The Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will be held at full capacity for the first time since 2019.
The 3-year-old gelding was the 3-1 favorite to start from the No. 10 post in the marquee event for 3-year-olds. The colt won the Blue Grass at the back of the field and moved to second in Derby points behind Epicenter. He has two wins, a second-place finish and a third in four career starts.
Brown said that Zandon has the perfect spot dead center.
Brown is looking for his first win after Good Magic finished third in the Derby.
Epicenter won the Louisiana Derby in March and was expected to be the Derby favorite. The horse is a second betting choice.
One of two colts trained by first timer Tim Yakteen after he took over their training this spring for suspended Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is the third choice and will start from the No. 6 post.
Taiba is a 12-1 choice from the No. 12 post.
They made us wait, but in the end we drew well.
Steve Asmussen hoped that Epicenter could break well from near the rail and see where it leads.
Asmussen said how long he stood in there, how long it took to load, how many people looked at him. If he is away cleanly, he will be who he is.
Baffert was disqualified from last year's Derby after Medina Spirit failed a drug test and was subsequently suspended for two years.
D. Wayne Lukas has a chance for a fifth victory with Ethereal Road, who entered the field on Monday. The 50th Derby starter and first since Bravazo, has work to do as a 30-1 long shot from the No. 20 far post.
Rich Strike and Rattle N Roll are also eligible. The post time is 6:57 pm on Saturday. The time is at 10:30.
The favorite for the Oaks is Nest, who drew the No. 4 post among 14 fillies. Shahama and Goddess of Fire are both 15-1 shots in the field.
She won her third in a row and second this year in the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland.
"I'm happy with the draws for Goddess of Fire and Nest, I'm looking for my second consecutive Oaks win and fourth overall," said the trainer, who is seeking his second consecutive Oaks win and fourth overall.
We were hoping to be somewhere in the middle. She isn't very sharp away from the gate, so she may have a better chance out there.
Kathleen O. is the second choice from the No. 10 post. Kathleen O. was the Oaks leader with 150 points and is now 4-0 after her victory in the Gulfstream Park Oaks. Hidden Connection was the favorite to win the Fair Grounds Oaks, but it was beaten by a nose.
Beguine is a 30-1 long shot. The post time is 5:51 pm on Friday. The time is at 10:30.
The field for the Kentucky Derby has a jockey and odds from the rail out.
1. Mo Donegal was 10-1; 2. Happy Jack is 30-1; 3. The Epicenter has a 7-2 record. Mickael Barzalona wrote Summer Is Tomorrow. Corey Lanerie's smile happy was 20-1; 6. John Velazquez was 7-1. Crown Pride was 20-1; 8. Luis Saez charged it 20-1; 9. Tiz The Bomb was written by Brian Hernandez Jr. The man is called Zandon (Flavien Prat). The Pioneer of Medina was led by Joe Bravo. Mike Smith was Taiba. Simplification is 20-1; 14. The Barber Road is 30; 15. White Abarrio was led by Tyler Gaffalione. Floyd Geroux had a cyberknife. The Classic Causeway is 30-1; 18. Ricardo Santana Jr.'s Tawny Port was 30-1; 19. Zozos was 20-1. Also eligible is 21. Rich Strike was by Sonny Leon. James Graham's Rattle N Roll was 30-1.
The Kentucky Oaks field has a jockey and odds from the rail out.
1. Secret Oath (Luis Saez), 6-1. Nostalgic was 15-1; 3. The Hidden Connection is 20-1; 4. The nest was 5-2. John Velazquez is the Goddess of Fire. The Yuugiri was 30-1; 7. There is a person named Echo Zulu who is 4-1. Tyler Gaffalione's character is called Venti Valentine. The Desert Dawn was 20-1; 10. Kathleen O. (Javier Castellano) was 7-2. Cocktail moments were 30-1; 12. Candy Raid was 30-1; 13. Shahama, 15-1; 14. Turnerloose was 20-1. Beguine is also eligible.
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