The 2026 Kentucky Derby started a little later than expected due to an incident involving horse Great White.
Minutes before the race was set to commence, an upset Great White rolled and threw jockey Alex Archard. The horse was quickly scratched, while forcing all the horses to have to be taken out of the gate and reloaded.
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The horse, trained by John Ennis and co-owned by Three Chimneys Farm, had been a replacement after Silent Tactic’s scratch Wednesday due to a sore foot. He was a long shot at 50-to-1 odds on the morning line, and also the largest horse in the
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