Mage overcame 15-1 odds to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in front of a crowd of over 150,000 at Churchill Downs. A $2 bet on Mage to win paid out $32.42.
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Mage overcame 15-1 odds to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in front of a crowd of over 150,000 at Churchill Downs.
A $2 bet on Mage to win paid out $32.42. A $2 exacta bet on Mage and Two Phil's to finish first and second paid $330.44. A $1 trifecta bet on Mage, Two Phil's and Angel of Empire paid $928.36 and a Superfecta (predicting the correct order of finish of the first four horses) paid $15,643.60 for a $1 bet.
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2023 Kentucky Derby full finishing order
- Mage (15-1)
- Two Phil’s (9-1)
- Angel of Empire (7-2)
- Disarm (26-1)
- Hit Show (24-1)
- Derma Sotogake (8-1)
- Tapit Trice (9-2)
- Raise Cain (32-1)
- Rocket Can (27-1)
- Confidence Game (20-1)
- Sun Thunder (32-1)
- Mandarin Hero (18-1)
- Reincarnate (14-1)
- Kingsbarns (11-1)
- King Russell (31-1)
- Verifying (14-1)
- Jace’s Road (32-1)
- Cyclone Mischief (28-1)
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What's the difference between the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks?
The Kentucky Derby is the premier horse race in the United States held the first Saturday in May each year. It is frequently called the ‘Run for the Roses’ as a blanket of red roses is placed over the winning horse in the winner’s circle. The field is limited to 20 horses each year, and they qualify for the race through a series of point races. Only horses that are 3 years old are eligible to race in the Kentucky Derby, and it is open to both male and female horses. A filly hasn’t won the Kentucky Derby since Winning Colors won it in 1988.
The Kentucky Oaks is the premier race held Friday before the Kentucky Derby for the top three-year-old female horses (fillies). It is a $1.25 million Grade 1 stakes race. It also is one of the longest-running horse races in the world.
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What happened at the Kentucky Derby last year
The starting gate for the Kentucky Derby includes 20 spaces. Rich Strike wore No. 21 because the horse wasn’t supposed to be in the Derby — and not just in the small, immediate sense that he was an also-eligible added 34 hours before post time, and only after another horse scratched. No, Rich Strike and his entire entourage — his trainer, his jockey, his owner — none of them were supposed to be here, on horse racing’s grandest stage, their paths to the winner’s circle more improbable than even the 80-to-1 odds that Rich Strike paid.
The story of Rich Strike, the 2022 Kentucky Derby winner:
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