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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anyone expecting a re-visitation of predictability in the Kentucky Derby got a portion of insane Saturday when a 80-1 shot came energizing the rail to succeed at Churchill Downs. 메이저사이트

With most loved Epicenter and Zandon occupied with a duel at the front, Rich Strike got everyone's attention with the second-greatest surprise in the Derby's 148-year history.

The chestnut yearling beat 4-1 most loved Epicenter by 3/4 of a length. Zandon completed another 3/4 of a length back in third.

"I about tumbled down in the enclosure when he hit the wire," winning mentor Eric Reed said. "I about dropped."

Rich Strike paid $163.60. Just Donerail in 1913 had a higher payout of $184.90.

"What an insane Derby," said coach Kenny McPeek, whose ponies completed eighth and ninth.

Rich Strike wasn't even in that frame of mind until Friday when Hall of Fame coach D. Wayne Lukas scratched Ethereal Road, accounting for the chestnut yearling who had only two past successes in his vocation.

"We learned about 30 seconds on time on Friday," proprietor Rick Dawson said. "It put us in the race and truly we generally felt in the event that we just had in we get an opportunity."

Rich Strike ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.61. In the wake of whittling down his a lot costlier contest, he energetically bit on the horse directing him to the champ's circle.

"I can't really accept that it after Epicenter's work," said losing mentor Steve Asmussen, who tumbled to 0 for 24 in the Derby. "I got beat by the pony that just got in."

Jockey Sonny Leon and Rich Strike had only two ponies beat in the early going. Leon ultimately directed his mount among ponies and to within rail. Rich Strike took a deft action around Messier in the stretch and went right back to the rail purpose on taking out Epicenter and Zandon.

"At the point when I was in the last 70 yards, I said, 'I think I got this race,'" Leon said.