LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ While you could certainly make a case for the Todd Pletcher-trained Always Dreaming winning the Kentucky Derby, it would have been quite the handicapping feat to get the second- and third-place horses.
Lookin at Lee went off at 33-1 and Battle of Midway at 40-1. It made for a $2 trifecta that paid $16,594.40.
Steve Asmussen, trainer of Lookin at Lee, was certainly pleased with the effort.
"I'm definitely proud of Lee," Asmussen said. "He just keeps coming. Drawing the one was tough. He's the first horse in 20 years to run in the top three from the one hole.
"To me, the Kentucky Derby, everything about it is a thrill. ... Hats off to the winner. He ran an incredible race."
Jerry Hollendorfer, the trainer of Battle of Midway and a man of few or no words, had this to say about his horse: "I thought our horse gave a nice effort," he said. "We had a good position coming into the lane but Todd's horse was too good."
