It’s called the “Greatest Two-Minutes in Sports.” The journey to get to the Kentucky Derby started four years ago when breeders and owners hope to put together the perfect combination of sire and mare. This is the culmination of that quest, a spectacle held before more than 150,000 people at Churchill Downs. Trainer Bob Baffert, who has three horses in the race, calls this one of the tightest Derbies in a long time. Things got even more interesting when the favorite, Omaha Beach, had to scratch because of a minor medical condition. Now, it’s on to the Run For the Roses.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 04, 2019 13:54 UTC