Mage came on strong in the final stretch to claim the 149th annual Kentucky Derby, with jockey Javier Castellano winning the race in his 16th attempt.
Mage finished the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” with a 2:01.57 time to secure first place. The three-year-old colt had 16-1 odds to win the race—the eighth-best—minutes before the start of this year’s Kentucky Derby.
In winning the race, Owner Gustavo Delgado’s horse beat out favorites like Angel of Empire, Tapit Trice, Derma Sotogake, Two Phil’s and Kingsbarns. Behind Mage, Two Phil’s finished second, Angel of Empire third and Disarm, who had the 12th-best odds to win Saturday’s race, finished fourth.
