Justify, despite not racing as a 2-year-old, won the Kentucky Derby and, for evidence of how special his performance was, look no further than images of jockey Mike Smith and the horse after they crossed the finish line. The odds would not seem to favor another Triple Crown fresh on the heels of the last one, but who knows? “I knew I had something really special,” Baffert said. “But he had to prove it today.”The 144th Kentucky Derby. “I knew I had something really special,” Baffert said.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2018 16:07 UTC