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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kentucky Derby 2025: Grande scratched from race, reducing field to 19 horses
A second horse has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, a day and a half before the 2025 race. Grande was scratched due to a foot bruise, owner Mike Repole announced Friday. The horse was slated to start in the ninth post and was at 20-1 odds before being pulled from the race. All horses that were on the outside of Grande will now move in one gate on Saturday. For trainer Todd Pletcher, Grande's scratch will end his record streak of 21 consecutive Derbies. His horses have twice won the Kentucky Derby with Super Saver finishing first in 2010 and Always Dreaming winning in 2017. John Velazquez was to have been Grande's jockey. "Unfortunately, the vets have decided to scratch Grande from tomorrow's Kentucky Derby," Repole posted on X on Friday. "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving," he continued. "To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays. On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean." However, despite the clean diagnostics and improvement during the week, Kentucky state veterinarians decided to scratch Grande. Repole's team was "shocked" and "confused" by the ruling, he said. "The heel has improved throughout the week and it also improved again this morning," Repole added. "Unfortunately the vets told us this morning they were scratching the horse despite the clean diagnostics. We were very confused with all the clean diagnostics and improvement all week, why they rushed to judgment to scratch today." This will be the third time Repole has had a horse scratched from the Derby. Uncle Mo was pulled from the race in 2011 due to a gastrointestinal infection. And in 2023, Forte was scratched on the morning of the event because of a bruised right foot. Repole has never had a horse win the Derby in eight tries. Grande joins Rodriguez as scratches from Saturday's race. Trained by Bob Baffert and opening as a 12-1 favorite, Rodriguez was scratched on Thursday because of a foot bruise. The field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is now down to 19 horses.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kentucky Derby 2025: Grande scratched from race, reducing field to 19 horses
A second horse has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, a day and a half before the 2025 race. Grande was scratched due to a foot bruise, owner Mike Repole announced Friday. The horse was slated to start in the ninth post and was at 20-1 odds before being pulled from the race. All horses that were on the outside of Grande will now move in one gate on Saturday. For trainer Todd Pletcher, Grande's scratch will end his record streak of 21 consecutive Derbies. His horses have twice won the Kentucky Derby with Super Saver finishing first in 2010 and Always Dreaming winning in 2017. John Velazquez was to have been Grande's jockey. "Unfortunately, the vets have decided to scratch Grande from tomorrow's Kentucky Derby," Repole posted on X on Friday. "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving," he continued. "To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays. On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean." However, despite the clean diagnostics and improvement during the week, Kentucky state veterinarians decided to scratch Grande. Repole's team was "shocked" and "confused" by the ruling, he said. "The heel has improved throughout the week and it also improved again this morning," Repole added. "Unfortunately the vets told us this morning they were scratching the horse despite the clean diagnostics. We were very confused with all the clean diagnostics and improvement all week, why they rushed to judgment to scratch today." This will be the third time Repole has had a horse scratched from the Derby. Uncle Mo was pulled from the race in 2011 due to a gastrointestinal infection. And in 2023, Forte was scratched on the morning of the event because of a bruised right foot. Repole has never had a horse win the Derby in eight tries. Grande joins Rodriguez as scratches from Saturday's race. Trained by Bob Baffert and opening as a 12-1 favorite, Rodriguez was scratched on Thursday because of a foot bruise. The field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is now down to 19 horses.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kentucky Derby 2025: Grande scratched from race, reducing field to 19 horses
A second horse has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, a day and a half before the 2025 race. Grande was scratched due to a foot bruise, owner Mike Repole announced on Friday. The horse was slated to start in the ninth post and was a 20-1 favorite before being pulled from the race. All horses that were on the outside of Grande will now move in one gate on Saturday. Advertisement For trainer Todd Pletcher, Grande's scratch will end his record streak of 21 consecutive Derbies. His horses have twice won the Kentucky Derby with Super Saver finishing first in 2010 and Always Dreaming winning in 2017. John Velazquez was to have been Grande's jockey. "Unfortunately, the vets have decided to scratch Grande from tomorrow's Kentucky Derby," Repole posted on X on Friday. "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving," he continued. "To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays. On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean." However, despite the clean diagnostics and improvement during the week, Kentucky state veterinarians decided to scratch Grande. Repole's team was "shocked" and "confused" by the ruling, he said. "The heel has improved throughout the week and it also improved again this morning," Repole added. "Unfortunately the vets told us this morning they were scratching the horse despite the clean diagnostics. We were very confused with all the clean diagnostics and improvement all week, why they rushed to judgment to scratch today." This will be the third time Repole has had a horse scratched from the Derby. Uncle Mo was pulled from the race in 2011 due to a gastrointestinal infection. And in 2023, Forte was scratched on the morning of the event because of a bruised right foot. Repole has never had a horse win the Derby in eight tries. Grande joins Rodriguez as scratches from Saturday's race. Trained by Bob Baffert and opening as a 12-1 favorite, Rodriguez was scratched on Thursday because of a foot bruise. The field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is now down to 19 horses.
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Climate
- New York Post
Showers could create wet track for 151st Kentucky Derby as days of storms dampen race week festivities
Rain is expected on Saturday ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby as rounds of storms move over the Louisville area in the days leading up to the event. The first leg of horse racing's coveted Triple Crown, this year's Kentucky Derby, starts this Saturday, May 3, at 6:57 p.m. ET, the climax of a day of races that begin at 11 a.m. ET. Advertisement Conditions are expected to be dry over the Churchill Downs racetrack for the start of the race, but there's a chance of showers Saturday morning and afternoon, creating the potential for a wet track. Storms on Thursday and Friday could put a damper on pre-race festivities. This comes after severe storms in early April dumped 10-20 inches of rain across parts of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, causing historic flooding in the region, including in Louisville. Currently, FOX Weather's exclusive Risk of Weather Impact forecast, ROWI, has been increased to 'medium' for the Derby itself, with showers forecast earlier in the day and the threat of isolated thunderstorms. Advertisement Conditions are expected to dry out just in time for the race, but be sure to check the FOX Weather app for the forecast as it evolves over the coming days. Occasional thunderstorms will threaten Louisville through Thursday evening. Additional rain showers are forecast for part of the day on Friday and into Saturday. The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is expecting rain in the coming days which could lead to a wet track. Getty Images Advertisement Due to the repeated rounds of rain, most of Kentucky is under a Level 1 out of 4 risk for flash flooding through Thursday. The last five Derbies have been run on fast tracks. The last sloppy track was in 2019, when Country House won following the disqualification of Maximum Security for interference. The first leg of horse racing's coveted Triple Crown begins Saturday, May 3, at 6:57 p.m. ET. FOX Weather Advertisement This year, Journalism, a colt out of Kentucky who won the Santa Anita Derby earlier in April, is the consensus favorite, running out of the No. 8 post position. This comes after places near Louisville tallied nearly a foot of rain since the beginning of April. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg launched a multi-million-dollar cleanup effort to prepare the city for race festivities. 'We started the cleanup within 24 hours of the Ohio River receding into its banks,' Greenberg told FOX Weather in an interview earlier this month. Greenberg said the early April flood event was the eighth-largest flood in the city's history. He credited flood walls and levees with preventing more damage and saving lives. 'All roads impacted by the flooding are cleared and operational, and work at Metro Parks impacted by the floods is wrapping up,' read part of a news release from the mayor's office last Tuesday.
