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147TH RUNNING OF THE DERBY

DATE: Saturday, May 1, 2021 | POST: 6:57 p.m. ET | WHERE: in Louisville, Kentucky | TV COVERAGE: 2:30 p.m. on NBC

COPING WITH KNOW THE COVID-19 IN THE RUNNING FOR THE ROSES HORSES Twenty 3-year-old horses will compete Saturday in the 147th running of the , which is back to being the first leg of the Triple Crown. POST 1 POST 11 (6-1) DYNAMIC ONE (20-1) : Irad Ortiz Jr. JOCKEY: Jose Ortiz TRAINER: TRAINER: Todd Pletcher The coronavirus pandemic STATS: 6-3-1-1 STATS: 5-1-2-0 postponed the 2020 edition of the Derby to September. While the race has returned POST 2 POST 12 DOUBLE DUTY to spring and fans will be in LIKE THE KING (50-1) HELIUM (50-1) Known Agenda, the son of the stands, things will be a JOCKEY: Drayden Van Dyke JOCKEY: , is 2-for-2 since little different this year: adding blinkers. He won the TRAINER: Wesley Ward TRAINER: Mark Casse and could give z Churchill Downs expects STATS: 6-3-2-1 STATS: 3-3-0-0 to be at 40 or 50 percent trainer Todd Pletcher and capacity in its grandstand. owner Vinnie Viola another z Everyone 5 years old and POST 3 POST 13 Florida Derby-Kentucky Derby double (Always up should wear a face mask BROOKLYN STRONG (50-1) HIDDEN STASH (50-1) unless actively eating or Dreaming 2017). JOCKEY: Umberto Rispoli JOCKEY: Rafael Bejarano drinking. TRAINER: Daniel Velazquez TRAINER: Victoria Oliver z All guests at the Derby will BREAK THE STREAK? STATS: 3-0-1 STATS: 7-2-1-2 be screened with a is trained contactless thermometer by Louisville’s Brad Cox. No and medical questionnaire. POST 4 POST 14 trainer from Louisville ever Those with a temperature KEEPMEINMIND (50-1) has won the Derby. And only over 100 will not be ESSENTIAL QUALITY (2-1) two horses have won both admitted. JOCKEY: David Cohen JOCKEY: the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile TRAINER: Robertino Diodoro TRAINER: Brad Cox and Derby — STATS: 1-2-1 STATS: 5-5-0-0 and . PLACE YOUR BETS POST 5 POST 15 COMING IN HOT SAINTHOOD (50-1) (5-1) was a two- JOCKEY: TBA JOCKEY: Joel Rosario length winner in the . The only TRAINER: Todd Pletcher TRAINER: John Sadler Louisiana Derby winner to STATS: 3-3-0-0 STATS: 3-1-2-0 win the Derby was in 1996. POST 6 POST 16 Betting on is as O BESOS (20-1) KING FURY (50-1) historic as the sport itself. JOCKEY: Marcelino Pedroza JOCKEY: Brian Hernandez Jr. Bettors can make their picks TRAINER: Greg Foley TRAINER: Kenneth G. McPeek at Churchill Downs or at STATS: 5-2-0-1 STATS: 3-0-0 online betting venues such as twinspires.com. POST 7 POST 17 $122 MILLION (15-1) HIGHLY MOTIVATED (10-1) Ticket revenue lost during JOCKEY: JOCKEY: Derby Week in 2020 TRAINER: Brad Cox TRAINER: Chad Brown STATS: 5-3-0-1 STATS: 5-2-2-1 $126 MILLION ALL IN THE FAMILY Total amount wagered on POST 8 POST 18 Super Stock is trained by the (15-1) SUPER STOCK (30-1) , co-owned (50 percent less than 2019) JOCKEY: John Velazquez JOCKEY: Ricardo Santana Jr. by Keith Asmussen and has TRAINER: TRAINER: Steve Asmussen been ridden by Steve’s son, $3 MILLION STATS: 5-2-3-0 STATS: 8-2-2-2 Keith James. Kentucky Derby purse guaranteed by Churchill JUST STARTING Downs POST 9 POST 19 and are the HOT ROD CHARLIE (8-1) SOUP AND SANDWICH (30-1) only horses to win the Derby JOCKEY: Flavien Prat JOCKEY: Tyler Gaffalione without racing as a 2-year- $1.86 MILLION TRAINER: Doug O’Neill TRAINER: Mark Casse old. Soup and Sandwich will The winner’s share in 2021 STATS: 7-2-1-2 STATS: 3-2-1-0 try to be the third. TOP TICKET PICKS SANTA ANITA PUSH TOP OVERALL HORSE TO POST 10 POST 20 The has BET: Essential Quality (20-1) BOURBONIC (30-1) produced four of the past BEST VALUED HORSE TO JOCKEY: Mike Smith JOCKEY: Kendrick Carmouche nine Kentucky Derby BET: Hot Rod Charlie TRAINER: Steve Asmussen TRAINER: Todd Pletcher winners. Rock Your World could add another, if he’s MOST OVERHYPED STATS: 7-2-2-3 STATS: 6-3-1-0 not hurt by a change in HORSE: Mandaloun jockey.

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