LOUISVILLE, Ky. — No one here was surprised on Wednesday when two Bob-Baffert trained colts were made the morning-line favorites for Saturday’s 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. American Pharoah (5-2) and Dortmund (3-1) have been the most talked about horses on the Triple Crown trail.
There was some suspense, however, surrounding the post-position draw. All week Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer, had worried that one of his horses might draw an inside gate, as his colt Lookin at Lucky did in 2010 when he pulled the No. 1 hole. His chances were compromised as soon as the gate opened, as he was bumped and then pinballed among the 20-horse field before finishing sixth.