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Only 18 Horses Racing in the Kentucky Derby After Last-Minute Scratch of Great White
Course veterinarians scratched the 1,365-pound gray gelding after he reared up and flipped, leaving the Derby field with 18 horses.
- On Saturday, May 2, Great White was scratched from the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs moments before post time after rearing up, flipping over, and throwing jockey Alex Achard.
- Great White had only entered the race earlier in the week as a replacement for Silent Tactic, who scratched with a foot injury, reducing the field from 19 to 18 horses.
- The 1,365-pound gelding was spooked while approaching the starting gate, but trainer John Ennis later reported the horse is "perfect" and unharmed following the incident.
- Churchill Downs offers a betting policy stating, "If scratch occur prior to 'official' of the 1st leg: all bets containing such scratch will refund."
- Golden Tempo won the race, making trainer Cherie DeVaux the first female Derby champion, while other competitors including The Puma were also scratched this week.
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Great White Scratched from Kentucky Derby After Throwing Rider in Scary Scene
One of the most intriguing horses in the Kentucky Derby had his race end before it even began. The post WATCH: Great White Scratched from Kentucky Derby After Throwing Rider in Scary Scene appeared first on Breitbart.
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Kentucky Derby horse scratched after throwing jockey while getting loaded into starting gate
Things got very interesting even before the Kentucky Derby got underway when one of the horses reared up and threw his jockey as he was being loaded into the starting gate.As the starting gate was being loaded up, Great White, ridden by jockey Alex Achard, appeared to get spooked by something, reared up, and fell backwards.That sent Achard tumbling, with the 1,300-pound horse landing on his back and almost rolling on top of the jockey.CLICK HERE…
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