(CNN) Race favorite Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, won the 144th Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track at Louisville's Churchill Downs on Saturday. Justify is trained by Bob Baffert, who now has five Derby wins. Baffert said he knew he had a "really, really special horse" after Justify won a maiden race California's Santa Anita Park in February. That is, until Justify took the lead in the final turn. "That's the best Kentucky Derby-winning performance that I brought up here. "

Source: CNN May 05, 2018 22:58 UTC