Kentucky Derby winner 2022

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.

Cause we're not supposed to be here, but I knew this horse loved the track and he's been training so good all year." Rich Strike began derby week as an alternate and was not added to the field until Friday when another horse pulled out of the race. Rich Strike was in the middle of the pack as the horses entered the final stretch, but the horse surged past front-runners and betting favorites Epicenter and Zandon in the final seconds of the race.

Rich Strike came into the race with the longest odds among all 20 horses.

The Blue Grass Stakes and Champagne Stakes rank second with 23. With the Kentucky Derby post time only two hours away, the forecast is partly cloudy and in the low 60s with no rain. The final two went on to sweep the Triple Crown. Get your 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 if your horse runs 2nd or 3rd. Over the last eight Kentucky Derbys, two horses won after entering with the most points -- Orb in 2013 and California Chrome in 2014. The rappers say they're backing Happy Jack (19-1). The 2022 Kentucky Derby's post time is only 30 minutes away. Taiba's odds went from 12-1 last night to 5-1 today, making him a co-favorite. The horse was only added to the field Friday after Ethereal Road dropped out. This is the first Kentucky Derby win for the trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon. Epicenter and Zandon then burst to the front in what looked to be a two-horse finish -- until Rich Strike came out of seemingly nowhere to pass them both. The first was Donerail, which won in 1913 after closing as a 91-1 longshot.

Rick Strike won the Kentucky Derby, which went off without trainer Bob Baffert, whose horse Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned drug last year.

He broke his maiden in September at Churchill and then raced five times without ever finishing in the top two. Reed’s words when he got the news seem prophetic now: “Get a good break and work over to the inside. He was entered Monday as an also eligible and earned a spot in the race Friday morning when trainer D. Wayne Lukas chose to scratch Ethereal Road. At 80-1 odds, Rich Strike scored the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history and paid $163.60 on a $2 win bet. "I fell down in the paddock when he hit the wire. "I don't know how (to put the win into words)," trainer Eric Reed said.

Eric Reed's horse pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Kentucky Derby.

The trainer was also stripped of the victory, fined $7,500 and forced to forfeit all the purse money. “This is the most unbelievable day ever … it’s like having a football team and winning a Super Bowl …with one player.” Rich Strike finished the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” with a 2:02.61 time to secure first place in the race. Leon, a Venezuelan native who started his career at 15 in Youngstown, Ohio, said after the race that the win was everything. “I kept him right because, I think I got this Kentucky Derby. ... I think I got this race. Reed’s horse pulled off the win against some of the other favorites like Epicenter, who entered the race with the best odds and finished second on Saturday.

Did you hit it big at the betting window? Here are the payouts for the 2022 Kentucky Derby horse race, which was won by 80-1 long shot Rich Strike.

Superfecta: 21-3-10-13, $321,500.10 (Based on a $1 bet) (Based on a $2 bet) Trifecta: 21-3-10, $14,870.70 (Based on a $1 bet) Exacta: 21-3, $4,101.20 (Based on a $2 bet) (Based on a $2 bet) (Based on a $2 bet)

Despite all odds, horse Rich Strike and jockey Sonny Leon emerged victorious in the 148th Kentucky Derby in Churchill Downs on Saturday.

The Kentucky Derby was the first of this year's Triple Crown races. Rich Strike was winning trainer Eric Reed's first derby horse, who won the race in 2:02.61. Mo Donegal was the overwhelming favorite to take home the victory with 10-1 odds going into this year's race after winning the Remsen Stakes in December 2021.