"[30], The Travers Stakes on August 27 attracted a very strong field, including the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby (Rich Strike, Epicenter and Zandon), Preakness winner Early Voting and Cyberknife, who had won the Haskell in his last start. How they got there didnt matter to Reed, the colts trainer, and Leon, his jockey. He is by 2016 Travers S. (G1) winner Keen Ice out of Gold Strike, a Canadian Grade 3 winner who was third in the 2005 Queen's . Jockey Sonny Leon implored his mount to finish the race off with left-handed strikes in the closing sixteenth while simultaneously working to maintain his balance, as his saddle may have slipped to the left. Leon's rail ride was reminiscent of jockey Calvin Borel's stealth move aboard Mine That Bird in 2009. [9] His dam, Gold Strike by Smart Strike, was the Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2005; he was sired by Keen Ice, best known for defeating American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes. Published: 07:05 GMT, 8 May 2022 | Updated: 09:03 GMT, 8 May 2022. [19], For his third start of the year, Rich Strike was entered in the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway on April 2. 'We had a difficult post but I know the horse,' Leon said about Rich Strike's No. His efforts to date and his pedigree suggest he should stay 1 1/4 miles, but whether he has the class at the very top level is questionable. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}All-weather track (Eclipse Sportswire), Rich Strike at Belmont Park. So far, weve had some luck with that. They skipped the Preakness in Baltimore but came to New York, where they finished sixth in the Belmont Stakes. However, unlike in the Derby, he had no closing punch off a moderate early pace and ended up sixth, beaten 13 1/4 lengths. I had to wait until the stretch and that's what I did. Because it can't be true.' He started his move on the final turn while weaving through traffic, first shifting out four horses wide of the rail then back towards the rail. Rich Strike will try to win the second leg of the Triple Crown when the Preakness Stakes takes place in Baltimore on May 21. And thats great, too. Any business Ive ever had, I like to be in the middle of things. Sonny Leon rode. Also there in New York were Jerry Dixon and his son Jerry Jr., the colts groom and the fourth generation of the family in the horse business. Back then, he could not secure an agent and was mainly an exercise rider. Various pundits had predicted that no one was going to beat Flightline, and that proved to be so, with the horse finishing 8 1/4 lengths in front of Olympiad. He seemed to be working well on dirt and we thought he might like the dirt. The top horses included Epicenter (Louisiana Derby, Risen Star), Zandon (Blue Grass Stakes), and Taiba (Santa Anita Derby). Coady Photography | Trainer Eric Reed (left) and Owner Rick Dawson (center) celebrate with the trophy after Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Leon, Dawson and Reed all won their first Kentucky Derbies, all three of them as massive underdogs alongside their horse. ", Rich Strike: Trainer Eric Reed nearly 'lost everything' in a barn fire. I was very proud of him. The best seat in the house! Now the newcomers intend to take Rich Strike to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes on May 21 to race in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Forget Cocaine Bear when theres FLORIDA PARROT. In fact, Reed told reporters after the race that he found out about "30 seconds" before Friday's deadline that Rich Strike would race. At 8:45 a.m. on Friday morning, Reed was informed there were no scratches. The horses go from the stall to the five-furlong training track, work or gallop and come back. I dont really own him anymore. [4] He was not in the field until Ethereal Road was scratched the day before, with Rich Strike being added from the also-eligible list for the Derby. Starting as the 5/1 fourth choice, Rich Strike settled behind the leaders Art Collector and Hot Rod Charlie. Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Odds & lines subject to change. Not bad for a horse that entered the Derby field the day before whenEthereal Road scratched and was claimed byownerRick Dawson ofRED TR-Racing after a $30,000 maiden-claiming race at Churchill Downs. Before his victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown, Rich Strike's career earnings totaled only$111,289. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! Kentucky Derby 2022: Results and purse money at The Run for the Roses, Giannis trash talked the NBAs biggest stars on The Daily Show, and it was adorable. A rallying finish for third in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) put Rich Strike on the brink of qualification for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. I have two others racing and then Ive got a filly we bred to Keen Ice and I have a yearling out of Keen Ice. Rich Strike ( foaled April 25, 2019) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby, racing at 80-1 odds. Rishi Sunak looked like he had won the lottery. He briefly considered the fire might be a signal for him to leave the sport. A $1 superfecta (the top four finishers with Zandon third and Simplification fourth) paid $321,500.09. 