Kentucky Derby contender Just Steel on the track for a workout Thursday morning at Churchill Downs April 25, 2024 in Louisville, Ky. Trainer for Just Steel is D. Wayne Lukas. It’s Lukas’ first Derby since 2018. He’s won four Kentucky Derbys, six Preakness Stakes and four Belmont Stakes.

A strong case could be made for four horses to win the 150th Kentucky Derby. Three American-bred horses and one foreign entrant dominated the buildup to

Best remembered for shaking up MLB with a $126-million deal, Jayson Werth invested in race horses two years ago and improbably has Dornoch in the Kentucky Derby.

Hey! Did you know that former MLB outfielder Jayson Werth -- who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals and has a World Series ring from 2008 -- is a Kentucky Derby horse owner?

Jayson Werth got to Churchill Downs in the middle of Kentucky Derby week and was overcome by a familiar feeling. “It has some fragrance of the World Series,” he said. “Things are totally different now.

For Philadelphians looking to potentially cash in on Saturday's Kentucky Derby, Dornoch could be Werth every dollar. Why it matters: Former Phillies slugger Jayson Werth is part owner of Dornoch, a racehorse with a good chance of becoming this year's Churchill Downs champion.

Biggest horse race of the year and Bob Baffert won’t be there again. But Jayson Werth will. The former Phillies All-Star outfielder, who hit .444 in the 2008 World Series, got into the horse racing game after a round of golf a few years ago and has been hooked ever since.