Gearing up for the Kentucky Derby
The 2015 Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Dortmund is No. 1 in the Associated Press’ final Run to the Roses Top 10 Derby contenders. See how the rest of the AP’s Top 10 shapes up
- Dortmund is washed during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- A blacksmith puts a shoe on a horse in the barn area during the morning training for the kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Horses are washed in the barn area during the morning training for the kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- A jockey watches the morning training for the kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Jockeys take horses to the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 27, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Exercise rider Isabelle Bourez rides Kentucky Derby hopeful Stanford during a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Exercise rider Joel Barrientos rides Kentucky Derby hopeful International Star during a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- The saddle cloth on Bob Baffert’s stable pony during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- A worker holds a horse as it gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Kentucky Derby hopeful Dortmund is held for a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- EL Kabeir walks onto the track during morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
- Groom Juan Diaz, left, gives Kentucky Derby hopeful Far Right a bath at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, April 28, 2015 following the colt’s morning workout. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
- American Pharoh walks to the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Horses go over the track during morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
- A horse gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Shadows of thoroughbred race horses are shown on a fence leading to the main track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
- A horse gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- A horse is washed in the barn area during the morning training for the kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Danzig Moon walks to the track during the morning training for the kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Exercise rider Dana Barnes rides Kentucky Derby hopeful Dortmund during a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Kentucky Derby hopeful Carpe Diem is ridden by exercise rider Patti Krotenko during a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Kentucky Derby hopeful Dortmund reacts during his morning bath outside Barn 33 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
- Exercise rider Carlos Cano rides Kentucky Derby hopeful Materiality during morning workouts at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Horses train during an early during morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Trainer D. Wayne Lukas watches early morning workouts at Churchill Downs in advance of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Monday, April 27, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Kentucky Derby hopefuls Mubtaahij, right, ridden by jockey Christophe Soumillon, and Bolo, ridden by exercise rider Tony Rubalcaba, train during a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Stable worker Marcelo Mehia holds a horse after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- A horse comes off the track after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- A rider heads to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Horses workout on the track at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- A rider and horse head to the track for an early morning workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)