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LOUISVILLE â Highly touted favorite American Pharoah, whose Egyptian-born owner had been a recent runner-up three times in the Kentucky Derby, lived up to the hype Saturday and won the 141 st running of the Derby.
The Kentucky Derby, the most prestigious single race on the U.S. calendar, awarded a purse of $1.4 million, with the jockey Joel Rosario taking away $140,000 before agent's commission, valet fees and taxes. After the fifth-place finisher, however, the jockeys individually earned only a standard riding fee.