Brad Cox brings two Kentucky Derby favourites to Churchill Downs
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Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1
Brad Cox brings two Kentucky Derby favourites to Churchill Downs
8 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1
The Louisville trainer's hopes narrowed on Thursday when Fulleffort was scratched with a chip in his left hind ankle, leaving Commandment and Further Ado in Saturday's field.
Commandment won the Florida Derby by a nose, while Further Ado posted the field's fastest figure in an 11-length Blue Grass Stakes victory and will be ridden by John Velazquez.
Cox was awarded the 2021 Derby nearly 10 months later after Mandaloun inherited first when Medina Spirit was disqualified, leaving him still seeking an on-track winner's-circle celebration.
How might evolving medication rules and post position challenges shape the outcome for favorites like Commandment and Further Ado?
Can Brad Cox finally secure an undisputed live Kentucky Derby win, or will history repeat itself with new twists this year?