Who is Rich Strike? Rich Strike, Winner of 148th Kentucky Derby, Second Biggest Kentucky Derby upset of all time
Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby 80-1 on Saturday, May 7,2022, the second-biggest upset in the game’s history. Rich Strike came in after it was declared Friday morning that Ethereal Road was out of the opposition. The horse has only been raced seven times before.
Rich Strike presently has two games left to finish perhaps the best accomplishment in American games, the Triple Crown. The sorrel stallion has the second-greatest upset in the race’s long history, behind Donnelly’s 91-1 win in 1913.
“It was the most fantastic day ever,” said Richard Dawson, owner of Red TR-Racing, LLC.
Mentor Reed expressed that while the horse appeared to be improving with each race, he was astonished by the completion.
RICH STRIKE WINS‼️
The second-biggest longshot winner (80-1) in the history of the Kentucky Derby 🐎
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 7, 2022