Rich Strike, who failed to qualify for the 20-horse Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve but received a starting gate berth when Ethereal Road scratched the day before, pulled one of the shocking upsets in the races 148-year history on May 7 at Churchill Downs. Curlin joined the exclusive club of Preakness winners to sire a winner of that middle jewel, courtesy of Exaggerator (2016), who was coming off a second in the Derby. 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. Bredar largely attributed Rich Strikes behavior to the fact that he is a stallion of a particularly tough pedigree. 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You have to go back to the British mare Young Whiteneck (born in 1739) to find where their branches converge. Proprietary to and 2023 Equibase Company LLC. Responsible Gaming | Keen Ices dam is by 1998 Breeders Cup Classic hero Awesome Again, 5. Calumet purchased Gold Strike as a 13-year-old broodmare, securing her for $230,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale. About CDI | Rich Strike ( foaled April 25, 2019) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby, racing at 801 odds. [2] [3] Rich Strike is the second-biggest longshot to have won the Kentucky Derby after Donerail (911 odds) in 1913. [4] Gold Strike, Rich Strike's dam, won one of the two graded stakes races in which she ran. The horse won a $51,500 maiden claiming race last in Sept. 2021, which he took by 17 lengths at 10-1 odds. West Will Power, the 6 3/4-length winner, drew widest in the Clark field. At 80-1 odds, Rich Strike scored the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history and paid $163.60 on a $2 win bet. 2023 www.courier-journal.com. Mine That Bird skimmed the rail to his 50-1 upset in 2009, and Rich Strike found an inside path at an even bigger 80-1. Rich Strike is the official winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby. Donerail, at 91-1 odds in 1913, is the longest shot to win the race. 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. I owe all this to him; he's the only reason I'm a horse trainer. Reed was also thinking of his father, Herbert Reed, who trained for more than 40 years. Only Donerail in 1913 had a higher payout of $184.90. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Maybe Mark Wahlberg, Reed said with a laugh. Rich Strike became his highest-earning progeny by virtue of the Derby win but was already No. 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. Here are the pedigree fun facts for Rich Strike, a record 10th Derby winner bred by historic Calumet Farm: Like Rich Strike going into the Derby, Keen Ice was nibbling at minor awards on the Triple Crown trail. He also placed third in the 2015 Belmont Stakes. *All statistics on this page include results from all countries. 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. He's short like me.. He walked away with $1,860,000 after his win, taking more than half of the total purse of the Run for the Roses, Another Bold Commander mare is the granddam of the aforementioned Black Tie Affair, the Breeders Cup Classic-winning Horse of the Year in 1991. 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. She was given the 2005 Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Filly and finished with career earnings of $564,500. Accessibility | Zandon was back at trainer Chad Brown's Barn 25 at Churchill Downs Sunday morning. Curlin was sired by Smart Strike (the same sire of Gold Strike). A son of two-time Horse of the Year and Preakness S. (G1) winner Curlin, Keen Ice was at his best when settling off the pace and making one late run, as he famously did when upsetting Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the 1 1/4-mile Travers S. (G1). Keen Ice skipped the Preakness (G1) and tried again in the Belmont (G1), performing better to take third. Such is the case with Rich Strike, the third-place finisher from the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3). His best results were thirds in the Remsen (G2) and Risen Star (G2) and a fourth in the Louisiana Derby (G2). Arrogate and Songbirds dams were in turn out of mares by Deputy Minister. Ironically, the first also-eligible in his year, number 21 Frammento, also drew into the Derby field due to a scratch (and finished 11th). Gold Strike was out of Brassy Gold. There will have to be some decisions made in the next 48 hours about what's next for these two. Jockey Sonny Leon reacts as Rich Strike wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. In 2016, Reeds farm, Mercury Equine Center, lost 23 horses in a barn fire. ", WATCH: Eric Reed on Making the Derby Field with Rich Strike. "After that barn fire I thought I might never train again," he said. English Channel sired V. E. Day, the 2014 Travers hero, out of a Deputy Minister mare. We were hoping and praying all week just trying to get there, Reed said. Rich Strike had the second-biggest upset in the races 148-year history. Rich Strike is a pure deep closer with little in the way of tactical speed, emulating the style of his sire, Keen Ice. Churchill Downs hosted the Kentucky Derby (known for its hats!) Though a longshot in this year's Derby, Rich Strike has experience in his bloodlines beyond just his sire. Hed made seven starts, with one win and three shows. Note that several other Derby heroes come from subsets of the number 9 family that are differentiated by letters. ET scratch time for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike was produced by Canadian champion Gold Strike, a Smart Strike mare, who won the 1 1/16-mile Selene S. (G3) and 1 1/8-mile Woodbine Oaks back when Woodbine had a dirt track installed. Keen Ice sports a duplication