The Kentucky Derby lost a horse trained in Bob Baffert for the race on Saturday.
Rodriguez, who opened at 12-1, will not participate after his team decided to remove it from the prestigious derby.
Tom Ryan, a managing partner of one of the many companies that owns Rodriguez, wrote in a statement on Thursday that Rodriguez had been scratched from competition due to a bruise. Ryan said that this decision had been made “by abundance of prudence” and that the team would aim to prepare Rodriguez for the preakness issues later this month.
Rodriguez was one of the two horses on the ground formed by the decorated and controversial spray, which returns to the derby after having a three -year suspension. In 2021, the slack horse, Medina Spirit, was tested positive for a steroid prohibited after winning the derby and was stripped of the victory.
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Rodriguez had to go to position n ° 4, but will now be replaced by Baeza in the long term 50-1, formed by John A. Shirreffs.
A second, large horse was scratched on Friday due to a bruise. Great was to get out of the ninth post, but will no longer participate in the race. Large replacement has not yet been announced.
With Rodriguez striped, Baffert will always have a bull citizen in position n ° 1 to 20-1 dimensions.
Journalism, formed by Michael W. McCarthy, is the favorite of the ratings to the derby with ratings 3-1. Behind him is sovereignty at 5-1 and Sandman at 6-1.
