Rich Strike, a 80-1 outsider, won the race despite only being brought in after a horse dropped out.
"I fell down in the paddock when he hit the wire," Mr Reed said.
"I passed out. I'm so happy. This is the reason everybody does this. We're not supposed to be here but I knew this horse loved this track and he has been training so good all year." The trainer had considered walking away from the sport after he lost 23 horses in a barn fire in 2016."We always felt like if we could just get into the race, we'd have a shot, and we proved it today," Mr Dawson said.About 150,000 spectators attended Saturday's race, including former President Donald Trump and rapper Drake.
In 2021, betting on the Kentucky Derby reached $233 million, up 85% from the year before, which was held without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to industry publication BloodHorse.
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