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I'll Have Another 2012 Kentucky Derby Winner

2012 Kentucky Derby Winner is I'll Have Another

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Longshot, I’ll Have Another took the 2012 Kentucky Derby win at Churchill Downs in front of a packed stadium full of spectators.

However, in a sprint to the finish, the colt made a swift move past favorite Bodemeister in the final furlong to win the Kentucky Derby, with jockey Mario Gutierrez on board.

“He’s an amazing horse. I kept telling everybody, from the first time I met him, I knew he was the one. I knew he was good,” Gutierrez said. “I said in an interview, even if they allowed me to pick from the whole rest of the field, I would have stayed with him, 100 percent, no doubt about it.”

Trained by Doug O’Neill, I’ll Have Another recently won the Santa Anita Derby winner and held odds of 15-1.

O’Neill quickly proclaimed that I’ll Have Another will go on to the Preakness in two weeks.

“Maryland, here we come baby!” he said.

Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister, trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, was ousted in the last furlong as I’ll Have Another drew level then pulled clear while they crowd went wild. Bodemeister took second and returned $6.20 and $5.60 as the 4-1 favorite. Dullahan was a neck back in third and paid $7.20 to show.

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