‘Rich Strike Golden Ticket’: Churchill Downs Track Photographer Offers Photo Op With Kentucky Derby Winner

FILE - Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Rich Strike, upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, has been retired after injuries kept him from returning to racing. The 4-year-old colt will be sold as a…

In an interview following Rich Strike's improbable 80-1 victory in the 2022 Kentucky Derby, owner Richard Dawson said that the moment felt like a dream. Nearly a year later, Dawson believes the experience is even better. "No way I could have predicted what it's really like afterward," Dawson said. "I think reality is probably better than the dream.…

Rich Strike shocks the world in the 2022 Kentucky Derby (Coady Photography) Churchill Downs Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky.- RED TR-Racing's Rich Strike, the 80-1 upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby (GI), headlines a deep field of seven for the 20th running of the $600000 Alysheba presented by Sentient Jet (GII) for 4-year-olds and up going 1…

Keeneland Barn Notes: Appleby Eyes G1 Double This Weekend (Modern Games / Coady Photography) From the Keeneland Media Team: APPLEBY ON SITE AS GODOLPHIN GOES FOR GRADE 1 DOUBLE THIS WEEKEND When trainer Charlie Appleby was last seen at Keeneland, he was picking up his third piece of 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships' hardware following the…

The Eric Foster-trained and co-owned Kitodan rolled to a four-length victory under Gerardo Corrales in the $750000, Grade 3 Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby on Sept. 5 at Kentucky Downs. (Coady Photography) National HBPA Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky. - Turf specialist Kitodan, who went from being claimed twice last year to winning Kentucky Downs'…

Kentucky Derby hero closes out his season this weekend in the G1 Clark back at his favorite venue Churchill Downs. Steve Dennis talks to the colt's biggest fan, his trainer Eric Reed - the man with the golden toenails … USA: The Man with the Golden Gun, we know. But if Hollywood is looking for a sequel, another edge-of-the-seat thriller to draw the…

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Nov. 18, 2022) - Racing fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Saturday, Nov. 26 to get up close and personal with 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, who became a household name with his upset at 80-1 odds in the world's most famous. Coady Photography is offering just 80 fans the chance to purchase a "Rich…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Racing fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Saturday, Nov. 26 to get up close and personal with 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, who became a household name with his upset at 80-1 odds in the world's most famous. Coady Photography is offering just 80 fans the chance to purchase a "Rich Strike Golden Ticket,"…

Possessing confidence and a new maturity, Rich Strike is primed for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Keeneland racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. "He's become a man," trainer Eric Reed said Wednesday of the long-shot Kentucky Derby winner that commentators described as jumpy and agitated before finishing sixth in the Belmont Stakes. "When…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - Think back to about five and a half months ago at Churchill Downs and the first Saturday in May. A horse with about 80-1 odds to win the Kentucky Derby shocked the world. His name is Rich Strike. That name sounds familiar to many Kentuckians and racing fans around the world. Trainer Eric Reed says the 3-year-old now plans…

KY Derby Winner Rich Strike May Find Riches Again in Saturday's G2 Lukas Classic (Rich Strike / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is back at Churchill Downs and trainer Eric Reed is hoping his prized colt will notch a third-career victory beneath the historic Twin Spires in Saturday's…

Grade 1 winners Happy Saver and Hot Rod Charlie are among the nominated older horses that are scheduled to face 80-1 upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike in the $500000 Lukas Classic (G2), which comes five weeks in advance of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland. Rich Strike, owned by RED TR-Racing and trained by Eric Reed,…

Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not enter the Preakness Stakes to chase a Triple Crown. Owner Rick Dawson released a statement Thursday saying his horse will skip the May 21 Preakness to get more rest and recovery time ahead of the Belmont Stakes on June 11. Dawson admitted that racing in the Preakness was'very, very tempting,' but…

Meet the Kentucky -winning horse Rich Strike who shocked the sports world when he beat 80-1 odds at his first Derby - and his trainer who almost abandoned his career when a fire killed dozens of his horses. Rich Strike wasn't even in the Derby field until Friday when Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas scratched Ethereal Road, making room for the…

Jockey Sonny Leon guides Rich Strike (center) to victory in the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, beating 4-1 favorite Epicenter (left), ridden by Joel Rosario, by three-quarters of a length in an 80-1 upset Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. >> Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show with the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148-year history. The…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show with the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148-year history. The…

LOUISVILLE, K.Y. (AP) - Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show with the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148-year history. The…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs. With favorite Epicenter and Zandon engaged in a duel at the front, Rich Strike stole the show with the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148-year history. The chestnut…