Not one of the most recent major prep races produced a winning Beyer Speed Figure of 100. How does that change the way you will handicap the Derby?

Which horse hasn't won a prep race but can win the Derby?

“Can” win offers a lot of latitude, and given that, I’ll say Nehro, Master of Hounds, and Santiva.

Which horse can't you wait to bet against?

Which horses are live longshots, and what should their approximate odds be?

After Uncle Mo's disappointing third in the Wood Memorial, does he deserve another chance?

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - The Kentucky Derby favorite worked on Thursday. Not just any favorite but one trained by a two time Kentucky Derby winner. But something was definitely missing.

A crowd.

Blame it on the Bird.

Ever since that Louisville afternoon in 2009 when Mine That Bird turned the Kentucky Derby upside down, the syndrome has had a name, or at least a patron saint.

Since that day, it seems nearly everyone waking up with a 3-year-old in the barn or the backyard thinks they can win the Kentucky Derby. And let’s face it, given Mine That Bird’s tale, it’s hard to blame anyone believing they can tap into the same fantasy.

Larry Collmus, the Monmouth Park and Gulfstream Park race caller, has never called a 20-horse field in his life. He has 10 days to master the art.

Collmus, 44, was announced by NBC Sports on Wednesday as the new race caller for the notoriously challenging Kentucky Derby and the two other races in the Triple Crown, replacing Tom Durkin, the longtime New York race caller who elected to step aside from the Triple Crown broadcasts as of this year.

OPELOUSAS, La. – After 36 years in the saddle, Kerwin Clark will ride in his first Kentucky Derby this year.

“It’s like a dream come true,” said Clark, who recently celebrated his 52nd birthday. “For something like this to happen at his point in my career, it is truly remarkable.”

Jockey Calvin Borel has won the Kentucky Derby three times in the last four years, but not until Wednesday did he line up a mount for this year’s race on May 7. Borel secured the assignment on Twice the Appeal, a horse he has never ridden and who only got into the Derby after scoring a 25-1 upset in the Sunland Derby with jockey Christian Santiago Reyes.