The horse was trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. Chasing Artie, a 5-year-old gelding, had just finished the eighth race and collapsed near the winner’s circle. In the fifth race, Take Charge Briana, a 3-year-old filly trained by Wayne Lukas, broke down in the upper stretch during a turf race and was euthanized. The horse would have been ridden by Ken Tohill, who at 60 would have been the oldest jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. It would have been the first Kentucky Derby start for trainer Joel Marr. The 3-year-old gelding walked onto the horse ambulance and was evaluated at the track and then shipped to an equine hospital in Lexington, where the horse was euthanized. The winner of the Sunland Derby was pulled up on the backstretch during training.
One of the horses, Wild On Ice, was scheduled to run in the Derby but suffered an injury to his left hind leg last Thursday. It most certainly will cast an unwelcome and tragic shadow over the world’s most famous race. Ohtani didn’t get the decision but did become the second player in history to record 500 strikeouts and hit at least 100 home runs, joining Babe Ruth.įrom John Cherwa: As the days count down to Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, four horses have died at the iconic track since last week. The Angels have won six of eight, while the Cardinals have lost five in a row. Mike Trout and Jake Lamb hit solo homers in the ninth inning, Shohei Ohtani tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Angels rallied to beat the St. Yet, somehow, the Dodgers still found themselves exactly where they wanted to be Wednesday afternoon - loading the bases with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, just as their hottest early-season hitter came strolling to the plate.įittingly, with a screaming drive and thunderous swing, Max Muncy hit a walk-off grand slam just inside the right-field foul pole to lift the Dodgers to a 10-6 win, using his major league-leading 12th home run of the season to put a raucous exclamation point on the Dodgers’ series sweep and 6-0 homestand.Ĭolumn: Dodgers are feeling good, but these aren’t quite the good old days ANGELS They squandered golden opportunities at the plate, and managed to blow a save after a methodical late-game rally. They faced a five-run deficit against the defending National League champions. *Saturday, May 13 at New Jersey, TBD, ESPNįrom Jack Harris: They got an underwhelming start from their debuting pitching prospect.
*Thursday, May 11 at Philadelphia, TBD, ESPN
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