Old Friends, War Emblem

Michael Blowen of Old Friends speaks about War Emblem who won the Kentucky Derby in a time 2:01.13. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race. War Emblem, who went off at 20-to-1 odds, gave trainer Bob Baffert his third Derby winner.

He lost the Triple Crown bid to Sarava at the Belmont Stakes. Sarava had odds of 70-1. War Emblem stumbled and nearly fell to his knees out of the gate coming out in last place and surged to the lead in the final turn before fading quickly at the top of the stretch
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