'I can't believe it after Epicenter's effort,' said losing trainer Steve Asmussen, who fell to 0 for 24 in the Derby. Eric Reed and Sonny Leon know about lifes changing scores. He broke well from the outside post position and settled into the back of the pack where he was in eighteenth place after the first half-mile, 17 lengths behind the leaders. Kentucky "stewards had a reasonable basis to find that thehorseshoes worn by Hot Rod Charlie during the 2022 Lukas Classic (G2) did not violate" HISA rules, the HISA enforcement team wrote in a Feb. 8 recommendation to its board of directors. [2] [3] Rich Strike is the second-biggest longshot to have won the Kentucky Derby after Donerail (91-1 odds) in 1913. JOHNSON: Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rich Strike. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. PEDULLA: How many horses have you owned, in whole or part, during your career. Leon regularly rides on some of the country's smallest circuits, where the horse flesh is inexpensive and the purse money modest. "He didn't run terrible but he just wasn't himself. I asked my trainer up on the stage, I said, 'Are you sure this is not a dream? Rich Strike is also inbred 4s 4s to Deputy Minister, meaning he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of the pedigree. A Lexington-based trainer, Reed entered the Derby with just one graded stakes win in his career. Both were first-timers to the sports grand spectacle, and no one gave their colt, Rich Strike, much of a shot to run away with the roses. Meet theKentucky-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. Thebank that won't pass on rate rises unless you ring and ask:Just one of the ruses greedy lenders use to Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family and as a 'global superstar' she 'hated Twitter is DOWN: App crashes for thousands of frustrated users around the world. Rich Strike took his customary spot off the pace in the Lukas Classic and came with a big closing move down the center of the track in the stretch. The Chosen Vron earned the highest speed figures a History (1875-2022 Derby Results & Videos), Breeders' Cup Super Screener - Expert Picks. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Tragedy as large barn fire in Kentucky kills thirty horses. Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby in May as an 80-1 shot. DAWSON: I have fun with all of them. [23][24][25] Rich Strike was overlooked at odds of 80-1. Japan earned . Its very easy on a horse. The comments below have not been moderated. He discussed the life-changing two minutes of the Derby and his extraordinary good fortune as part of a question-and-answer session with Americas Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla: PEDULLA: What has life been like since the Derby? Leon, from Venezuela, and Reed were in their first Derby. That connection between horse and rider was clear as Leon guided Rich Strike from 15th after a mile behind contender Messier on the rail in the stretch. 'It let me know there's so much good out there, and then I just decided I wasn't going to let it take me out.'. Privacy Policy | [29] Rich Strike was selected as the third pick in the field starting at odds of just over 4/1. The BBC will suspend the 159-a-year licence fee for two days so people can watch EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could Nicola Sturgeon return the Stone of Scone for King Charles's coronation as one of Do not sell or share my personal information. Eric Reed and Sonny Leon know about life's changing scores. Rich Strike, a horse that Eric Reed and owner Rick Dawson claimed out of a cheap maiden race last September for $30,000 and got a place in the far outside starting gate Saturday mostly by. Giannis tried to trash talk Jokic, KD and LeBron but ended up just complimenting them. Rich Strike claimed the last starting spot the day before the race because of a rivals late defection. Everybody is still on the team and there is no plan to change them, Reed said. DAWSON: Mainly I was buying small shares with others, so I was a very minority owner. Well fill in the rest of the finishers when its officially announced. In between, Reed is pointing for three stakes races in Kentucky and New York. I had actually played that scenario out in my head. He lost ground at the quarter pole and he came back. The 2022 Kentucky Derby-winning horse Rich Strike is owned by Oklahoma native Rick Dawson. second biggest longshot in the history of the Kentucky Derby, Keep an eye out for DraftKings free Preakness pool, Michael Jordan made me go to the wrong college, A look inside Japans obsession with bizarre mascots, Thats Weird: Hey uh it kinda seems like this Olympic swimmer got poisoned by her rivals, The best way to watch Marvel movies is in chronological order, 17776: What football will look like in the future. Adele's rumoured engagement ring from her boyfriend Rich Paul features at 8 carat sparkler and is worth at least 500,000, according to a jewellery expert. Youre not down the road on a trailer. A simulation investigation, Every No. When I made the move to Eric and started buying horses 100 percent, it just worked out better. Baffert had two horses in this race Messier and Taiba that were trained by his assistant Tim Yakteen. iPhone users claim Apple is trying to TRICK them into Are YOU at risk of being cancelled? Dawson, a native of Oklahoma, is semi-retired from a career in the