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Underdog Mage rallies to win 149th Kentucky Derby marked by lineup turmoil

Jockey Javier Castellano celebrates aboard Mage after winning the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A week that horse racing would like to forget ended Saturday when Mage won the Kentucky Derby on a day in which two horses died and the favorite was scratched out of the race over fear for his health.

There was plenty of celebration as the massive Churchill Downs crowd watched as Mage and Two Phil’s battled down the stretch

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