Second horse, Brad Cox-trained Fulleffort, scratches from Kentucky Derby
Second horse, Brad Cox-trained Fulleffort, scratches from Kentucky Derby
TRACK. HEY, ALEX. HEY, CARRIE. YEAH, IT’S AN EXCITING MORNING OUT HERE AS WE GET READY TO KICK OFF THURSDAY HERE ON THE BACKSIDE OF CHURCHILL DOWNS. AND THE THURSDAY OF DERBY WEEK IS DEDICATED TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S CULTURE. WE’RE GOING TO GET TO MORE ON HOW CHURCHILL DOWNS IS CELEBRATING THAT TODAY AT THE TRACK IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT FIRST, WE’RE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. THERE HAS BEEN A SCRATCH FROM TRAINER BRAD COX. A FULL EFFORT HAS SCRATCHED FROM THE DERBY. THAT’S THE SECOND DERBY HORSE TO SCRATCH. TH
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Second horse, Brad Cox-trained Fulleffort, scratches from Kentucky Derby
A second horse has scratched from the Kentucky Derby.Fulleffort is out, trained by Louisville trainer Brad Cox. The Kentucky Derby social accounts confirmed it Thursday morning. They did not say why. WLKY is working to learn more.With Fulleffort out, Ocelli moves in, trained by another local, D. Whitworth Beckman.Beckman says he has been training the colt all along figuring there was a chance he'd get in off the also-entered list.But that's not it for Cox. He has other horses on the field -- Commandment and Further Ado. The first horse to scratch was Arkansas Derby runner-up Silent Tactic.The updated field:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A second horse has scratched from the Kentucky Derby.
Fulleffort is out, trained by Louisville trainer Brad Cox.
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The Kentucky Derby social accounts confirmed it Thursday morning. They did not say why. WLKY is working to learn more.
With Fulleffort out, Ocelli moves in, trained by another local, D. Whitworth Beckman.
Beckman says he has been training the colt all along figuring there was a chance he'd get in off the also-entered list.
But that's not it for Cox. He has other horses on the field -- Commandment and Further Ado.
The first horse to scratch was Arkansas Derby runner-up Silent Tactic.
The updated field:
