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LEXINGTON — (TNS) One of the most memorable Kentucky Derby winners in history is retiring from racing.

Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby in 2022 as an 80-1 long shot, the second-longest odds to ever win the race.

Gritty Bay Storm withstood non-stop pace pressure and the late charge from Wakanaka on Saturday to win the $1-million AGS Ladies Turf Sprint (G2) by a neck at Kentucky Downs.

Fans at Ellis Park were treated to a thriller on Saturday in the $200,000 KY Downs Preview Dueling Grounds Derby when favored Wadsworth overcame a troubled trip and held of late charges of Highway Robber and Anglophile to win his second consecutive stakes at 'the Pea Patch' in Henderson, Kentucky.

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Tom Amoss-trained Hoosier Philly, an unbeaten 3-year-old daughter of Into Mischief, is back in training at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

The promising 2-year-old filly Hoosier Philly stamped herself as a divisional leader and tantalizing prospect for the 2023 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) as she easily won the $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) Saturday at Churchill Downs with overwhelming authority by five lengths.

The promising 2-year-old filly Hoosier Philly stamped herself as a divisional leader and tantalizing prospect for the 2023 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) as she easily won the $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) Saturday at Churchill Downs with overwhelming authority by five lengths.

Gold Standard Racing Stable LLC’s Hoosier Philly tracked the early leaders from third down the backstretch before swing three-wide on the final turn, sweeping to the front, and drawing away to a 7 1/2-length win over T Max in the $200,000 Rags to Riches for fillies Sunday, opening day of Churchill Downs’ 133rd Fall Meet and co-feature on the 18th Stars of Tomorrow I program 2-year-olds.

With all of the positive signs that Bay Storm has been giving in the mornings since arriving at Monmouth Park at the start of the meet, trainer Jonathan Thomas figured he had only one option with his 4-year-old filly.