Kentucky Derby Trainer Interviews – April 22, 2025

Trainer Brad Cox discusses three of his big three-year-olds for the first Friday and Saturday in May: Final Gambit, Tappan Street and the undefeated filly Good Cheer.

“What you have to do [in the Derby] is get a good trip,” explains Brad Cox.

Source: Kentucky HPBA and Jennie Rees

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses his star colt Sovereignty, as well as a couple of horses that have looked very good to him on the track. Find out which two Kentucky Derby contenders caught Mott’s eye.

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