I'll Have Another, Wins 138th Kentucky Derby

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LOUISVILLE, KY -- I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

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The 20-horse field was so stacked that unbeaten Gemologist was no better than third choice on the morning line.

In other years, the colt would be the talk of the Derby. In this one, early favorites Bodemeister and Union Rags grabbed the spotlight.

Still, some very talented colts could have gone off at big odds ? I'll Have Another at 12-1 or, at 15-1, Take Charge Indy, whose jockey Calvin Borel has brought home long-shot winners twice in five years.

"This is the best bunch I've seen in a long time," four-time Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. "I was out there riding next to some of them, and let me tell you, this is a hell of a group."

Lukas saddled one of the longest shots, 50-1 Optimizer.

The 1 1-4-mile race ran with a finish of 2:01:83, took in nearly $1.5 million of the $2.2 million purse.

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