![]() Jack Knowlton, managing partner Sackatoga Stable, owner of Tiz the Law: On glue-on front shoes: “He’s run every time” in them.ĭid he run his race? “He’s run well every time. Baffert’s hard to beat.”ĭid you think he’d get there? “I thought he would, because he usually moves away from them. I’ve been fortunate to have some great jockeys, this race was won by Johnny, just the way he handled the horse and how he finished. I said ‘I like your plan.’ I told him what the horse likes and what he can do. I told him what I thought and he told me what he thought. Johnny is a world class jockey and knows where everyone should be. We talked about where certain people would be. We’ve been planning this out the last couple of nights at Jeff Ruby’s. We knew that horse (Thousand Words) could be a problem. “I have a lot of emotions running through my mind right now with Jimmy not able to be here. ![]() This is so emotional the ups and downs in this game. Jimmy, poor guy is in an ambulance right now, can’t enjoy it. All I can say is this horse ran out of his mind. , a fan syndicate, offered shares in the colt this spring for about $206, allowing people to share in the excitement of owning a Derby-bound horse. The original owners of the colt, which included Toronto’s John Fielding, will reap rewards of having sold the share in the colt to Spendthrift. Spendthrift bought into Authentic earlier this year, securing his breeding rights that now skyrocketed. Wagering on the Derby dropped some 52 percent over a year ago, following a similar drop in wagering on the Kentucky Oaks on Friday. P., Max Player, Storm the Court, Enforceable, Ny Traffic, Necker Island, Major Fed, Sole Volante, Winning Impression, Money Moves, Attachment Rate and South Bend. Big News paying $16.80 to show under Gabriel Saez.Ĭompleting the field in order were Honor A. Tiz the Law returned $3.40 and $3.20 with Mr. Greeley mare Flawless.Īuthentic returned $18.80, $6 and $5. The victory was worth $1,860,000 and increased Authentic’s earnings to $2,871,200 with a record of 6-5-1-0.Īuthentic is a Kentucky-bred son of Into Mischief out of the Mr. ![]() ![]() finishing another 1 ¾ lengths back in fourth. Big News in third with second choice Honor A. Tiz the Law, with Manny Franco aboard, briefly struck his head in front only to have Authentic fight right back and spurt clear again to a daylight advantage he held to the wire. Authentic continued unopposed on the front end through fractions of :46.41 and 1:10.23 but by the time he completed the mile in 1:35.02, Tiz the Law had pulled alongside and the two hit the top of the stretch together. His previous victories came with Always Dreaming in 2017 and Animal Kingdom in 2011.Īuthentic outsprinted Storm the Court and Ny Traffic for the lead and first quarter-mile in :22.92 as Tiz the Law settled into fourth and in the clear. Baffert’s other victories came in 1997 with Silver Charm, 1998 with Real Quiet, 2002 with War Emblem, 2015 with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 with Triple Crown winner Justify.įor Velazquez, it was his 200th Grade I victory and third Kentucky Derby triumph. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by John Velazquez, Authentic covered the classic distance of a mile and quarter in 2:00.61 over a fast track.Īuthentic’s victory gave Baffert and Velazquez milestone achievements.įor Baffert it was his sixth Kentucky Derby victory, a total that ties him with Ben Jones for the most all time. Spendthrift Farm,, Madaket Stables and Starlight Racing’s Authentic grabbed the lead shortly after the start and then held off a stretch bid from odds-on favorite Tiz the Law by 1 ¼ lengths to win the 146th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI).
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