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Tennessee child picks long shot Kentucky Derby winner
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — AJ Cucksey of Knoxville and his grandfather attended the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and had a day to recollect, beating the percentages in additional means than one.
AJ and his grandfather attended the “quickest two minutes in sports activities” at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky decked out in Tennessee Volunteer orange.
As a lover of sports activities, this journey to the Kentucky Derby along with his grandpa was already sufficient to be an unforgettable day earlier than lengthy shot horse “Wealthy Strike” pulled off a surprising come-from-behind win. The Prayers for AJ Cucksey web page posted a photograph of AJ smiling and holding a profitable ticket on the 2022 Kentucky Derby-winning thoroughbred.
At 80-1 odds, Wealthy Strike turned the second-longest shot to win in Kentucky Derby historical past. Wealthy Strike paid $163.60. Solely Donerail in 1913 had a better payout of $184.90.
A $15 wager with 80-1 odds would web a payout of $1,200.
Within the fall of 2014, the Cucksey household was in Walt Disney World when AJ started growing points along with his coordination and strolling. After the journey, he was referred to East Tennessee Youngsters’s Hospital the place medical doctors found a number of inoperable tumors in AJ’s mind.
Now, 8 years later, AJ continues to be receiving remedies to scale back the swelling and strain on his mind.
Cucksey underwent an MRI and echocardiogram in late January, in line with the Prayers for AJ web page, and the outcomes have been good.
The following posts on his Fb web page have been taken on the Derby, together with one with a photograph of AJ in his dapper go well with, holding up the slip from his wager with the caption: “Now that’s the profitable ticket!”