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The Kentucky Derby favorite, Forte will bring a five-race win streak to the Kentucky Derby. He reeled off three consecutive Grade 1 wins last year to earn champion juvenile male honors, and the dark bay colt opened his three-year-old campaign with a sharp 4 1/2-length score in the Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park in early March. Classified as a stalker, Forte dug deep to win his final prep, the Florida Derby (G1) from well off the pace, and connections don’t want to be so far back along the backstretch of the Kentucky Derby. Forte, who is joined by Practical Move as the only contestants with three consecutive triple-digit Brisnet Speed ratings in advance of the Kentucky Derby, raced closer to the early leaders in previous wins, and he will take some beating with the right trip at Churchill Downs.
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FORTE (outside) works under jockey Irad Ortiz, going 4 furlongs in :49.80. #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/iePMbWU1W3
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) April 29, 2023
Race History
Finish | Race | Grade | Distance | Surface | Date | |
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Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa
Gulfstream Park |
I | 1 1/8 Miles | Dirt | Apr 1, 2023 |
1st | ![]() |
Fountain of Youth Stakes
Gulfstream Park |
II | 1 1/16 Miles | Dirt | Mar 4, 2023 |
1st | ![]() |
FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
Keeneland |
I | 1 1/16 Miles | Dirt | Nov 4, 2022 |
1st | ![]() |
Claiborne Breeders' Futurity
Keeneland |
I | 1 1/16 Miles | Dirt | Oct 8, 2022 |