Julie Wright
Mage, with Javier Castellano up, wins the Kentucky Derby over Two Phil's, paying $32.42 to win.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mage, who only made his first start on Jan. 28, won the Kentucky Derby in his fourth.
Surging powerfully from behind a strong pace, Mage ran down Two Phil’s, who got a sweet rail run under Jareth Loveberry but could not quite stay. Angel of Empire, the favorite, closed steadily but insufficiently for third. Mage was home by one length, with Two Phils a half-length better than Angel of Empire. Disarm finished fourth, Hit Show fifth.
Loveberry was riding his first Derby. This was Castellano’s 16th, his first win.