Churchill Downs
Bejarano gets Kentucky Derby mount on Watch Me Go
Tom Cooley Photography Luis Garcia has been riding Watch Me Go, including when he upset the Tampa Bay Derby at 43-1, but Rafael Bejarano will have the mount in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Kathleen O’Connell confirmed Sunday morning that jockey Rafael Bejarano will have the mount in the 137th Kentucky Derby on longshot Watch Me Go.
Bejarano, a former Churchill Downs riding champion who has become a top jockey in Southern California, replaces Luis Garcia, who rode Watch Me Go in his last five starts, including a 43-1 upset in the Tampa Bay Derby. Watch Me Go most recently was sixth as the favorite in the April 9 Illinois Derby.
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O’Connell had planned to have Watch Me Go work Sunday at Churchill but delayed the move by one day because of the inclement weather.