Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has started 49 horses in the Kentucky Derby and won the classic four times, is squiring around Money Moves this week for his former assistant Todd Pletcher, the only trainer who has started more horses in the race than his mentor, with 54.
Kentucky Derby entrant King Guillermo did not train Thursday morning at Churchill Downs and, in a developing story, trainer Juan Carlos Avila said the colt has "a little problem."
Will Harbut Racing LLC, is one of the three owners of Kentucky Derby entrant Necker Island. The man behind Will Harbut Racing is Greg Harbut, a bloodstock agent who named the operation for his family's deep ties to racing, which are especially poignant in this year of racial unrest.
For the first time in more than two decades, Angel Cordero Jr. won't be rooting for his protégé John Velazquez to win the Kentucky Derby. Arguably the most accomplished agent-jockey tandem in racing history, Cordero and Velazquez split up earlier this year after 22 years together.
All eyes were on Tiz the Law early Wednesday when the heavy favorite for Kentucky Derby 146 got reacquainted with a sloppy Churchill Downs surface for the first time in more than nine months.
John Shirreffs trained Zenyatta throughout her Hall of Fame career and can't wait to see her soon, but the demands of the Kentucky Derby will mean the next visit will come later this month, when he returns for the yearling sales. This week, he's sticking to Churchill Downs like Calvin Borel sticks to the rail.
Bettors with the foresight to back Tiz the Law months ago for the Kentucky Derby are among those who will be hoping to cash in on an overlay Saturday.
Dan Illman provides his selections and commentary on Kentucky Derby 2020.
The four trainers and two jockeys who take their first Kentucky Derby shots this year have converged on Kentucky from Barbados, England, Guatemala, Italy, and the United States.
It has been more than 15 years since trainer John Shirreffs won the Kentucky Derby, but when he is asked of that glorious May day back in 2005 at Churchill Downs, the memories are vivid. Shirreffs is hoping to make more memories Saturday, when he sends out Honor A. P., the winner of the Santa Anita Derby, in the 146th Derby.
