

in 2015ģ7-year-old road Fort Larned to victory in 2012 Breeders Cup Classic Has ridden two graded stakes winners since moving to U.S. Rode Mandaloun to a runner-up performance in 2021 and was awarded victory when Medina Spirit was DQ’edĢ7-year-old grew up as son of a trainer in Panama. Won first Breeders Cup race on Cody’s Wish in last year’s Dirt Mile, and finished second in the Classic aboard Olympiadĥ1-year-old Hall of Famer has won the Kentucky Derby three times (2011 – Animal Kingdom, 2017 – Always Dreaming, 2020 – Authentic)ĥ0-year-old led the country in wins in 2004 and has captured four Breeders Cup races Seven Top 5 finishes in Run for the Roses. Has ridden nine graded stakes winnersĤ3-year-old native of Ireland has won five Grade 1 races, all in Kentucky

Native of Japan who won the Outstanding Apprentice Jockey award when based in Canada four years ago, now rides in Southern California. Placed second on Tiz The Law in 2020 Derby which was run in September after winning the Belmont Stakes Won the 2004 Breeders Cup Classic aboard Ghostzapperģ5-year-old has won four graded stakes races, half with Two Phils
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Won Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in the US four of last five yearsĢ9-year-old has won an Eclipse Award, led the country in earnings and wins, and captured the Belmont Stakes plus three Breeders Cup eventsĢ8-year-old won the 2019 Preakness Stakes on War of WillĤ5-year-old has won the Eclipse Award four times. Ortiz moves from Forte to Cyclone Mishief after Forte’s scratch. 2023 Kentucky Derby Jockeysįinished first in 2019 Kentucky Derby but Maximum Security was disqualifiedįrench rider has been the winningest jockey in Japan five times, and has won two Breeders Cup racesĪwarded 2019 Kentucky Derby win on Country House after Maximum Security was disqualified. This first table will cover all of the Kentucky Derby contenders and jockeys participating. Will lightning strike twice? Or would you rather have people who have been there and done that before? Last year Derby rookies, jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed, shocked the world when Rich Strike triumphed. Before you log on to one of your favorite horse racing betting sites, study the people that are campaigning the horses. Who wants a mile-and-a-quarter, which will or won’t take to Churchill Downs, who is working the best?Īdults have track records, and some with ample sample size. Three year old horses are short on experience, and there are many questions about them. We’re breaking down each of the jockeys and trainers in this year’s Kentucky Derby roster. Baffert is banned from this year’s Run for the Roses, but familiarity still counts.