gas and oil industry. The colts owner, Rick Dawson, had exactly one horse in his stable and that was Rich Strike, whom he bought for $30,000. Rich Strike was only admitted to race after Ethereal Road was scratched on Friday evening. "I never thought I would have a Derby horse," Reed said Saturday. "I never tried to go to the yearling sale and buy a Derby horse. Rich Strike was the improbable winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, which he won as an 80-1 longshot for trainer Eric Reed with journeyman rider Sonny Leon aboard. Dawson said after the race Saturday. A bit of research finds Rich Strike won a race at Churchill Downs by 17.25 lengths just a year ago. Eric Reed's horse had 80-to-1 odds entering the prestigious event. PEDULLA: When you claimed Rich Strike, what were your expectations? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Dawson of Edmond, Okla., who owns and races horses as Red TR-Racing, scored the biggest win of his brief racing career when Rich Strike, at odds of 80-1, won the 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) by three . For me, just getting into racing has been a fun activity for me. As for Rich Strike, he took his entourage to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where he ran fourth in the Travers Stakes, and then back to Kentucky for a second-place finish at the Lukas Classic and then the Breeders Cup Classic for a fourth-place run. It was his first 3 week turnaround. 'I feel like the luckiest man alive,' Dawson said, grinning. He drew clear in the final strides to win by three-quarters of a length. Rich Strike (foaled April 25, 2019) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby, racing at 801 odds. (Eclipse Sportswire) Rich Strike caught the attention of trainer Eric Reed when he was entered for a $30,000 claiming price in a one-mile dirt race last Sept. 17 at Churchill Downs. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'none';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = '';var pfBtVersion='1';(function(){var js, pf;pf = document.createElement('script');pf.type = 'text/javascript';if ('https:' === document.location.protocol){js='https://pf-cdn.printfriendly.com/ssl/main.js'}else{js='http://cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js'}pf.src=js;document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})();Print Friendly, Send us your feedback | In the process, the Lexington-bred horse with 80-1 odds made his owner,. If we got a good one, terrific. He broke slowly and was never a factor, finishing last. Rich Strike comes-up a head short against Hot Rod Charlie in the Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs. Don't feel too bad for Rogers,. He was sent off as the 10-1 sixth choice in the betting in a field of eight. Rich Strike has won the 2022 Kentucky Derby race. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Here's a full listing of. Theirs came on the first Saturday in May in a little horse race. We shocked the world.. If we get in the Derby and run well or bad, I just thought coming back in a couple of weeks probably wouldnt be the best for our horse. He was sired by Keen Ice out of the Smart Strike mare Gold Strike. Yahagi had a winner last year when Japanese horses earned four victories on the Saudi Cup card. There have been modest offers from stallion stations in America as well as overseas to stand him for stud. Final Odds for the Derby. Importantly, that performance earned Rich Strike 20 more qualifying points towards the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In fact, Rich Strike barely made the Derby field, claiming the last starting spot the day before the race because of a rivals late defection. Rich Strike, at 80-1 the second-longest shot to win this 148-year-old race, left 150,000 people gasping at Churchill Downs. We had no idea what we had. Rich Strike kept getting better as the race went on and won with an incredible sprint in the stretch run. But he is not finished. The horse is owned by RED TR-Racing and trained by Eric Reed. Jockey Sonny Leon rode Rich Strike to his victory in the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2022. The final leg of the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes, which will be held in Elmont, New York on June 11. [29] Trainer Eric Reed commented after the race, "The pace was slow, but he had him where he wanted to be. DAWSON: Being a minority owner and not having a say so, I didnt feel like I was really learning much. He could have also grown a bit fatigued after racing closer to the leaders than usual in a race with little speed. But doing that, I realized I would rather be a 100 percent owner of a horse and maybe have fewer horses and more say so in what was done and how it was done. Second-place finisher Epicenter was awarded$600,000 but did not end trainer Steve Asmussen's 0-for-24 Derby drought. On Rich Strike was jockey Sonny Leon . 