Hit Show jockey, trainer, owners and more: What to know about Kentucky Derby 2023 horse
Hit Show is one of 20 horses expected to enter the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs.
Spots for the Kentucky Derby are earned by gaining points through a series of prep races that began in September.
The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Monday, May 1. Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 6.
Hit Show will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 8 at Aqueduct. He currently ranks 11th on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 60.
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Hit Show
Color: Gray/roan
Bred in: Kentucky
Sire: Candy Ride
Dam: Actress, by Tapit
Price tag: Homebred
Owners: Gary and Mary West, 0 for 5 in Derby. Best finish was fifth with Game Winner in 2019.
Trainer: Brad Cox, 1 for 5 in Derby. Won with Mandaloun in 2021.
Jockey: Manny Franco, 0 for 4 in Derby. Best finish was second with Tiz the Law in 2020.
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Record: 3-1-0 in five starts
Career earnings: $404,375
Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 60 (No. 11)
Last race: Second in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 8 at Aqueduct
Running style: Stalker
Notes: Hit Show won the Grade 3 Withers on Feb. 11 at Aqueduct before losing by a nose to long shot Lord Miles in the Wood. … Gary and Mary West owned Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby before being disqualified for interference. … Hit Show’s only off-the-board finish came in his only start at Churchill Downs, a fourth-place showing Nov. 26 in an allowance optional claiming race.
What they’re saying: “I think he’s a horse that does like a mile and an eighth and beyond,” Cox said. “We think he’s a two-turn horse.”
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky Derby 2023 horse Hit Show: Trainer, jockey, owners and record
