The Run for the Roses 2020. This year it is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, it is 4 months later than usual, and there will not be any fans.

Welcome to horse racing in the COVID-10 pandemic.

The draw for the September 5 Derby was held Tuesday and TIZ THE LAW, expected to be the heaviest favourite since Arazi (4 to 5) in 1992, drew post 17.

Of course he did – post 17 has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner!

On the morning line odds, Tiz the Law was installed at 3 to 5. Last time a Derby starter was that low on the M/L was an entry that included Easy Goer in 1989.

Just hours before the draw, Bruce Lunsford’s ART COLLECTOR was withdrawn due to a foot issue. SOUTH BEND, 0 for 8 this year, was added to the field.

 

1 Finnick the Fierce (Martin Garcia);

2 Max Player (Ricardo Santana Jr.); S Asmussen

3 Enforceable (Adam Beschizza); Mark Casse

4 Storm the Court (Julien Leparoux);  P Eurton

5 Major Fed (James Graham); Greg Foley

6 King Guillermo (Samy Camacho); 

7 Money Moves (Javier Castellano) Todd Pletcher

8 South Bend (T Gafflione) Bill Mott

9 Mr. Big News (Gabriel Saez); Bret Calhoun

10 Thousand Words (Florent Geroux); B Baffert

11  Necker Island (Miguel Mena); Chris Hartman

12 Sole Volante (Luca Panici); Patrick Biancone

13 Attachment Rate (Joe Talamo); Dale Romans

14 Winning Impression (Joe Rocco Jr.);

15 Ny Traffic (Paco Lopez); Saffie Joseph

16 Honor A. P. (Mike Smith); John Shirreffs

17 Tiz the Law (jockey Manny Franco) B Tagg

18 Authentic (John Velazquez); B Baffert