The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race.
A crowd of about 150,000 is expected to jam Churchill Downs toForte breaks from the No. 15 post, which has produced six winners. The dark brown colt is trained by two-time Derby winner Todd Pletcher, who also has the second favorite in Tapit Trice, at 5-1.Forte was last year’s 2-year-old champion and has six wins in seven career starts, including five in a row. Tapit Trice is 4 for 5 and Kingsbarns is 3 for 3.
Cox has a leading four chances to make the winner’s circle in person this year: early 8-1 third choiceGary and Mary West, who own Hit Show, are seeking retribution of their own. “They would like to cross the wire first and stay up,” Cox said. “They got a really live crack. This colt is really doing well.”Luis Saez rode Maximum Security in 2019 and received a 15-day suspension for interfering with others; he's seeking his first Derby win aboard Tapit Trice. Florent Geroux, who was on Mandaloun, is on Jace's Road.. The Hall of Fame trainer with a record-tying six victories is soon to complete a two-year ban by Churchill Downs Inc.
to be enforced by the sport's new central governing body won't take effect until May 22, after the Derby and the Preakness., giving the nation two chances to win the Derby for the first time.
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