2012 Kentucky Derby Results

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide

Winning owner Paul Reddam said, "Horse racing is the most dangerous kind of addiction because it has intermittent reinforcements, right? Every once in a while something good happens, and that keeps you gambling or buying horses. To win a race like this, everything has to go pretty much according to plan. That's the way it's been since the horse started back this winter. Doug had a plan and he followed the plan, and the horse was doing super every day. We kind of greet each other every day with, Well, so far, so good. That went through today. I'm just so excited for Doug and Dennis who picked out the horse, Mario. I was telling some folks that was the second time Mario has ridden on the dirt at Churchill, and the first time was earlier today. We got him the experience he needed. Went off flawlessly. Really happy for the whole team."