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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 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.”

Sports Illustrated

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.

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2022 Kentucky Derby sets Churchill Downs record for money wagered at $179 million

The vast majority was, understandable, not placed on Rich Strike's winning 80-1 odds.

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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.

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Can A Huge Kentucky Derby Upset Bring Viewers, Fans Back To Horse Racing After Year Of Scandal?

One of the biggest upset stories in sports happened over the weekend, and it wasn’t from one of the four major North American sports. Here’s a publicly traded company that could stand to benefit.

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11 other 80-to-1 longshots across sport to show how improbable Rich Strike’s Kentucky Derby win was

If Rich Strike can do it, so can they, right?

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

Tribune News Service

Rich Strike’s Post-Race Behavior After Kentucky Derby Goes Viral

Rich Strike was fired up after winning the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Sports Illustrated

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

This doesn’t happen

The Independent UK

Larry Collmus’ call on NBC of the final stretch of the Kentucky Derby was absolutely incredible

What a legendary call of a historic finish. RICH STRIKE!!!!!!!!!!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Overhead Camera View Shows Rich Strike’s Amazing Kentucky Derby Win

He really came out of nowhere.

Sports Illustrated

Late-addition Rich Strike wins the 148th Kentucky Derby

Long shot Rich Strike takes the 148th Kentucky Derby

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‘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.

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

Wait, they won by HOW many lengths?

Los Angeles Times

Rich Strike shocks the horse racing world with stunning Kentucky Derby upset win

In one of the most unbelievable races in Kentucky Derby history, Rich Strike, the longest odds on the board, ran down favorite Epicenter and Zandon in deep stretch to win the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Who is Rich Strike? What to know about the champion of this year’s Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby, wasn’t even in the field until Friday. Here are some other facts to know about the underdog champion of this year’s race.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 Kentucky Derby: Here’s how much you would’ve made with a $1 superfecta

That's a lot of Benjamins...

Sports Illustrated

Rich Strike’s Massive Upset Not Longest Shot to Win Race

Rich Strike was at 79-1 odds out of the gate, but he was not the longest shot to win the Race for the Roses.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mattress Mack lost $1.5 million on Kentucky Derby as Epicenter takes second

Poor Mattress Mack.

Tribune News Service

The longest of long shots wins the Kentucky Derby. ‘We’re not supposed to be here.’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rich Strike pulled off one of the biggest Kentucky Derby upsets in history, running down the favorites in the stretch to win Saturday at Churchill Downs as one of the race’s longest shots of all time.

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