Darron Cummings
/ AP
Medina Spirit overcame tough odds to win the 147th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, giving trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh Derby victory.
Medina Spirit, mounted by jockey John Velazquez, broke out of the gate with an early lead and held fast as the race entered the final stretch.
Essential Quality, taking fourth place, was the horse to beat. Entering the race as a favorite with 5-2 odds, the undefeated horse's last minute sprint from the outside couldn't match Medina Spirit's speed.
"I cannot believe he won this race," said Baffert, whose horse came in with 12-1 odds. "That little horse has heart. ... He won it today."