Comma to the Top, who chased the pace before finishing last in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, suffered an injured ankle, his trainer Peter Miller said.
Up until Friday morning, no one could blame John Velazquez if he felt cursed when it came to the Kentucky Derby. On Saturday, Velazquez went from cursed to blessed in just a little more than two minutes.
Nobody hit either the pick six or super high five wagers on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby program, leaving carryovers of $514,583 in the pick six and $220,430 in the super high five.
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Complete order of finish for the 2011 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Animal Kingdom handed trainer Graham Motion his first Kentucky Derby win.
The twists and turns of racing were never more evident than in Saturday's 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, when trainer Graham Motion, who seemingly lost his best chance for a Derby win earlier in the week when Toby's Corner was withdrawn, and jockey John Velazquez, who seemingly was to sit this one out when Uncle Mo was scratched on Friday, combined forces to win with the 20-1 shot Animal Kingdom, who was making his first start on dirt.
Capitalizing on a dawdling early pace, Get Stormy led throughout to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $576,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic in the race before the Kentucky Derby.
In a stirring stretch drive that saw three horses have the lead in the last 50 yards, Aikenite nailed Apriority on the line to win the Grade 2, $300,000 Churchill Downs Stakes by a nose on Saturday, with Ibboyee a half-length back in third. It was another nose to Capt. Candyman Can, who looked like the winner at the sixteenth pole.
Aviate finished full of run down the center of the course to hand Aruna her first U.S defeat in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.
Sassy Image swooped past heavily favored Hilda's Passion to give the local team of jockey Robby Albarado and trainer Dale Romans an upset score in the Grade 1, $345,600 Humana Distaff on the Kentucky Derby undercard Saturday at Churchill Downs.
