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USA Today
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Jayson Werth had the wildest outfit at the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Jayson Werth had the wildest outfit at the 2025 Kentucky Derby Former baseball player Jayson Werth is no stranger to the festivities at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. The 2008 World Series champ had a horse in last year's race and is co-owner of Flying Mohawk in 2025's Kentucky Derby. His horse has relatively long odds to win on Saturday evening -- Flying Mohawk currently sits at 28-1 odds -- but Werth is dressed for the affair. Werth went bold with his look, pairing a black suit with bright green trim with bright green accessories and a top hat. He, of course, tied it all together with his signature beard and long hair. The lime green matched Flying Mohawk's jockey, Joe Ramos -- the youngest jockey in the field at 25 years old -- who also donned the bright color for his jersey. People both loved and had jokes about Werth's flamboyant look. The Kentucky Derby gets underway at 7 p.m. ET.
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Which horse is Jayson Werth's in the Kentucky Derby?
Which horse is Jayson Werth's in the Kentucky Derby? When the 2025 Kentucky Derby gets underway on Saturday evening, there will be one horse with elite baseball pedigree. No, Flying Mohawk can't play baseball (we don't think). Instead, the horse is co-owned by former MLB player Jayson Werth. Werth, who was on the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Champion team, isn't new to the horse racing game. He previously co-owned the horse Dornoch, which won 2024's Belmont Stakes and finished 10th in the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The former Nationals star has jumped head-first into horse racing, despite a learning curve. 'But this sport that I knew nothing about, it's fascinating, it's addicting," he told The Athletic. "The people are incredible, and the animals are majestic. I love it. I love everything about it.'' Flying Mohawk currently has 27-1 odds in tonight's race.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Werth 'nervous as hell' for Flying Mohawk at Derby
2008 World Series champion and Flying Mohawk owner Jayson Werth hoped for slop at the Kentucky Derby. He got his wish, and he's confident in his horse -- but that doesn't erase his nerves.
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Kentucky Derby 2025: List of horses at Churchill Downs and how much they cost their owners
The 2025 Kentucky Derby will feature a striking contrast in purchase prices, with just two post positions separating Chunk of Gold from Sandman and Baeza. While Sandman and Baeza each commanded a hefty $1.2 million price tag, Chunk of Gold was bought for a mere $2,500 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale. These three horses epitomise the vast differences in investment within the Derby field. Also Read: Kentucky Derby 2025: Date, time and how to watch the 151st race In the 2025 Kentucky Derby, there's a huge difference in how much the horses cost. Two horses, Sandman and Baeza, were bought for $1.2 million each, making them the most expensive in the race. Meanwhile, Chunk of Gold was bought for just $2,500 at a yearling sale in 2023, which is incredibly cheap for a Derby horse. Chunk of Gold is one of the few horses in this race that cost under $10,000. While most of the horses in the field cost over $600,000, there are also horses like Neoequos, Flying Mohawk, and Coal Battle, which were bought for less than $300,000. There are even five horses in the race that were bred by their owners. However, the price of a horse is not the parameter to tell how well it will do in the Derby. Some of the most recent Derby winners came at much lower prices. Last year's winner, Mystik Dan, was a homebred, while Mage, the 2023 winner, was purchased for just $290,000. Even Rich Strike, who shocked everyone in 2022, was bought for only $30,000, as reported by the Herald Leader. Since 1960, 33 Derby winners were bought at public auctions, but only one, Fusaichi Pegasus, cost more than $575,000. And while many expensive horses have raced in the Derby, only a few of them have managed to finish in the top spots. So, if Chunk of Gold somehow wins, his $2,500 price would make him the least expensive horse to win the Derby since 1960. Also Read: Kentucky Derby 2025: How much do jockeys actually earn? Prize money, payout and more The following figures represent the cost of horses in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3, 2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Flying Mohawk trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse
Flying Mohawk trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse Show Caption Hide Caption Bob Baffert: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown championships and controversy Horse racing trainer Bob Baffert has multiple Kentucky Derby wins, two Triple Crown champions, and a career marked by both triumph and controversy. 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@ Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ. More horse racing: Here's how Journalism, likely Kentucky Derby favorite, got his name from a former editor
