Mage wins the 2023 Kentucky Derby in a big upset

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Mage shocks the field as the winner of the Kentucky Derby A week that saw a number of horses scratched from the field culminated with Mage winning the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. Verifying, Kingsbarns and Reincarnate got out of the gate strong, followed by Two Phil's as the field came to the backstretch. Verifying was on the inside with Kingsbarns on the outside, and that is when Two Phil's made a move as the field came to the stretch. But then Mage ...