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2022 Kentucky Derby Results

Anthony Stabile Sports Betting Expert
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Churchill Downs had over 100,000 fans in attendance watch a stunner take place on Saturday May 7, 2022 as Rich Strike, an 80-1 long shot, captured the 148th Kentucky Derby.

The horse was a late addition to the Kentucky Derby field from the also-eligible list on Friday, taking the place for No. 20 Etheral Road.

Jockey Sonny Leon rallied the horse to run past the 4/1 favorite Epicenter and contender Zandon (6/1) to win the 148th Run for the Roses.

Rich Strike paid $163.60 to win, which was the second-biggest upset in the Derby's 148th year history. The victory for Leon and trainer Eric Reed was their first Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown win.

Reed summed it up best and seemed just as surprised. "Small trainer, small rider, small stable, he should have been 80-1,” Reed said. “And so anybody that’s in this business, lightening can strike.”

2022 Kentucky Derby Results

Finish (Odds)WinPlaceShow
21 Rich Strike$163.60$74.20$29.40
3 Epicenter$7.40$5.20
10 Zandon$5.60
The Rich Strike team were celebrating after winning the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. (AP)

2022 Kentucky Derby Payouts

The Total Win Pool on the 2022 Kentucky Derby closed at just over $49 million and a little more than $500,000 was wagered on the No. 21 horse Rich Strike to Win.

With an 80/1 long shot taking first place, the exacta, trifecta and superfecta tickets were all extremely high and they are listed below:

$1.00 Double 10/21 $1,364.90
$2.00 Exacta 21/3 $4,101.20
$0.50 Pick 3 3/10/21 $1,612.20
$0.50 Pick 4 9/3, 8/10/21 $25,834.75
$0.50 Pick 5 5/9/3, 8/10/21 $247,215.66
$0.20 Pick 6 5, 7/5/9/3, 8/10/21 $161,630.86
$1.00 Super High Five 21/3/10/13/1 $741,018.88
$1.00 Superfecta 21/3/10/13 $321,500.09
$0.50 Trifecta 21/3/10 $7,435.35

2022 Kentucky Derby Finish Order

  1. (21) Rich Strike
  2. (3) Epicenter
  3. (10) Zandon
  4. (13) Simplification
  5. (1) Mo Donegal
  6. (14) Barber Road
  7. (18) Tawny Port
  8. (5) Smile Happy
  9. (9) Tiz the Bomb
  10. (19) Zozos
  11. (17) Classic Causeway
  12. (12) Taiba
  13. (7) Crown Pride
  14. (2) Happy Jack
  15. (6) Messier
  16. (15) White Abarrio
  17. (8) Charge It
  18. (16) Cyberknife
  19. (11) Pioneer of Medina
  20. (4) Summer Is Tomorrow

2022 Kentucky Derby Victory

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Anthony Stabile

Anthony “the Big A” Stabile was born at the racetrack. His parents met at Aqueduct, he worked as a hotwalker, groom and jockey agent at the NYRA tracks throughout high school and college before becoming a writer and handicapper for the New York Post in May 1999. Anthony has contributed to both the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup editions of The Bloodhorse, was co-host of “Thoroughbred Central” for the New York City OTB Television Network, hosts seminars for some of racings’ biggest days throughout the New York City area and is the Virtual Race Track announcer at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Anthony is best known for selecting the New York bred gelding Funny Cide to win the 2003 Kentucky Derby at 12-1. Anthony had “the gutsy gelding” at 150-1 in a Vegas future book as well as in all three Kentucky Derby Future Pools. Anthony was the ghost writer for Funny Cide in a series of columns that appeared in the Post and authored “Through the Binocs,” a daily recap of the day’s action at NYRA racetracks. More from Anthony Stabile
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