Anthony Mattera is the very first New York, New York Challenge Champion!
The feat sees him earn the Grand Prize of $107,750 plus his day money earnings of $7,480. Congratulations!
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JK + 1 - Rich Averill & Anthony Mattera @AverillRacing14@theATM
Presented by @Qatar_Racing
JK, Rich, and ATM talk Grade 1 winner R Disaster, Rich's Black-Eyed Susan win with My Miss Mo, how they met, the craps table, and more!
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Despite 15 big-money graded stakes run at Churchill Downs May 1-2, there was some shuffling among the top sires, but only one really made a significant charge in the top 25. Read more: https://t.co/cJcRbMvIiL @BH_JPerez#BHBackTrack
⚡️ It’s official, #FloridaBred R Disaster is Florida’s newest MILLIONAIRE!! ⚡️ 🏇 💸 💸 💸 R Disaster is the winner of the $1 Million Derby City Distaff (Grade 1) at Churchill Downs, boosting her overall earnings to $1,327,015! 🏆 Congratulations to owners Averill Racing, LLC and ATM Racing, trainer Saffie A. Joseph, Jr., jockey Tyler Gaffalione, and breeders Ocala Stud and J. Michael O'Farrell Jr! R Disaster is by Ocala Stud’s #FloridaSire Awesome Slew, and she was recently crowned the Florida-bred Champion Older Female and Florida-bred Champion Female Sprinter of 2025. Congratulations to R Disaster and all her connections! ⚡️#Wire2Wire #HorseRacing #FTBOA #FloridaHorse
⚡️ It’s official, #FloridaBred R Disaster is Florida’s newest MILLIONAIRE!! ⚡️ 🏇 💸 💸 💸 R Disaster is the winner of the $1 Million Derby City Distaff (Grade 1) at Churchill Downs, boosting her overall earnings to $1,327,015! 🏆
Congratulations to owners @AverillRacing14 and ATM Racing, trainer @SaffieJosephJr, jockey @Tyler_Gaff, and breeders @OcalaStud and J. Michael O'Farrell Jr! R Disaster is by Ocala Stud’s #FloridaSire Awesome Slew, and she was recently crowned the Florida-bred Champion Older Female and Florida-bred Champion Female Sprinter of 2025. Congratulations to R Disaster and all her connections! ⚡️ ⚡️
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Congrats to the connections of R Disaster for her win in the G1 Derby City Distaff presented by @Ford!
Jockey: @Tyler_Gaff
Trainer: Saffie Joseph
Owner: Averill Racing & ATM Racing
🏆 @SaffieJosephJr picked up the first Grade I of Kentucky Derby day Saturday at @ChurchillDowns as 7-1 shot R DISASTER (Awesome Slew) caught a flyer from the gate and took the field gate to wire under @Tyler_Gaff.
O: Averill Racing, LLC and ATM Racing
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R Disaster with a front-running, 7-1 upset in the G1 Derby City Distaff. @TGjockey for @SaffieJosephJr. Ways and Means gets 2nd. Ushba, not Splendora (as earlier tweeted) was 3rd. Splendora 4th. Final time 1:20.94, just. 50 Groupie Doll's track record.
R Disaster with a front-running, 7-1 upset in the G1 Derby City Distaff. @TGjockey for @SaffieJosephJr. Ways and Means gets 2nd. Ushba, not Splendora (as earlier tweeted) was 3rd. Splendora 4th. Final time 1:20.94, just. 50 Groupie Doll's track record.
R DISASTER (Awesome Slew) returned to a spot she knows well, the winner’s circle, after taking them gate-to-wire in the GI Derby City Distaff to kick off the stakes action on #KyDerby Day at @ChurchillDowns 🏆 Ridden by @Tyler_Gaff.