Fact Checking Kentucky Derby Quotes

The fabricated statements, attributed to the winning jockey, have circulated on social media in recent years.

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Viral Facebook posts claim that the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday turned down an invitation to the White House and called President Joe Biden “a horse’s ass.”

Rather than coming from Sonny Leon, the winning jockey, this is a recycled joke that has made the rounds following the Kentucky Derby the past few years. It circulated in 2018, about then-President Donald Trump, and was also used to mock Biden in 2021. In other versions, it was repurposed to be about an invitation to Mar-a-Lago rather than the White House.

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  1. Jack Webster

    Sonny Leon seems like the jockiest name one could have. When I heard that Sonny Leon was the winning jockey I thought, ”Well, of course he was, his name's Sonny Leon, isn't it?”
    Or is it better suited to a boxer?

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    Jason Gibson

    It’s very clear that the winning horse was juicing and is actually owned by max zorin head of zorin industries

    As evidenced by the horse pulling off an upset and acting out after the race (no grace Jones in sight to calm him)

    It’s so obvious I’m surprised they didn’t name him “main strike”

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      Adam Bridge

      I can't tell if this is supposed to be funny or real.

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        Jason Gibson

        Sorry. James Bond reference. I have one in morning dispatch today as well. It’s how I roll

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    2. Matt

      Interesting. can we get another fact-check?

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        Jason Gibson

        Based on alec and his garb he is exactly who MI6 should send to check it out

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  3. Raincheck

    It’s just a bunch of horse’s asses who spread these things as truth. Thank you.

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