Master Fencer was invited to take part in Kentucky Derby 145 after competing in the Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Koichi Tsunodra trainee has never raced outside of his native Japan but boasts a pair of wins as well as a second in the Fukuryu Stakes in his most recent effort. The chestnut is by Just a Way and gets the services of jockey Julien Leparoux in his first U.S. start.