Won the Berain Turf Stakes

Godolphin's pony "Santen" crowned champion at the Kentucky Derby

"Santen" grabbed the title of the race by a neck advantage over his closest competitor.

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The pony "Santen", owned by Godolphin, was crowned a champion in the "Berain Turf Stakes" race, dedicated to purebred hybrid horses "Group 1" for a distance of 1,800 meters grass, which took place at dawn yesterday at the American "Churchill Downs" track, as part of the "Kentucky Derby" races. famous.

"Santen", descended from the descendants of the stallion "Distorted Hummer", under the supervision of coach Branden Walsh, scored the third victory in his career limited to six participations, and his first in the world's highest-ranked Group 1 races.

The jockey, Tyler Gfaleon, knew how to compensate for the late start of "Santen" from the last gate, and move him gradually to the front ranks, before advancing and taking the second place temporarily, then unleashing him with entering the straight track of the track, taking the lead and crossing the finish line in first place in a time of one minute and 49 A second and 72 parts of a second, a neck difference from the second-placed "Mira Mission", owned by "Mary Abel Sullivan", under the supervision of coach Ian Walkers, and led by jockey Julian R. Lebaro, while the third place went to "Adhamo" with the slogan "Michael Dobb and McDitt Stables". and Luis Lasinaro”, under the supervision of coach Chad Brown, and led by jockey Flavian Pratt.

"Rich Strike" scores a big-caliber surprise

The "Rich Strike" pony, with the logo of "Red TR Company Ltd.", and under the supervision of coach Eric Red, scored a heavy-caliber surprise by winning the title of the 148th edition of the prestigious "Kentucky Derby" race, which ran for a distance of 2,000 sandy meters on the "Churchill Downs" track.

Three-year-old Rich Strike surprised his competitors by leading in the last meters led by his jockey Sonny Leon, and snatched the victory by three-quarters of the length of second-placed "Epsenter", owned by "Winsel Company".

The victory of "Rich Strike" is the largest in his career, which is limited to seven participations, and includes one victory for him at the age of two years.

It is noteworthy that the Kentucky Derby, which began in 1875, represents the first round of each season in the Triple Crown, which also includes in its second and third rounds the Bricktis Stakes and Belmont Stakes.

• "Santen" scored the third victory in his career, which was limited to 6 participations.

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