The last three runnings of the Kentucky Derby have been anything but normal.
Kentucky Derby entrant Taiba works out at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 7.
But Mo Donegal won the Wood Memorial from the rail, letting the field go to the front early, then finding a better gear than everyone else did down the stretch. He should be flying at the end.The numbers don’t lie: Asmussen has sent 23 horses into the Derby and never won the thing. No trainer has had more Derby starters without a victory.
This is where Tim Yakteen enters the story. Yakteen is a former assistant to Baffert, and he’s the one who took over the conditioning for Taiba and Messier — two horses with serious chances to win the Derby — when Baffert had to step aside.— Rule No. 5: Past Derby performances by jockeys don’t matter.
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