His mother, Gold-Strikea thoroughbred mare, was born in 2002 in Brunkild, southwest of Winnipeg.
” Many people shouted, even those who hadn’t won their bet. It was a point of pride here in Manitoba. »
We’ve never had Manitoba horses compete in the Derby, and that brings us closer to it in a way.
launches the chairman and managing director of the racecourse Assiniboia DownsDarren Dunn.
Gold-Strike started racing in 2004.
She won two of her first three races in Winnipeg before competing on a bigger stage at Woodbine Racetrack in suburban Toronto, Dunn said.
Gold-Strike there won the most important race for three-year-old fillies, the Woodbine Oaksin 2005.
Then, she finished third in the Queen’s Trophy race against colts, who are usually bigger and stronger than the average filly.
During his nine-race career, Gold-Strike has accumulated winnings of $565,000, according to Jim Lawson, the president and CEO of Woodbine Entertainment Groupowner of the Toronto-area racetrack.
Gold-Strike was retired in 2008 to become a breeding mare. Rich Strike was born in Kentucky in 2019.
It’s pretty cool to know that I coached the mother of a Kentucky Derby winner. Few people have done this, no one in Manitoba, that’s for sure.
says the trainer at the racecourse Assiniboia DownsBlair Miller, in the stall formerly occupied by Gold-Strike.
An extraordinary two minutes
Rich Strike won with a time of 2 minutes, 2 seconds and 61 hundredths rewarding those who bet on his victory with a payout of $163.60 for a mere $2. He had odds of 80 to 1.
It was the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history, behind Donerail in 1913 which brought bettors $184.90.
During the race, the colt Rich-Strike passed several competitors from the outside of the track to win.
” It was the most exciting two minutes! And it was for everyone in Manitoba, that I can assure you. »
” It’s a real fairy tale. »
Rich Strike was the last horse to get his ticket to the Derby. He received an invitation on Friday after the withdrawal ofEthereal Road.
Aim for the Triple Crown
With his victory in the Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike supporters can dream of securing the Triple Crown for their favorite.
Rich-Strike benefits from a few days of rest before returning to training for the 147and Preakness Stakesplayed on May 21.
This is the second part of the Triple Crown of equestrian derbies.
The third race to win to win the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes, which will be held on June 11.
Since 1875, the first year that the three races existed, only 13 horses have won the Triple Crown.
With information from Darren Bernhardt
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