Proposed at 80/1, Rich Strike (Keen Ice) hit hard by signing a first Group success in the Kentucky Derby (Gr1), he who had been bought to claim last September! Forced to wait because of a wrong number, the student of Calumet Farm reviewed his rivals in the final phase to win by three quarters of a length in front of the favorite, Epicenter. Rich Strike is owned by Rick Dawson and trained by Eric Reed. He is the first Gr1 winner out of Keen Ice, a son of Curlin who stands at Calumet Farm. His dam, Gold Strike, won a Gr.3 at Woodbine at 3 years old. She also gave Llanarmon, winner at 2 of the Natalma Stakes (Gr2).
| Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) – Churchill Downs (USA) 2000m |
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| Square | Horse | Owner | Coach | Jockey | Breeders |
| 1 | Rich Strike (USA) By Keen Ice (USA) x Gold Strike (CAN) (Smart Strike) |
RED TR-Racing LLC | Eric R Reed | Sonny Leon | Calumet Farm |
| 2 | Epicenter (USA) By Not This Time (USA) x Silent Candy (USA) (Candy Ride) |
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | Steven Asmussen | Joel Rosario | – |
| 3 | Zandon (USA) By Upstart (USA) x Memories Prevail (USA) (Creative Cause) |
Jeff Drown | Chad C Brown | Flavien Prat | – |
| 4 | Simplify (US) By Not This Time (USA) x Simply Confection (USA) (Candy Ride) |
– | Antonio Sano | Jose L Ortiz | – |
| 5 | Mo Donegal (USA) By Uncle Mo (USA) x Callingmissbrown (USA) (Pulpit) |
– | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | – |
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