Just a moment ago, I’ll Have Another (shown at Santa Anita) caught up to Bodemeister, which had a five length lead, and won the 134th Kentucky Derby. Here’s the list of horses that participated and their odds:
1. Daddy Long Legs: 30-to-1
2. Optimizer: 45-to-1
3. Take Charge Indy: 12-to-1
4. Union Rags: 5-to-1
5. Dullahan: 35-to-4
6. Bodemeister: 5-to-1
7. Rousing Sermon: 40-to-1
8. Creative Cause: 12-to-1
9. Trinniberg: 40-to-1
10. Daddy Nose Best: 15-to-1
11. Alpha: 15-to-1
12. Perspective: 40-to-1
13. Went The Day Well: 25-to-1
14. Hansen: 11-to-1
15. Gemologist: 29-to-4
16. El Padrino: 16-to-1
17. Done Talking: 40-to-1
18. Sabercat: 25-to-1
19. I’ll Have Another: 11-to-1
20. Liaison: 50-to-1
It was Derby newcomer Mario Gutierrez, who jockeyed I’ll Have Another, who scored his first win. Afterward, he told NBC sports that he thanked everyone in both Mexico and in Vancouver, BC, where he raced at Hastings Park for six years.
Congrats to Mario Gutierrez and I’ll Have Another, winners of the 2012 Kentucky Derby.