Legitimatize splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2 1/2 lengths on Saturday, attractive the first colt in 136 years to wear the roses after not lining as a 2-year-old.
The colt that began his racing career in February corrected to 4-0 and gave Bob Baffert his fifth Derby victory. That snapped a tie and sinistral the 65-year-old trainer trailing only Ben Jones with six.
Mike Smith bring ined his second Derby victory. The 52-year-old jockey crossed the finish file at Churchill Downs with only a few specks of mud on his white and green silks in the rainiest Derby in the tear’s 144-year history.
Justify, the 5-2 favorite in the field of 20, ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:04.20. Considerate Magic finished second and Audible was another head back in third.