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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Can you believe it? More people watched Kentucky Derby later

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Perhaps trying to make sure it really happened, more people watched replays of 80-1 underdog Rich Strike winning the Kentucky Derby than watched it live.

NBC said some 36 million people watched the exciting finish of horseracing's premier event on NBC Sports' social media accounts, including 11.6 million on TikTok, the most ever achieved for a network sports presentation. That doesn't account for non-NBC outlets, for which there was no estimate available Tuesday.

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