Forte early 3-to-1 favourite on Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses at Kentucky Serby
The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the race. What didn’t change: Forte is the early 3-to-1 favourite on Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses.
A crowd of about 150,000 is expected to jam Churchill Downs to wager and watch the 1¼-mile Derby. Post time is 6:57 p.m. ET. Cox has a leading four chances to make the winner’s circle in person this year: early 8-to-1 third choice Angel of Empire; Hit Show; Verifying; and Jace’s Road.Gary and Mary West, who own Hit Show, are seeking retribution of their own.
For the second straight year, the Derby is without Bob Baffert. The Hall of Fame trainer with a record-tying six victories is soon to complete a two-year ban by Churchill Downs Inc. He was punished after Medina Spirit flunked a postrace drug test. New anti-doping and medication rules to be enforced by the sport’s new central governing body won’t take effect until May 22, after the Derby and the Preakness.
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