Mahoning Valley Race Course jockey Sonny Leon rides longshot Rich Strike to win at Kentucky Derby

By Andy Serling FOX Sports Horse Racing Analyst When the field, projected at eight, breaks from the gate early Saturday evening for the 154th Belmont Stakes, the biggest question will be whether Rich Strike is a genuine player on the biggest stages or a one-hit-wonder. The race was drawn Tuesday morning. Eight horses are entered (Preakness winner…

CBS Belmont Stakes 2022 picks are in. Get the latest CBS Belmont picks today from the top horse racing experts in the industry below. The 2022 Belmont Stakes is scheduled for this Saturday, June 11; free CBS Belmont Stakes picks and Belmont Stakes 2022 predictions are below. This is the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race is taking place…

We the People is shown heading heads for victory in the Peter Pan Stakes in May and favorite status for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Photo by Dom Napolitano, courtesy of New York Racing Association June 10 (UPI) -- We the People is favored to win the Belmont Stakes Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. The final leg of the Triple Crown also will feature long-shot…

Rich Strike, the underdog entry who finished first at this year's Kentucky Derby, won't race at the Preakness Stakes in Maryland next weekend, forfeiting his chances of winning the Triple Crown, one of the most coveted titles in horseracing. After speaking with his team, Rich Strike's owner Rick Dawson said his champion race horse will not run in…

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Pictured: Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, with jockey Sonny Leon in the irons, at Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, who became the second-biggest longshot to win the race in its 148-year history, will skip the Preakness Stakes on May 21, owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday via press release. That means…

There will not be a Triple Crown chase this spring. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is not being entered to run in the Preakness on May 21 in Baltimore, owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday. He said the horse will focus on running in the Belmont Stakes on June 11. "Obviously, with our tremendous effort and win in the Derby, it's very, very…

Rich Strike-the longshot horse who pulled off a historic upset win at Saturday's Kentucky Derby-won't race at next week's Preakness Stakes, his owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday, stopping the colt's bid at becoming the 14th Triple Crown winner dead in its tracks. Rich Strike won't run the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore next Saturday, Dawson said…

WASHINGTON - Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 21. Rich Strike's owner, Rick Dawson released a statement Thursday that read in part: "Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby, we would point toward the Preakness, should we run in the Derby, subject…

There will be no Triple Crown champion this year after the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike announced Thursday that his colt would skip the Preakness Stakes and run instead in the Belmont Stakes. The owner, Rick Dawson, said Rich Strike came out of the Derby in fine shape on Saturday. But he said that he and the trainer, Eric Reed,…

The 2022 Kentucky Derby will go down as one of the biggest shockers in the history of thoroughbred racing. An 80-1 long shot who wasn't even in the field days before the race, Rich Strike stunned everyone to win the first jewel of the prestigious Triple Crown. The horse-racing world now turns its eyes toward Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness…

Rich Strike, an 80-1 longshot who only got into the field the day before the race, stormed home on the inside to seize a stunning upset victory in the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The colt, trained by Eric Reed and ridden by Sonny Leon, gained a place in the field when Ethereal Road was scratched on Friday morning, as owner Richard Dawson put…

Nearly six years ago, Eric Reed almost called it quits from the horse training business. A fire engulfed one of the barns at his Lexington, Kentucky, equine center, in the middle of a December night, killing 23 thoroughbred horses and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. "When we drove up on that that night, I told my wife, I said,…

The horse from trainer Eric Reed was not even in the field before Friday and entered after another was scratched LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 07: Jockey Sonny Leon reacts as Rich Strike wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Rich Strike, a horse with…

Huge outsider Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby in Louisville to complete one of the biggest shocks in the history of the iconic American horse race. Former President Donald Trump was in attendance at Churchill Downs and saw the Sonny Leon-ridden, Eric Reed-trained longshot - who had pre-Derby odds of 80-1 - storm to victory by outpacing the…

Rich Strike overcame 80-1 odds Saturday to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, the second biggest upset in the race's storied history. As favorite Epicenter and Zandon dueled down the stretch, Rich Strike - piloted by Sonny Leon and trained by Eric R. Reed - seemingly came out of nowhere in the race's final strides and scored the massive…

In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring, Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. The horse entered the race at 80-1 odds - the biggest long-shot in the 20-horse field. Rich Strike began the derby week as an alternate and wasn't added to the field until Friday, when…

Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse entered the race with 80-1 odds to win. It's one of the biggest upsets in the history of the race. Epicenter (4-1) came in second, Zandon (6-1) finished third, and Simplification (35-1) finished fourth. Rich Strike takes home the $1.86…

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WKBN) - Rich Strike became the second longest odds horse to ever win the Kentucky Derby as the horse captured a win the the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Rich Strike entered the race at 84 to 1 odds. Epicenter entered the race as the favorites at 4 to 1. Jockey Sonny Leon grabbed the win, his first ever…

Rich Strike, who went in an 80-1 shot, is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, the first stop of the 2022 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. His win is the second largest upset in Derby history. Going into the race, Taiba and Epicenter were co-favorites to win, with 5-1 and 4-1 odds, respectively. And many experts had also…

The biggest underdog at the 2022 Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike, stunned the racing world on Saturday to win the 147th edition of the legendary race. Heading into the week, Rick Strike was not even in this year's race. The horse was a first alternate and was added to the Kentucky Derby on Friday after Ethereal Road was forced to drop out. That one…

Rich Strike won the 148th Running of the Kentucky Derby, overcoming 80-1 odds to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in race history. Epicenter, who went off as a 4-1 favorite, finished second, and Zandon came in third. Rich Strike drew into the race just one day ago after Ethereal Road was scratched. Owner Rick Dawson told NBC that he entered…

LOUISVILLE - A year ago, Rich Strike delivered one of the biggest upsets and most compelling stories in the history of the Kentucky Derby. With just one win in his seven previous starts, Rich Strike didn't even qualify for the Derby field initially but got in off the alternates list on Friday morning when another horse scratched. Dismissed at…