battle of midway came in third in the 2017 kentucky derby.
which horse came in third in the 2017 kentucky derby?
battle of midway
the second-place finish gave the colt 40 points on the road to the kentucky derby, enough to qualify for the race. he trained well at santa anita in the weeks leading up to the 2017 kentucky derby, then was shipped to churchill downs shortly before the race. the highly competitive field of 20 included always dreaming (florida derby), thunder snow (uae derby), girvin (louisiana derby), gunnevera, classic empire (breeders' cup juvenile), tapwrit, irish war cry (wood memorial) and gormley. battle of midway was widely dismissed at odds of 40-1. on a muddy track, battle of midway broke well and avoided traffic problems that took out several leading contenders. he rated behind state of honor and always dreaming with irish war cry to his outside. moving around the final turn, always dreaming took control of the race while battle of midway also made his move while being pushed wide. in the stretch, lookin at lee made a late run to move into second, with battle of midway finishing third.
battle of midway (horse)
the 2017 kentucky derby (in full, the kentucky derby presented by yum! brands, due to sponsorship) was the 143rd running of the kentucky derby, and took place on saturday, may 6, 2017. the kentucky derby is a horse race held each year in louisville, kentucky, on the first saturday in may, at the end of the two-week-long kentucky derby festival. it is a grade i stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbreds at a distance of , and has been run at churchill downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. the race was broadcast by nbc with a scheduled post time of 6:34 pm et. the race went off at 6:52 pm et before a crowd of 158,070 and a television tad of 16.5 million viewers. the winner was the post-time favorite, always dreaming.
2017 kentucky derby