An owner’s dream and a trainer’s, a jockey’s and a team’s skill all came together earlier today when a $45,000 purchase, Medina Spirit, rose to the heights of the American racing world to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. For some, that Medina Spirit led for the amount of time that the horse did was not a surprise. There has been a bit of controversy, however, surrounding the horse after a complaint was leveled against its owner… Medina Spirit led all the way and ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.02. Medina Spirit came from humble beginnings as his yearling price indicated. Now people want to know more about Medina Spirit and the person who owns the winning horse. Mongolian Changa was bought as a yearling for $9,000 by Rice's ex-husband Wayne Rice, who trained and … In this 147th edition, the horse was the bargain buy Medina Spirit ($26.20), owned by Derby first-timer Amr bin Fareer bin Mohammed bin Zedan. Baffert's horse Medina Spirit will ru in the Kentucky Derby. Medina Spirit was sold as a yearling for a bargain $1,000 at the Ocala Breeders Sales Company 2019 Winter Mixed sale and then sold a year later to owner Zedan Racing Stables. Sent off at 12-1 odds, he paid $26.20, $12 and $7.60. So he was always one of the top horses. The son of … Real Quiet never really got the respect because they look at the price. This horse, he was by Protonico, who was a good horse." The horse's … Medina Spirit, a $1,000 yearling buy, was considered a long-shot to win the race, with morning line odds of 15-1. "This happened with Real Quiet (1998 winner). Medina Spirit won the 147th Kentucky Derby Saturday evening. Prior to this race, the horse, which had once been purchased for $1,000 -- … He was ridden by jockey John Velazquez in his fourth Derby triumph and trained by Bob Baffert in his record seventh Derby victory. He cost only $17,000. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Medina Spirit’s surprising Kentucky Derby victory gave Bob Baffert a good problem to have — figuring out where to hang another sign on his barn’s already crowded wall of glory. Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby by a half-length on Saturday, May 1, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race’s 147-year history, with seven victories. Medina Spirit (foaled April 5, 2018) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2021 Kentucky Derby.He qualified for the race by winning the Robert B. Lewis Stakes and finishing second in both the San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby.. Thundering down the stretch, Medina Spirit … The name comes from the ties horse owner Vinnie Viola has as a businessman and U.S. Army veteran. , a $ 1,000 yearling buy, was considered a long-shot to win race. Line odds of 15-1 always one of the top horses the stretch, Medina Spirit led the! 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