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Updated May 1, 2021 at 10:03 PM ET
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 met 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 unflinching pace.
As dominant a trainer he is, the win took Baffert by surprise.
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.
Medina Spirit is the winner of the Kentucky Derby
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Posted: May 1, 2021 4:11 PM
Updated: May 2, 2021 9:33 AM
Posted By: Lorraine Dechter
7:15 p.m.
Medina Spirit has won the 147th Kentucky Derby by a half-length over Mandaloun, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the premier race for 3-year-olds.
The bay colt led the $3 million race from start to finish after going off at 12-1 odds from the No. 8 post.
Medina Spirit never gave ground despite several competitors attempts, including a late outside surge by race favorite Essential Quality entering the stretch to create a four-wide sprint.
Baffert Does It Again: Medina Spirit Wins Kentucky Derby
By Emma Bowman
May 1, 2021
Updated May 1, 2021 at 10:03 PM ET
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 met 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 unflinching pace.
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