So Happy wins Santa Anita Derby, giving 60-year-old jockey Mike Smith a shot at Kentucky Derby

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — So Happy won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday, giving 60-year-old jockey Mike Smith a shot at becoming the oldest rider to win the Kentucky Derby.

Further Ado won the $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes by 11 lengths at Keeneland, and Albus scored a big upset in the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in the other two major prep races to fill the final spots in next month’s Kentucky Derby.

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