They’re Off (Almost) In The Kentucky Derby
Whether you love horses, or just want to see the big hats (hey, wait a minute, didn't we see big hats last week at the Royal Wedding)?, it's almost post time for the 137th running of The Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs in scenic Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for the "Run for the Roses", the first leg of the triple crown which takes place today.
Let's take a look at the 19 horses entered, post positions and the jockeys who will ride them. Of course, by post time, any of these horses could be scratched.
1. Archarcharch-Jon Court
2. Brilliant Speed-Joel Rosario
3. Twice the Appeal- Calvin Borel
4. Stay Thirsty-Ramon Dominguez
5. Decisive Moment-Kerwin Clark
6. Comma to the Top-Patrick Valenzuela
7. Pants on Fire-Rosie Napravnik
8. Dialed In-Julien Leparoux
9. Derby Kitten-Javier Castellano
10. Twinspired-Mike Smith
11. Master of Hounds-Garrett Gomez
12. Santiva-Shaun Bridgmohan
13. Mucho Macho Man-Rajiv Maragh
14. Shackleford-Julio Castanon
15. Midnight Interlude-Victor Espinoza
16. Animal Kingdom-Robby Albarado
17. Soldat-Alan Garcia
18. Uncle Mo-John Velazquez (scratched)
19. Nehro-Corey Nakatani
20. Watch Me Go-Rafael Bejarano