of Deputy Minister. As for Reed, it was a low-key night as he went back to Lexington where his wife Kay was overseeing the training center and 100 horses. Hed made seven starts, with one win and three shows. The finish to the 2022 Kentucky Derby was a chaotic one in more ways than one. WebWelcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Deep in Rich Strike's bloodlines, the sire of Keen Ice is Curlin. WebThe 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 Owner: RED TR-Racing, LLC Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter, Camilla Reportedly Will Be Called Queen Instead Of Queen Consort After King Charles Coronation, Kelsey Grammer Remembers Radiant Kirstie Alley In New Interview: She Knew How To Love, Tara Lipinski & Johnny Weir Reveal Why Their Night Court Appearance Was So Nerve-Racking (Exclusive), Kentucky Derby: Sarah Hyland, NeNe Leakes & More Of The Craziest Celeb Hats, Want to Level-Up Your Manifestation Skills? Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Andy Beshear said during the trophy presentation. Perhaps American Pharoah was feeling the effects of a too-spirited gallop on Travers Eve. Epicenter exited the Derby in good order, according to the team. Im so happy, Reed said to theCourier Journal shortly after. Raadpleeg ons privacybeleid en cookiebeleid voor meer informatie over hoe we uw gegevens gebruiken. Keen Ice won two graded stakes in his career and wasa third-place finisher in the 2016 Breeder's Cup and fourth-place finisher in the 2015 Breeder's Cup. 20 post position, on the far outside of Churchill Downs new 20-horse gate. RED TR-Racing's Rich Strike (Keen Ice) left Churchill Downs around 9:30 a.m. Rich Strike had the lowest odds out of all 20 horses at the 148th Kentucky Derby -- but came out on top anyway! Lookin at Lucky sired champion Accelerate, the 2018 Breeders Cup Classic winner, out of an Awesome Again mare. Become a Licensee | Interestingly, two of their high-profile winners are bred along similar lines as Keen Ice. Keen Ice finished his racing career with career earnings of $3.4 million. Then, I don't really remember what happened except my back gave out on me. Leon began his racing career in 2015. A son of two-time Horse of the Year and All Rights Reserved. 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. Although Keen Ice was unable to beat American Pharoah again, checking in a distant fourth in the. Perhaps that's what gives him an edge during his races. Rich Strike finished third in the Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes on April 2, his last start before the Kentucky Derby. To keep the connection together, Curlin's sire is Smart Strike, the sire of Gold Strike, Rich Strike's dam. I'm going to stick around for a while. Bredar blamed neither Blasi nor Rich Strike's jockey, Sonny Leon, for the incident. WebGeldings that act like stallions will mount mares, attack foals, fight with other males, or self-mutilate. You get one like this in a lifetime and you have to protect him.. It was also the first graded stakes win for Rich Strike. Racing achievements and Top 100 Rankings include North American (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico) Thoroughbred races only. Some focused their attention on Blasi's actions, but most onlookers had one question on their minds. Enshrined in the Canadian Hall of Fame, Awesome Again also scored in such prestigious races as the Whitney H. (G1), Stephen Foster H. (G2), and Queens Plate. Hence Keen Ice is inbred to Deputy Minister, counting him as an ancestor via both Curlin and Awesome Again. 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 chain of He didn't get to train for a couple of days down there because of the weather and Christmas; the track was closed. 21, and broke from Ethereal Roads former No. Jockey: Sonny Leon He's so happy right now. Rich Strike is his second stakes winner and a member of his first crop of foals. He sent him off to the other trainers. "He came out of the race so good, and then we had to decide to travel or stay at home, and I thought it was best not to put all the miles on him and try to get the points at home since he handled the track at Turfway so good, and that's how we got here.". Smart Strikes own stud record reads like a whos who of accomplished racehorses from the first two decades of the 2000s, including Preakness winner Lookin at Lucky and Breeders Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Battle of Midway, who placed third in the Kentucky Derby. 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. Keen Iceran in the 2015 Derby but finished seventh. "He's never been better; he loves this track," Reed said. 21), Last race: Third in Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on April 2 at Turfway Park, More: 'Here for the ambiance': Revelers return to the party in the Kentucky Derby infield. She was sidelined for the rest of the season, but had done enough to win the Sovereign Award. The breeder was Calumet Farm. That colt couldn't be a more perfect reminder for Clements head girls' basketball Coach Shane Childress of how anything can be accomplished. Wij, Yahoo, maken deel uit van de Yahoo-merkenfamilie. This is something, you know, is the reason everybody does this, because were not supposed to be here, but I knew this horse loved the track, and weve been training so good all year, he also said. His trainer is Eric Reed, a longtime horseman whod never trained a Derby winner. 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). A 17 1/4-length victory in a $30,000 maiden claimer at Churchill Downs last September had served as the only win on Rich Strike's resume until Saturday. 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