Meet the 2015 Kentucky Derby Horses
Grab your mint juleps and your huge hats, y'all, because Kentucky Derby weekend is here! On May 2, 20 horses will hit Churchill Downs in Kentucky for what is quite possibly the most exciting two minutes in sports. Meet all the horses, jockeys, and trainers in the gallery ahead, and find out tomorrow night who crosses the finish line first and gets the blanket of roses.
Ocho Ocho Ocho
Jockey: Elvis Trujillo
Trainer: Jim Cassidy
Odds of winning: 50-1
Carpe Diem
Jockey: John Velazquez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 8-1
Materiality
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 12-1
Tencendur
Jockey: Manny Franco
Trainer: George Weaver
Odds of winning: 30-1
Danzig Moon
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Trainer: Mark Casse
Odds of winning: 30-1
Mubtaahij
Jockey: Christophe Soumillon
Trainer: Mike de Kock
Odds of winning: 20-1
El Kabeir
Jockey: Calvin Borel
Trainer: John Terranova II
Odds of winning: 30-1
Dortmund
Jockey: Martin Garcia
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Odds of winning: 3-1
Bolo
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano
Trainer: Carla Gaines
Odds of winning: 30-1
Firing Line
Jockey: Gary Stevens
Trainer: Simon Callaghan
Odds of winning: 12-1
International Star
Jockey: Miguel Mena
Trainer: Mike Maker
Odds of winning: 20-1
Itsaknockout
Jockey: Luis Saez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 30-1
Keen Ice
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Trainer: Dale Romans
Odds of winning: 50-1
Frosted
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Odds of winning: 15-1
War Story
Jockey: Joe Talamo
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Odds of winning: 50-1
Mr. Z
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Odds of winning: 50-1
American Pharoah
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Odds of winning: 5-2
Far Right
Jockey: Mike Smith
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Odds of winning: 30-1
Upstart
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Trainer: Rick Violette Jr.
Odds of winning: 15-1
Frammento
Jockey: Corey Nakatani
Trainer: Nick Zito
Odds of winning: 50-1