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