Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on a day when the prerace favorite was scratched and two horses on the undercard were euthanized, bringing the death total to seven.
Mage, who was a 16-1 choice at post time, became only the third horse to prevail at the Kentucky Derby without winning as a 2-year-old. The others were Apollo in 1882 and Justify in 2018.
It was the first victory for jockey Javier Castellano, who had been 0-for-15 at the Kentucky Derby.Mage finished the 1 1/4 mile course at Churchill Downs in 2:01.57, earning his second career victory. Mage was draped with a blanket of 554 red roses to signify the win in the annual Run for the Roses. A crowd of 150,335 fans watched the race on a warm, partly cloudy day at the track,
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