Animal Kingdom finished best of all down the center of the track to overtake Nehro and draw off to a 2 3/4-length victory in the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on Sunday morning (Aust time). Mucho Macho Man finished third, with the pace-setting Shackleford fourth. Animal Kingdom was ridden by John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for Robby Albarado, who was injured earlier in the week. Animal Kingdom, a son of Leroidesanimaux, is owned by Team Valor International and trained by Graham M
Animal Kingdom finished best of all down the center of the track to overtake Nehro and draw off to a 2 3/4-length victory in the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on Sunday morning (Aust time). Mucho Macho Man finished third, with the pace-setting Shackleford fourth. Animal Kingdom was ridden by John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for Robby Albarado, who was injured earlier in the week. Animal Kingdom, a son of Leroidesanimaux, is owned by Team Valor International and trained by Graham Motion. The Kentucky Derby marked the first time he had ever raced on dirt and gave both Motion and Velazquez their first Derby victories. Archarcharch was pulled up by jockey Jon Court shortly after crossing the finish line and was vanned off immediately after the race. (www.drf.com).