Larry Demeritte has run horses on Kentucky Derby day in the past, just never in the big race. The 74-year-old trainer says it was all practice for Saturday, when he’ll saddle West Saratoga in the Derby. The gray colt cost $11,000 and is the pride of Demeritte’s 11-horse stable in Lexington, Kentucky.
CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO DEMERITTE, NOT DEMERIT AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Trainer Larry Demeritte watches as Kentucky Derby entrant West Saratoga gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 4. Trainer Larry Demeritte watches as Kentucky Derby entrant West Saratoga gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
Everything is meaningful to the 74-year-old from the Bahamas since he was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and underwent chemotherapy. His father was a trainer in the islands and Dermeritte still carries the accent of his home country, where he was leading trainer for two years.Purchased for $11,000, West Saratoga is the pride of Demeritte’s 11-horse stable at The Thoroughbred Center in nearby Lexington. The colt has earned $460,140.
The only one with any Derby experience in their group is jockey Jesus Castanon. He finished fourth aboard Shackleford in 2011. They set the pace and led at the eighth pole only to be overtaken by eventual winner Animal Kingdom.Demeritte has run horses on the Derby undercard in past years.
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