Lord Miles jockey and trainer: Everything you need to know about Kentucky Derby 2023 horse
Lord Miles 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.
Lord Miles will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 8 at Aqueduct. He currently ranks sixth on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 105.
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Lord Miles
Color: Bay
Bred in: Kentucky
Sire: Curlin
Dam: Lady Esme, by Majestic Warrior
Price tag: Homebred
Owner: Vegso Racing Stable (Peter and Anne Vegso), first Derby
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Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr., 0 for 2 in Derby. Best finish was eighth with Ny Traffic in 2020.
Jockey: Paco Lopez, 0 for 2 in Derby. Best finish was eighth with Ny Traffic in 2020.
Record: 2-0-1 in five starts
Career earnings: $451,100
Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 105 (No. 6)
Last race: Won Grade 2 Wood Memorial by a nose over Hit Show on April 8 at Aqueduct
Running style: Stalker
Notes: Lord Miles clinched his spot in the Kentucky Derby by winning the Wood Memorial at 59-1 odds. He had finished off the board in his previous two starts — sixth in the Grade 3 Holy Bull on Feb. 4 at Gulfstream and fifth in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby on March 11. … Peter Vegso is the founding publisher of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series. … Lord Miles is a homebred for Vegso Racing Stable, which owns the dam, Lady Esme, a Florida-bred who never made it to the racetrack.
What they’re saying: “Peter Vegso has been a big supporter of us and to run a horse at 59-1, he didn't get scared away,” Joseph said after the Wood Memorial. “He gave us a chance to do it. When you take chances, this is where you are. … If the horse is doing good, take a chance, because each chance you don't take is a chance you miss.”
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky Derby 2023 horse Lord Miles: Trainer, jockey, owners, record
