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00:00May 7th, 2022 marked an unforgettable day for jockey Sonny Leon when he and Rich Strike
00:07pulled the upset in the Kentucky Derby at odds of 80-1.
00:11Six days later, he's back riding at Belterra Park.
00:14We visited the jockey after a busy day at the races.
00:18My dream come true in the first moment.
00:21Eddie Rick called me Friday morning and said, man, we get in, we drop in.
00:26We got one scratch in the race.
00:28That was my best moment to hear from him, you know, and I get super excited.
00:34Wow.
00:35I spoke with my wife and she was excited and, well, I didn't know I was going to win the
00:42Kentucky Derby, but I know in that moment I will ride the Kentucky Derby.
00:50I was so excited.
00:52I want to just enjoy my moment.
00:55That's what I did, and that was really good.
00:58Wow.
00:59When I get to the 3A, I found a lot of traffic, but I never get desperate and be patient.
01:07That was the good move, be patient, and I went 24 home.
01:12I had to wait until they opened the rail.
01:16I don't know where I go because I still had a few horses in front of me, but the rail
01:22opened up, and wow, that was amazing because my horse couldn't get the cleat, and he answered
01:28beautifully to win the Kentucky Derby.
01:31Eddie Rick's strike is coming up on the inside.
01:36Oh my goodness.
01:37The longest shot has won the Kentucky Derby.
01:39The Belmont Stage is going to be a perfect distance for him, long distance, track deep.
01:45I think he should be fine in the race.
01:47He's going to be tough.
01:48We had a very good moment last week in the Kentucky Derby, but right now we got to go
01:52back to reality, reality, you know.
01:56Then, well, that's home.
01:57We make a couple winning today.
01:59We make a sunny day.
02:00Oh, that was fun.
02:01Yeah, you know, my first time had a moment like this, and wow, I took a lot of pictures
02:07with a lot of people, and I make a lot of signs.
02:10Wow, that was really good.
02:12I feel nice to do that.
02:15We make a very good relation, and we got a very good connection, and that was very
02:25good special for me, you know, and wow, what can I say?
02:30We did it.