“Venezuelan Duo Crowned Champions at Kentucky Derby 2023: Mage Rides to Victory”

2023-05-07 00:10:46

Venezuela made itself felt in the 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby. And it is that this Saturday Mage, ridden by the native rider Javier Castellano and trained by the Venezuelan Gustavo Delgado, was crowned at the Churchill Downs Racecourse.

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Mage, son of God Magic, set a time of 2:01.57 in the legendary race and is on track to win the triple crown in the coming weeks in the Preakness Stakes and next month in the Belmont Stakes.

Mage won the Kentucky Derby!!! with a Venezuelan team of Gustavo Delgado and Javier Castellano!

Congratulations to the champions!!!

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— Leader in Sports (@LiderEsDeporte) May 6, 2023

This is the second time that a Venezuelan jockey-trainer duo has won the Kentucky Derby. In 1971 he was the Cañonero horse with Gustavo Avila and Juan Arias.

Furthermore, it is the first time that this race has been won twice in a row by Venezuelan riders. Let’s remember that the previous edition Sonny Leon with the horse Rich Strike were the winners of the most important equestrian fair in the United States.

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