Flying Mohawk trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse
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Flying Mohawk will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Jeff Ruby Steaks
Flying Mohawk trainer Whit Beckman is a 2000 graduate of St. Xavier High School
Flying Mohawk is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September.
The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26. Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.
Flying Mohawk will enter the Kentucky Derby off a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park. He currently ranks 15th on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 50.
Color: Dark bay.
Bred in: Kentucky.
Sire: Karakontie.
Dam: Bonbons Fleur, by Twirling Candy.
Price tag: $72,000 at 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Owners: Two Eight Racing (Jayson Werth); Berry Family Racing (Jeff Berry); Kaleta Racing (Shawn Kaleta). Werth is 0 for 1 in the Derby after finishing 10th with Dornoch in 2024. First Derby for Berry and Kaleta.
Trainer: Whit Beckman. He's 0 for 1 in the Derby after finishing eighth with Honor Marie in 2024.
Jockey: Joe Ramos. First Derby.
Record: 2-2-0 in six starts.
Career earnings: $295,800.
Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 50 (No. 15).
Last race: Second in Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park, 3 ½ lengths behind Flying Gambit.
Running style: Closer.
Notes: Flying Mohawk's first five races came on turf before moving to the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park for the Jeff Ruby Steaks. The Kentucky Derby will be his first race on dirt. … Co-owner Jayson Werth is a former All-Star outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies. His Two Eight Racing is a reference to his No. 28 jersey number as a major leaguer. … Beckman is a 2000 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Louisville. A former assistant to Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher, Beckman, 43, went out on his own in 2021.
What they're saying: 'Do we have the favorite? No,' Beckman said. 'But we still have a horse who earned his way into the race. No matter where he's run and what he's done, this is a race that long shots can win. This is not something where we go in hopeless. I get that we're going to be a long shot on the board, but the horse doesn't know that.'
Last May, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032.
The extension includes multiplatform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and additional NBCU platforms.
You can stream the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Fubo and Peacock.
Post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com. Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
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