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Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will skip Preakness Stakes

Rick Dawson, Rich Strike’s owner, released a statement Thursday saying they will instead look towards the June 11 Belmont Stakes in order to get more rest and recovery time.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rich Strike not entering Preakness after Kentucky Derby win

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness

The Independent UK

Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike to Skip Preakness

The long-shot Derby champion will bypass the second leg of the Triple Crown and instead focus on preparing for the Belmont Stakes.

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Talking Horses: grand old Stradivarius too short for Yorkshire Cup

Evergreen horse has Group One-winning form in the 2020 Irish St Leger and has benefit of a run behind her already this year

The Guardian - UK

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will skip the Preakness Stakes to prepare for the Belmont Stakes

Rich Strike's quest for the Triple Crown is over

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Shocks World Again By Skipping Preakness

The 80-1 Derby winner will not go for the Triple Crown, as trainer Eric Reed and owner Rick Dawson stood up to the entire racing industry and put their horse first.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Is Not a Given for Preakness

A practice run Saturday will determine whether Rich Strike will race in the second leg of the Triple Crown. Said trainer Eric Reed: “I can’t do anything but what’s best for the horse.”

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Arsenal line ups vs Tottenham, Ben White decision, Rob Holding dropped, formation change

football.london's Gunners writers take a look at who they would start in the North London Derby

Football London

Antonio Conte told Mikel Arteta tactic Tottenham can use to gain advantage in North London Derby

Dimitar Berbatov has been speaking ahead of the North London Derby and has explained how Antonio Conte could have an advantage over Mikel Arteta

Football London

Can you believe it? More people watched Kentucky Derby later

Did an 80-1 longshot really win the Kentucky Derby

The Independent UK

Mark Story: Who’s up and who’s down after an unforgettable Kentucky Derby

Who is up and who is down after Rich Strike’s epic victory in the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs:

Tribune News Service

Kentucky Thoroughbred Association leader says Rich Strike win reinforces upward cycle in racing

The head of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association says the Kentucky Derby defied some doomsday predictions. Chauncey Morris said wagering was at a record high with 147,000 people at Churchill Downs. And then, Morris noted the second-longest shot ever to win the race, Rich Strike contributed to a very positive outcome.

WEKU

Ballydoyle master Aidan O'Brien plans to run six horses in the Derby

The trainer has four of the top six in the betting for the Epsom Classic on June 4 and thinks Ryan Moore is likely to choose the current favourite Stone Age

Daily Mirror

John Clay: The story of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike and Eric Reed just what racing needed

LOUISVILLE — No, said Eric Reed, he had not slept.

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The Guardian - UK

Luxembourg’s Derby absence boosts Stone Age after Leopardstown win

Stone Age was cut to 3-1 favourite for the Classic following an easy win in Leopardstown’s Derby Trial just half an hour after the trainer had ruled out Luxembourg

The Independent UK

Donald Trump attends $75,000-a-head fundraiser at Kentucky Derby

Former president was met with cheers from red state crowd

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How 81-1 shot Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby

This doesn’t happen

Daily Mirror

Derby favourite Luxembourg ruled out of the Epsom Classic

Aidan O'Brien has confirmed that the three-year-old, who suffered a setback last week, will miss Flat racing's blue riband on June 4

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Irish Mirror

Aidan O’Brien says ante-post favourite Luxembourg will miss the Derby

News emerged on Friday that the 2000 Guineas third, who won the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster last season, had suffered a setback

WEKU

Late-addition Rich Strike wins the 148th Kentucky Derby

Long shot Rich Strike takes the 148th Kentucky Derby

Sports Illustrated

‘We Shocked The World!’ Rich Strike’s Journey From ‘Pea Patch’ to Derby Winner

Big-name jockeys and owners and exiled trainers were outdone and outshone by a group of racing no-names who brought a storybook finish Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Sports Illustrated

Photos: After Rich Strike’s Kentucky Derby Win, Other Memorable Finishes at Churchill Downs

From Secretariat to American Pharoah, check out some of Sports Illustrated’s most memorable photos from the Race for the Roses.

Tribune News Service

Sonny Leon, the jockey no one had heard of, rides a Kentucky Derby no one will forget

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Before 80-1 long shot Rich Strike broke last from the gate in the 148th Kentucky Derby, his rider, Venezuela native Sonny Leon, had such a light footprint in North American horse racing, he had never won a graded stakes race.

Tribune News Service

‘He passed them all.’ How 80-1 Rich Strike shocked the world and won the Kentucky Derby.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — And we thought the Kentucky Derby was returning to normal.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rich Strike’s stunner and 4 other horses with the longest odds to win the Kentucky Derby

Wait, they won by HOW many lengths?

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