That’s what we deal with.”įreezing Point suffered a left ankle injury in the Pat Day Mile, trainer Joe Lejzerowicz told the AP. “They could do the same thing running in the field as they could on the track. “He just took a bad step out there,” Hiles said. “They need to do whatever is best for the horses, and the sport in general.”Ĭhloe’s Dream injured his right front knee, trainer Jeff Hiles told The Associated Press. “It’s concerning, and I hope they’re quickly trying the best they can to correct whatever’s going on,” said Michael Freeze, who along with his friend dressed up as jockeys. The string of horse deaths was on the mind of some Derby-goers. “I’m sure there’s going to be some investigations done as to the reason behind that, and hopefully that provides a few more answers.” “It’s a very difficult subject to touch upon,” said Ramiro Restrepo, part of Mage’s ownership and a blood stock agent. He paid $4.70 to show.Įarlier in the day, Chloe’s Dream, a 3-year-old gelding, and Freezing Point, a 3-year-old colt, were euthanized after being injured in their races, becoming the sixth and seventh horses to have died at the track in recent days. “Man, he tried so hard and ran his heart out,” said Larry Rivelli, who trains Two Phil’s.Īngel of Empire, the 4-1 favorite, was another half-length back in third in front of a crowd of 150,335 on a warm and partly cloudy day at Churchill Downs. The colt earned $1,860,000 for the biggest win of his brief career. “This is the dream I have, a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote a note: ‘We’re going to win the Derby next year.’”įorte, the early favorite, was scratched in the morning with a bruised foot, one of five horses that dropped out in the run-up to the race. “Everything went according to plan,” Delgado Jr. Mage passed him at the eighth-pole and went on to victory. Mage swung to the outside and took aim on the leader. Two Phil’s stormed to the lead at the top of the stretch. “Turning for home, he had a lot of heart,” Castellano said. Castellano and Mage began picking off the competition and on the far turn launched their run. Going into the backstretch, Mage was ahead of just three horses. Canonero II won the Derby and Preakness in 1971. Mage joined Canonero II as Derby winners with Venezuelan ties. Castellano and trainer Gustavo Delgado are from Venezuela.
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