MAGE delivered a bit of magic at the Kentucky Derby this year – and fans want to know who the brains are behind this special horse.
Jockey Javier Castellano rode 10-1 Mage to an incredible victory at Churchill Downs.
Dynamic duo Javier Castellano and Mage won the Kentucky Derby
And it was a race for the history books as the thoroughbred colt became only the third horse to win having not raced as a two-year-old.
Furthermore, Mage’s sensational win was dedicated to a fellow shareholder who tragically passed away.
SunSport will be taking a deep dive into who owns the chestnut colt horse as he has been labelled as a favourite for Preakness Stakes.
Who owns the horse Mage?
Mage is owned by numerous organisations; OGMA Investements, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and Commonwealth Thoroughbreds.
Commonwealth Thoroughbreds is a micro-shares partnership who joined together after Restrepo and Delgado acquired the colt above their initial budget from the sequel Bloodstock consignment having cost $290,000.
Mage was bred in Kentucky by Grandview Empire and is trained by four-time Venezuelan Triple Crown-winning trainer Gustavo Delgado.
The chesnut colt was initially sold for $235,000 to New Team from the Runnymede Farm consignment at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
And Mage is only the second black-type horse out of his dam’s four foals, the other being a stakes-placed Gun Runner filly named Gunning.
What has Mage won?
Mage’s career began as a three-year-old Maiden Special Weight winner at Gulfstream Park.
However, the special horse came fourth in the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes before finishing second at the Grade I Florida Derby.
But in a twist to this short tale, Mage ran an incredible final post time of 2:01.57 to secure a win in the Kentucky Derby 2023.
