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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 02: Golden Tempo #19, ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, crosses the finish line to win the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby past Renegade #1, ridden by jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., at Churchill Downs on May 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Getty Images This fine Michael Reaves shot, top, of Golden Tempo edging Renegade at the Churchill finish line is a grand rendering of two airborne Thoroughbreds thundering down on victory, or something very close to it. But it only hints at the ferocious mile-and-a-quarter gauntlet each horse had to run to get to that exalted precipice in America’s, and the racing world’s, most famous race.
Within spittin’ distance of the 5:44 post time for the $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga tomorrow, what follows is a study of the two biggest races in Renegade’s life to date, and the anatomy of his finish…
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