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This year's Kentucky Derby is in the books and now we are off to the Preakness Stakes where Mage looks to win the Triple Crown. Odds of a Triple Crown are typically around 8-1 for a payout in the neighborhood of $800 on a $100 bet.
Mage paid 15-1 odds and paid his 300 plus owners a piece of the $1.86 million. The jockey, Javier Castellano, receives $186,000 of that.
Mage is trained by He is trained by Gustavo Delgado. He and Castellano are from Venezuela.
Castellano, the Hall of Fame jockey, snapped an 0-for-15 skid in the Derby.
The horse is owned by a fractional share consortium known as Commonwealth, which allows individual investors to buy in on horse ownership.
“He’s (Mage) got a lot of heart," Castellano said moments after crossing the finish line. "He’s a little horse but (has) a big heart.”
“When I come to the United States, my first dream (was) go to the Kentucky Derby!” Delgado said.
Two Phil's was second and 4-1 favorite Angel of Empire finished third.
Forte, the early favorite, was scratched in the morning with a bruised foot.
The 2023 Kentucky Derby was marred by tragedy.
Two more horses died in the hours leading up to post time, making a total of seven dead horses at this year's Kentucky Derby.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
