Kentucky Derby

The 139th edition of the Kentucky Derby was run on Saturday, May 4 and over 150,000 endured the wet weather to watch the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. In a 20-minute span, track officials decreased the main track designation from fast to good to sloppy and by the time the colts burst from the gates at Churchill Downs, the rain had slowed to a drizzle and the track was muddy.

Palace Malice started off with a healthy lead and set the pace in the early stages of the 1 1/4 mile race as pre-race favourite, Orb, was held among the field in 16th place. As the field got to the eighth pole, Orb’s jockey, Joel Rosario, made a move to the outside and asked his colt to give him a little more. Orb responded by giving him everything. The colt stormed down the final stretch, racing three-wide with Golden Soul and Revolutionary and finally pulling away just metres before the finish line.

Orb won the Run for the Roses by a solid 2 1/2 lengths as Golden Soul and Revolutionary finished second and third respectively.

The Preakness Stakes is the next race on the list for Orb and while experts say he could have some trouble with the short distance of the Preakness, this colt has one thing on his mind and one thing only-- winning the Triple Crown.

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