Dazzling Falls, Nebraska's Only Kentucky Derby Starter, Dies At Age 28

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Dazzling Falls, Nebraska's Only Kentucky Derby Starter, Dies At Age 28

Dazzling Falls won the Arkansas Derby in his final race before the Kentucky Derby. Turco's horse was bred in Nebraska and trained by Gomez. The horse won a few races after the Derby, including the Alabama Derby and the Oaklawn Park at age four. Dazzled Falls is the highest-earning Nebraska-bred of all-time. He finished 13th in the race behind Thunder Gulch. He made $904,622. His sire was Taylor's Falls. Chris Lincoln was a sportscaster covering the 2013 Derby for ESPN. It was Turcco and his horse's first race.