Controversy and Triumph at the Kentucky Derby
TL;DR
Mage, a 15-1 underdog with ties to Butler County, won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The lightly raced 3-year-old was ridden by Javier Castellano, trained by Gustavo Delgado, and owned by a syndicate that includes Helen Stevens-Gleason and her husband, Rick Gleason, of Middletown. Mage broke his maiden in January and finished fourth in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and second in the Florida Derby before winning the Kentucky Derby.
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