], Rich Strike has returned to the Mercury Training Centre. [29] Rich Strike broke in at the start bumping Nest solidly after that rival stumbled and pinched her back, raced briefly inside into the first turn before going two then three wide and then back to the two path briefly into the backstretch, tipped out and chased four wide with seven and a half furlongs to go, continued four wide through the far turn coaxed along from the half mile pole, swung four to five wide at the head of the stretch and tired finish sixth to winner Mo Donegal. [22][21] Reed joked that the last-minute notification left him needing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as he had just been about to enter Rich Strike in another race, the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. Rich Strike made history Saturday as the second-biggest longshot to win the Kentucky Derby in 148 years of the race. You don't see a lot of horses lose ground in the stretch and then come back like he did. 'I didnt know if he could win but I had a good feeling with him. Any business Ive ever had, I like to be in the middle of things. 2 on the list; he passed Majestic Frontier, who has career earnings of $83,840. PEDULLA: It sounds as though you enjoy being involved even at the lower levels of the game. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! The 700-year-old Coronation chair that has been used for the crowning of King Charles has 'jeopardised' the monarchy by meeting European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Do we get our 87p back? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! In the stretch, he was checked briefly by a tiring horse but again found racing room and launched a sustained drive to the inside of Epicenter. ** Get a $150 deposit match from AmWager + Daily Rewards**, Works report: Rich Strike drills for U.S. campaign. Prior to the Derby, Reed trained horses on such a small scale that he didn't even have a Wikipedia page. Also there in New York were Jerry Dixon and his son Jerry Jr., the colts groom and the fourth generation of the family in the horse business. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 07: Jockey Sonny Leon reacts as Rich Strike wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Rich Strike made his graded stakes debut in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway on Apr. Turf. [10][11], In September 2021, horse trainer Eric Reed, on behalf of Richard Dawson's RED-TR Racing, bought Rich Strike for $30,000 at a claiming race at Churchill Downs.[6]. "I never thought I would have a Derby horse," Reed said Saturday. [16], Rich Strike made his final start of the year on December 26 in the Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. He is an ordinary horse usually running above his level. Rich Strike ( foaled April 25, 2019) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby, racing at 80-1 odds. Each horse listed is linked to additional information including pedigree, sale history, race chart (with video and recap . DAWSON: Its a crazy story. In the process, the Lexington-bred horse with 80-1 odds made his owner, trainer and jockey quite a bit of money. I was learning the business and it was a great way to go about it. DAWSON: Its almost embarrassing. Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, the twin spires design, and Churchill Downs Incorporated related trademarks are registered trademarks of Churchill Downs Incorporated. (Eclipse Sportswire) Rich Strike caught the attention of trainer Eric Reed when he was entered for a $30,000 claiming price in a one-mile dirt race last Sept. 17 at Churchill Downs. He assured me this is real. DAWSON: Its been great for Rich Strike, great for my trainer, the farm folks. A $1 trifecta paid $14,870.70, and the $1 superfecta paid a cool $321,500.10. Originally on the also-eligible list with 21 total points, Rich Strike drew into the Kentucky Derby the day before the race when Ethereal Road was scratched. The first stop is Dubai on March 25 for the $12 million World Cup and, if Rich Strike stays happy and healthy, the last will be Santa Anita Park in California on Nov. 4 for the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic. The top horses included Epicenter (Louisiana Derby, Risen Star), Zandon (Blue Grass Stakes), and Taiba (Santa Anita Derby). Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A bit of research finds Rich Strike won a race at Churchill Downs by 17.25 lengths just a year ago. Sonny Leon hustled Rich Strike from last to first with a swerving, impeccably timed stretch drive, winning the Kentucky Derby in May at Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was bought for just $30,000 - but landed $1.8m when he beat 80-1 odds to win Kentucky Derby after trainer almost gave up five years ago when barn fire killed. That connection between horse and rider was clear as Leon guided Rich Strike from 15th after a mile behind contender Messier on the rail in the stretch. Like I said in another article, Im not giving back the trophy. "[6], He turned in a similar performance on March 5 in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, also at Turfway Park, this time finishing fourth. We shocked the world.. 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 | What's next is uncertain", "Hot Rod Charlie Edges Rich Strike in Lukas Classic; The 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner just missed against older horses Oct. 1", "Leon Suspended 15 Days for Lukas Classic Interference; Sonny Leon will be suspended through Oct. 29 for interfering with Hot Rod Charlie", "Flightline delivers dominant BC Classic performance", "Rich Strike came out of Clark with throat infection", "Rich Strike Is Resting, but He's Not Done Racing", https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/thoroughbred/rich-strike/2019, "2022 Lukas Classic Stakes Grade 2 - (race 10)", "2022 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Grade 1 - (race 11)", "2022 Clark S. presented by Norton Healthcare Grade 1 - (race 11)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rich_Strike&oldid=1135993345, This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 03:16. Rich Strikes Derby win was one of the top stories in horse racing during spring-summer 2022. Various pundits had predicted that no one was going to beat Flightline, and that proved to be so, with the horse finishing 8 1/4 lengths in front of Olympiad. He wasn't the same horse. As is his customary style, Rich Strike raced back off the pace and did come with a closing move in the stretch but was ultimately to be denied second placeby a neck and a nose and had to settle forfourth. LEXINGTON, Ky.. "[33], On October 1, Rich Strike returned to Churchill Downswhere he had won his only events, including the Kentucky Derbyto face older horses including Hot Rod Charlie, Art Collector and Happy Saver in the Grade II Lukas Classic Stakes. It's back to work for Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike. [36], Rich Strike ran in the Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs on Friday, November 22, 2022, on his reported favourite track for the 1 1/8 mile G1 race. iPhone users claim Apple is trying to TRICK them into Are YOU at risk of being cancelled? I just wanted to buy my clients a horse that would keep them happy, have some fun and make a little money. I have two others racing and then Ive got a filly we bred to Keen Ice and I have a yearling out of Keen Ice. Theirs came on the first Saturday in May in a little horse race. A $2 win bet would have returned $184.90. The Chosen Vron earned the highest speed figures a History (1875-2022 Derby Results & Videos), Breeders' Cup Super Screener - Expert Picks. I didn't think we were going to beat Epicenter, but I truly believe we were the second-best horse. second biggest longshot in the history of the Kentucky Derby, Keep an eye out for DraftKings free Preakness pool, Michael Jordan made me go to the wrong college, A look inside Japans obsession with bizarre mascots, Thats Weird: Hey uh it kinda seems like this Olympic swimmer got poisoned by her rivals, The best way to watch Marvel movies is in chronological order, 17776: What football will look like in the future. RED TR-Racing's son of Keen Ice arrived at Mercury Training Center in LexingtonJan. 10 and was expected to begin light training the next day in preparation for his 4-year-old campaign. He is by 2016 Travers S. (G1) winner Keen Ice out of Gold Strike, a Canadian Grade 3 winner who was third in the 2005 Queens Plate. 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