Chip Honcho to Skip Kentucky Derby, Litmus Test Gets Into the Field

Chip Honcho to skip Kentucky Derby, Litmus Test gets into the field

There was a bit of a shake-up on Saturday morning with the field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby Contender: Litmus Test

Well, what do you know? Six-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer Bob Baffert has himself a second contender in the Run for the Roses. A week before the Derby, Baffert’s Litmus Test moved into the field after Chip Honcho was declared out of contention by trainer Steve Asmussen on Saturday morning before the post-position draw. Litmus Test joins stablemate Potente in the field and gives Baffert a pair of contenders as he seeks a record-setting…

Chip Honcho Skips Kentucky Derby To Point To Preakness; Litmus Test Draws In

Chip Honcho (Connect), winner of the Gun Runner Stakes and a close second in the GII Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds will bypass the GI Kentucky Derby in favor of the May 16 running of the GI Preakness Stakes, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen said Saturday morning at Churchill Downs. With the defection of Chip Honcho, GSW Litmus Test (Nyquist) will now drawn in for the big race. The colt's Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was a…

Kentucky Derby: Chip Honcho is out, Litmus Test gets in

Chip Honcho will not run in the Kentucky Derby. He will instead be routed to the Preakness. This opens up a spot for Litmus Test to run in the race. "We're going to wait for the Preakness with him," trainer Steve Asmussen said in a Friday-morning interview with Andie Biancone of FanDuel TV. He announced his decision after Chip Honcho worked five furlongs in 1:00.4 at Churchill Downs. ???? Breaking news:CHIP HONCHO will not be entered in the @Ken…