Who is Racing in the Kentucky Derby?

By Carly Miller

The famous Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday, May 5. This is the 114th running of the Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is known as the greatest two minutes in sports, where 20 horses and their jockeys will race their way around the track. The horses competing this year are:

Firenze Fire – Jockey: Paco Lopez → Leaderboard #18
Free Drop Billy – Jockey: Robby Albarado → Leaderboard #15
Promises Fulfilled – Jockey: Corey J. Lanerie → Leaderboard #14
Flameway – Jockey: Jose Lezcano → Leaderboard #10
Audible – Jockey: Javier Castellano → Leaderboard #3
Good Magic – Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz → Leaderboard #2
Justify – Jockey: Mike E. Smith → Leaderboard #9
Lone Sailor – Jockey: James Graham → Leaderboard #16
Hofburg – Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr. → Leaderboard #17
My Boy Jack – Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux → Leaderboard #13
Bold D’Oro – Jockey: Victor Espinoza → Leaderboard #6
Enticed – Jockey: Junior Alvarado → Leaderboard #7
Bravazo – Jockey: Luis Contreras → Leaderboard #12
Mendelssohn – Jockey: Ryan Moore → Leaderboard #8
Instilled Regard– Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke → Leaderboard #20
Magnum Moon – Jockey: Luis Saez → Leaderboard #1
Solomini – Jockey: Flavien Prat → Leaderboard #11
Vino Rosso – Jockey: John R. Velazquez → Leaderboard #5
Noble Indy – Jockey: Florent Geroux → Leaderboard #4
Combatant – Jockey: Ricardo Santana, Jr. → Leaderboard #19