Overcoming Incredible Health Obstacles, Jockey Wins Kentucky Derby: Uses Huge Platform to Glorify "My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

Will Maule : May 9, 2018
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In 1998, jockey Mike Smith suffered two separate falls which almost forced him to hang up his riding boots for good. A broken shoulder also put him on the sidelines for two months. Then, just five months later, he fell badly, breaking his back. He was out of action for another six months following before he could finally get back in his saddle.

(Louisville, KY)—[Faithwire.com] It was one of the biggest weekends of jockey Mike Smith's life after he claimed the 144th Kentucky Derby title Saturday. Smith's astonishing achievement came on the back of the racehorse Justify. Despite winning the biggest competition in the horse-racing world, Smith immediately gave all the glory to God for his remarkable performance. (Photo: Jockey and Derby winner, Mike Smith /AP/via CBN News)

"I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for this blessing on this afternoon and blessing us with this amazing horse," he said immediately following the epic race. "I can't describe how special this horse is, my vocabulary doesn't have the words for it."

Justify is the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby without first racing as a 2-year-old since the horse Apollo in 1882, according to CNS News. (Screengrab: Justify racing in the Kentucky Derby/via Instagram)

"He's got that 'it' factor," Smith said. "He's just so above average. He's got unbelievable talent, and then he's got a mind to go with it. He was loving this stuff. He's crazy for such a young horse, he's just so big and talented"...

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