2, 2022. He was near the back of the field for most of the race but found an inside path in the stretch and closed well to finish third behind Tiz the Bomb. Can the 49ers really win with ANYONE at QB? Gold Strike was. Accessibility | Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Shocks World Again, This Time By Skipping Preakness. In the stretch, he was checked briefly by a tiring horse but again found racing room and launched a sustained drive to the inside of Epicenter. But what a trip for me and my guys. CNN 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. I wasn't nervous, I was excited. Rich Strike caught the attention of trainer Eric Reed when he was entered for a $30,000 claiming price in a one-mile dirt race last Sept. 17 at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike seems to be a completely different horse at Churchill Downs than when he races anywhere else, and his prowess under the Twin Spires was on display again when he made his next start in the Grade 2 $500,000 Lukas Classic on Oct. 1 against a loaded field that included older horses such as Art Collector, Happy Saver, and Hot Rod Charlie. 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 chestnut colt trained by Eric Reed. Its picking a needle out of a haystack. May 12, 2022. This was never in my thoughts.'. It's just a blessing to be able to run. He MUST seize it, starting with the Budget, writes ANDREW NEIL. May 7, 2022, 9:08 PM. ', Dawson responded, 'If we can wake him up.'. I'm not sure. Gambling problem? He wasn't the same horse. He will always be my favorite horse.. Eric Reed's horse had 80-to-1 odds . [5][6] Owner Richard Dawson found out about the change just 30 seconds before the deadline. Rich Strike was a late admission into the race. [17], Rich Strike made his three-year-old debut on January 22, 2022, in the Leonatus Stakes over the all weather surface at Turfway Park in Kentucky. Baffert received the ban after his horse Medina Spirit won the 2021 Derby and was later disqualified for failing a drug test. Thats been our commitment all along: do whats best for Rich Strike. He is an ordinary horse usually running above his level. "He's never been better; he loves this track," said Reed. And I liked the fact that the training track was on the farm. DAWSON: Just a good horse. It was too much after the way he ran in Kentucky, Reed said. The Pirates' Rich Hill is a competitor, an odds-beater, a teacher, a maniac, a dude, and now, after 21 seasons of professional baseball, the oldest active player in MLB. Data Privacy | It's one of the biggest upsets in the. The effort was nearly enough in the colt's first race against older horses but, in the end, he fell short by mere inches to Hot Rod Charlie. What they found was that Reed was a Kentucky hardboot who won races in bunches at the casino racetracks in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia, and that Leon, a 32-year-old Venezuelan, was his go-to rider. Rich Strike takes home the $1.86 million first place prize for the win. Forget turnipsnow eat SQUIRREL! Im a hands-on kind of guy. He drew off down the stretch to win by .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}17+14 lengths. He said that the kindness of friends, high-profile trainers and people he'd met in the business over the years was the thing that kept him going. Nobody knows my horse like I know my horse. Watch Rich Strike's trainer react to winning the 148th Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike received $1,860,000 of the Kentucky Derby's $3 million purse as the race winner. Even though he was defeated, the effort stamped Rich Strike as something better than a one-hit Kentucky Derby wonder. Dawson and Reed announced after the race that Rich Strike would likely now be rested to prepare for 2023. He bobbled at the start and had to be steadied entering the first turn after being bumped. He brought owner Dawson of RED TR-Racing, Kentucky-based trainer Reed, and jockey Leon to the national spotlight after they competed mainly in the claiming and allowance levels at tracks such as Belterra Park and Mahoning Valley. Reed had no argument with the bettors ignoring his colt, whose victory surely inspired little guys everywhere. EXCLUSIVE 'I hope he has a hard time in a men's prison': Estranged wife of trans double rapist Isla Bryson Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry was diagnosed with tumour while pregnant which couldn't be treated until Matt Hancock was warned it was 'inhumane' to impose restrictions on visiting care homes and elderly were at Jacob Rees-Mogg 'had a Covid test for one of his children couriered to his home amid a shortage', according Time to veto keto? I was learning the business and it was a great way to go about it. The next morning when we saw the devastation, because this happened in the middle of the night, I just thought of all the years and all the stuff we had done to get this beautiful farm and have this happen, that something might be telling me it's the end of the line.'. Im working harder than ever to show I belong.. "All week long, I was like, 'He just gets better every day.' Reed puts up one finger to signify how his horse performed at Churchill Downs, Trainer Eric Reed (L), Jockey Sonny Leon (C), and Owner Rick Dawson (R) celebrate with the trophy after Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Frank Angst looks at three equine championships that figure to be tight this year. We all came from nowhere. [8] He was bred at Calumet Farm in Kentucky and was foaled on April 25, 2019. Typically,trainers and jockeys will receive 10% of all earnings. My plan all along and it was Erics as well was that if he runs solid, we would come back in the Belmont. The 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, Rich Strike, will not be making an overseas trip to Dubai this year, his owner RED TR-Racing's Rick Dawson, confirmed in a Facebook Post Feb. 27. