I watched and enjoyed the race too. I didn't realize he came from last place. Our newspaper had the list of horses with a comment after each. His comment was that he would likely be the caboose.

I remember another horse in the early 70s winning the Derby from last place, Dust Commander.

I thought the reaction ofthe winning jockey immediately after the race was one of the best candidinterviews of an athlete, captured in the moment of glory, that I have ever seen. He didn't fight back the emotion.