He is an ordinary horse usually running above his level. Not bad for a horse that entered the Derby field the day before whenEthereal Road scratched and was claimed byownerRick Dawson ofRED TR-Racing after a $30,000 maiden-claiming race at Churchill Downs. Perhaps the sports world should have seen this coming. We showed everybody that anyone can do this, not just the elite, said Reed, still giddy more than eight months after the Derby. He was trained by Eric Reed and has raced for Richard Dawson, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Calumet Farm. In the process, the Lexington-bred horse with 80-1 odds made his owner, trainer and jockey quite a bit of money. I had to wait until the stretch and that's what I did. Rich Strike's rider, Sonny Leon, a 32-year-old from Venezuela, also has a working-class pedigree. A Triple Crown, after all, is not going to make that Keen Ice blood any richer in genetic value. I liked the way Eric was set up. And thats great, too. DAWSON: Just a good horse. And I liked the fact that the training track was on the farm. 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. The win came six years after a devastating fire caused by lightning killed 23 horses at his Mercury . Second-place finisher Epicenter was awarded$600,000 but did not end trainer Steve Asmussen's 0-for-24 Derby drought. The horse was purchased by 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. 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'It let me know there's so much good out there, and then I just decided I wasn't going to let it take me out.'. Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby in May as an 80-1 shot. DAWSON: Ive been in the game for six years. It was his first 3 week turnaround. Rich Strikes Derby win was one of the top stories in horse racing during spring-summer 2022. Why Kentucky Derby Winner's Owners Skipped Chance at Triple Crown - Sports Illustrated. Dirt Rich Strike has won the 2022 Kentucky Derby race. 'I feel like the luckiest man alive,' Dawson said, grinning. The effort was nearly enough in the colt's first race against older horses but, in the end, he fell short by mere inches to Hot Rod Charlie. Its picking a needle out of a haystack. It turns out we won the Derby and, granted, it was very tempting because youve got a horse who can potentially win the Triple Crown. I had to live 10 weeks hoping I could get him the credibility he deserved. Congratulations to Rich Strike, Eric Reed and the entire team on an improbable victory. He lost because he is Rich Strike and just does these things. My plan all along and it was Erics as well was that if he runs solid, we would come back in the Belmont. Turf. Everybody is still on the team and there is no plan to change them, Reed said. He brought owner Dawson of RED TR-Racing, Kentucky-based trainer Reed, and jockey Leon to the national spotlight after they competed mainly in the claiming and allowance levels at tracks such as Belterra Park and Mahoning Valley. Hes grown up.. Rich Strike suddenly goes on to the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday as a prime contender. Derby Experiences, Betting Smarter: Ashley Andersons five tips for your first, Betting Smarter: Four Tips for Betting the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. PEDULLA: How many horses have you owned, in whole or part, during your career. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Tragedy as large barn fire in Kentucky kills thirty horses. We pulled a major upset. He has a training track right there at the farm and so I thought, Well, I will give this a shot again. Its been a great experience. Plus: Jimmy Butler plays the hero in Miami. PEDULLA: And you have a Derby winner after six years. This years race marked the start of Bob Bafferts ban from Churchill Downs until after the 2023 Kentucky Derby. A $2 exacta with second-place finisher Epicenter paid $4,101.20. Rich Strike becomes the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148-year history and beat the longest odds for a Kentucky Derby winner since Donerail, who won from 91-1 odds in 1913. He was sired by Keen Ice out of the Smart Strike mare Gold Strike. 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[31] Rich Strike started at odds of nearly 11/1 broke in at the start, settled on the inside, was urged along passing the five-eighths pole, saved ground under strong urging on the far turn, shifted three to four wide into the stretch and just missed the third place behind by 5+12 lengths from winner Epicenter followed by Cyberknife, with Zandon in third place. 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. The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so. 'And so anybody that's in this business, lightening can strike. With inflation, that would be worth $5,480.36 today, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. He had won once in his seven previous races, competing mostly in the minor leagues at Turfway Park, a 90-minute drive northeast of Churchill Downs, in Florence, Ky., outside Cincinnati. For me, just getting into racing has been a fun activity for me. Thats been our commitment all along: do whats best for Rich Strike. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. 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. Final Odds for the Derby. The winning jockey will receive a 10 percent cut of the prize money, while the second and third place jockeys receive a five percent cut. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Kentucky "stewards had a reasonable basis to find that thehorseshoes worn by Hot Rod Charlie during the 2022 Lukas Classic (G2) did not violate" HISA rules, the HISA enforcement team wrote in a Feb. 8 recommendation to its board of directors. Here's a full listing of. Accessibility | #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/2pVcVnPq2N. He's so happy right now. A Lexington-based trainer, Reed entered the Derby with just one graded stakes win in his career. About CDI | The colt lost to Zandon in the Blue Grass Stakes last month and was beaten by derby favorite Epicenter in the Louisiana Derby in March. There have been modest offers from stallion stations in America as well as overseas to stand him for stud. I waited, and then the rail opened up. But doing that, I realized I would rather be a 100 percent owner of a horse and maybe have fewer horses and more say so in what was done and how it was done. Reed's horse opened with 99-to-1 odds to win the Kentucky Derby. Reed puts up one finger to signify how his horse performed at Churchill Downs, Trainer Eric Reed (L), Jockey Sonny Leon (C), and Owner Rick Dawson (R) celebrate with the trophy after Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Herbie Reed landed on a horse farm to escape a chaotic childhood. Rich Strike is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. If we got a good one, terrific. Theirs came on the first Saturday in May in a little horse race called the Kentucky Derby. He may jump up and run a big race on any given day and then for no apparent reason toss in a clunker. PEDULLA: And when did you enter the game? The colt made it look so easy at the end that the biggest challenge for Leon and Reed was getting their minds around winning the sport's marquee event on their very first try. It had the lowest odds of the race. The horse entered the race with 80-1 odds to win. One horseman who spoke on background to a couple of us media types this week at Churchill Downs said Rich Strike's peak value already may have been reached - at least in terms of a stud fee. [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]. 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. Data Privacy | 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. Derby prep trends: Winning styles are clear for 4 races, How Proxy could benefit from Big 'Cap pace scenario, Horses to Watch: See rising stars on dirt and turf, These are last week's fastest stakes winners, HRN Speed figures powered by Colts Neck data. 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 MUST seize it, starting with the Budget, writes ANDREW NEIL. 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. Just like in the Kentucky Derby, he rated towards the back of the pack in the early stages. I'm not sure. You don't see a lot of horses lose ground in the stretch and then come back like he did. Advertisement The horse began the week as an alternate with only one win on its resume. He seemed to be working well on dirt and we thought he might like the dirt. Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. I asked my trainer up on the stage, I said, 'Are you sure this is not a dream? I just wanted to buy my clients a horse that would keep them happy, have some fun and make a little money. May 7, 2022, 9:08 PM. Rich Strike was the improbable winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, which he won as an 80-1 longshot for trainer Eric Reed with journeyman rider Sonny Leon aboard. Jockey Sonny Leon rode Rich Strike to a strong fourth place finish behind winner Flightline, Olympiad and Taiba. "[6], The field for the 2022 Kentucky Derby, held on May 7, 2022, was considered one of the deepest in recent memory as there were multiple highly regarded horses but no clear standout. Here's a look at the Derby purse and payouts to the race's top finishers. 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