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images). The horse was purchased by Rick Dawson, who races as RED TR-Racing LLC, for $30,000 last fall when the colt was entered in a low-level claiming race by former owner Calumet Farm, who bred the horse. There are a lot of girls who work on the farm. Why Kentucky Derby Winner's Owners Skipped Chance at Triple Crown - Sports Illustrated. It was never going to be a life or death kind of thing. ** Get a $150 deposit match from AmWager + Daily Rewards**, Works report: Rich Strike drills for U.S. campaign. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. [28], On 11 June, Rich Strike was entered to the Belmont Stakes and faced Todd Pletcher's pair Mo Donegal and the filly Nest and five other horses. 'Small trainer, small rider, small stable, he should have been 80-1,' Reed said. After the Belmont Stakes, Rich Strike trained up to the $1.25 million Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga for his next start on August 27. A $2 exacta with Rich Strike and Epicenter paid $4,101.20. I wasn't nervous, I was excited. We pulled a major upset. Rich Strike is the second biggest longshot in the history of the Kentucky Derby. He trailed the field through the first three-quarters of a mile before making a mild rally to finish fifth behind Epicenter. Leon traded the casino circuit he dominated for Gulfstream Park in South Florida. Saturday May last the Gods smiled on him. On a sun-splashed bluegrass afternoon, Eric Reed stood in his . One horseman who spoke on background to a couple of us media types this week at Churchill Downs said Rich Strike's peak value already may have been reached - at least in terms of a stud fee. People ask me and I almost dont want to say it because people spend a lifetime at it and havent gotten there. The horse entered the race with 80-1 odds to win. In all, the seven days ending Feb. 26 produced 43 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that were redeemed or sold across Maryland, and the Lottery paid nearly $34.3 million in prizes during that . Trainer Reed endured a tragedy five years ago when he lost nearly two dozen horses in a barn fire after lightning struck his training center in Lexington. Sonny Leon hustled Rich Strike from last to first with a swerving, impeccably timed stretch drive, winning the Kentucky Derby in May at Churchill Downs. Rich Strike's trainer Ed Reed and his crew were jubilant at Churchill Downs after the horse won the 148th Kentucky Derby. he was horse-kicking . The horse had just entered the race on Friday. [31] Rich Strike started at odds of nearly 11/1 broke in at the start, settled on the inside, was urged along passing the five-eighths pole, saved ground under strong urging on the far turn, shifted three to four wide into the stretch and just missed the third place behind by 5+12 lengths from winner Epicenter followed by Cyberknife, with Zandon in third place. As Epicenter and Zandon battled for the win, Leon angled his mount to the right, split two horses and blasted past the leaders for the highly improbable win. (Eclipse Sportswire), Rich Strikes Owner Richard Dawson on an Incredible Kentucky Derby and a Belmont Bid, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, A 'Confident' New Contender Cracks the Latest Kentucky Derby Poll. A $2 win bet would have returned $184.90. The colt is the only horse Dawson has in training. They, along with the horse's owner, Rick Dawson . [34] Sonny Leon was suspended 15 days by the Churchill Downs stewards for "intentionally attempting to interfere with and impede the progress of a rival by repeatedly making physical contact with another rider in the stretch". Dawson and Reed skipped a start in the May 21 Preakness Stakes in favor of bringing Rich Strike back for the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 11. [37][38], Trainer Eric Reed worked on a race plan for next year, as Rich Strike rested at a bluegrass farm at the end of 2022, and enjoyed just being a horse. Rich Strike was claimed out of that race by owner Richard Dawson onEric Reeds recommendation. Hes grown up.. It is instead often sheikhs and industrialists, who throw millions of dollars around in pursuit of regally bred racehorses in an effort to win Americas greatest horse race. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was bought for just $30,000 - but landed $1.8m when he beat 80-1 odds to win Kentucky Derby after trainer almost gave up five years ago when barn fire killed. Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities | I pray Rishi Sunak succeeds so as HENRY DEEDES: Wowee was he pumped! Trainer Reed endured a tragedy five years ago when he lost nearly two dozen horses in a barn fire after lightning struck his training center in Lexington, Firefighters believe the fire was caused by storms that passed through Kentucky, Debris lies on the ground after a fire at the Mercury Equine Center in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, Training center workers were devastated upon coming into work and seeing the devastation, 'I never thought I would have a Derby horse,' Reed said. Rich Strike (21), with Sonny Leon aboard, wins the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. 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