LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jockey Mario Gutierrez has ridden races for nearly half his life but until this week had never been to Churchill Downs or attended a Kentucky Derby - until Saturday, when he had the best seat in the house for the world’s greatest race, atop the winner I'll Have Another.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the end, Bodemeister might have been too fast for his own good.
After setting a strong early pace – which included the fourth-fastest six-furlong time (1:09.80) in the 138-year history of the race – Bodemeister, under Mike Smith, couldn’t hold off I’ll Have Another and finished second, beaten 1 1/2 lengths, in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby before an announced record crowd of 165,307 at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – I’ll Have Another’s exciting Kentucky Derby victory sent his connections into a fit of ecstasy. The chestnut colt’s 15-1 win also made some lucky bettors extremely happy.
The $2 all-stakes pick six that began with race 6 returned $675,148. The winners in the sequence were Great Attack ($10.80), Shackleford ($5.60), Hungry Island ($13.80), Groupie Doll ($8.20), Little Mike ($26.40), and I’ll Have Another ($32.60).
2012 Kentucky Derby order of finish
1. I’ll Have Another
2 .Bodemeister
3. Dullahan
4. Went the Day Well
5. Creative Cause
6. Liaison
7. Union Rags
8. Rousing Sermon
9. Hansen
10. Daddy Nose Best
11. Optimizer
12. Alpha
13. El Padrino
14. Done Talking
15. Sabercat
16. Gemologist
17. Trinniberg
18. Prospective
19. Take Charge Indy
20. Daddy Long Legs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Paul Reddam named I'll Have Another for his nightly reply when his wife, Zillah, asks him if he'd like another cookie. He got the sweetest treat of all on Saturday, when his colt I'll Have Another scored a 15-1 upset in the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, giving trainer Doug O'Neill and rookie jockey Mario Gutierrez, as well as Reddam, their first Derby victories.
Kentucky Derby odds as of 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Pool Total: $18,356,561
1. Daddy Long Legs: 23-1
2.Optimizer: 35-1
3. Take Charge Indy: 10-1
4. Union Rags: 9-2
5. Dullahan: 10-1
6. Bodemeister: 7-1
7. Rousing Sermon: 36-1
8. Creative Cause: 11-1
9. Trinniberg: 39-1
10. Daddy Nose Best: 12-1
11. Alpha: 21-1
12. Prospective: 56-1
13. Went the Day Well: 26-1
14. Hansen: 13-1
15. Gemologist: 8-1
16. El Padrino: 26-1
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Churchill Downs main track was closed for training on Saturday morning because of heavy rain overnight.
The track is normally open for just two hours, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., on Derby Day, owing to the early 10:30 a.m. post.
Several Derby horses, in particular Hansen, were scheduled to train Saturday morning, but conditions precluded that from happening. Hansen was quite eager in his training here Thursday and Friday, and his Mike Maker, was hoping to give him something to do Saturday morning, 12 hours before the race.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - At 6-1, Union Rags is a slight favorite for Saturday’s 138th Kentucky Derby through 7:20 p.m. Eastern on Friday. The total includes only money bet ontrack at Churchill Downs. The pool was $108,501.
Take Charge Indy, the Florida Derby winner, and Hansen, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, are listed at 7-1. Bodemeister, the Arkansas Derby winner, and Gemologist, undefeated winner of the Wood Memorial, are both listed at 8-1.
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