Last updated on .From the section Horse RacingJockey John Velazquez (left) and trainer Bob Baffert (right) won the Derby for the second year in a rowMedina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby to give trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race. Jockey John Velazquez led Medina Spirit from the front and held off three challengers on the home straight to claim his fourth Derby win. It was Velazquez and Baffert's second consecutive win together after Authentic won the delayed 2020 edition in September. "I cannot believe he won this race," Baffert told NBC Sports. Baffert surpasses the record of Ben Jones, who won the Derby six times between 1938 and 1952.

Source: BBC May 02, 2021 07:07 UTC