Rich Strike gave us another exciting and unexpected Kentucky Derby chapter Saturday, outrunning race favorites Messier and Epicenter down the stretch to pull off the second-biggest upset in the Race for the Roses.
Rich Strike, an 80-1 long shot who only entered the field Friday as a last-minute replacement for Ethereal Road, paid off big—$163.60, $74.20 and $29.40 as the winner over favorite Epicenter, who brought in $7.40 and $5.20 for second, while early favorite Zandon paid $5.60 for show.
With another race in the books, we look back at some of the biggest moments from Churchill Downs as shot by Sports Illustrated:
1977: Seattle Slew
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Seattle Slew’s start to the Derby was a bit of a bumpy one, as he hit the gate and then slammed into another horse.