Sat on the bench for seven weeks (not a good thing) after winning the Virginia Derby at minor-league Colonial Downs. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has won four Derbys. This one won’t get him his fifth.

While Asmussen has never won the Derby, he has trained horses that have won the Preakness and the Belmont. Jockey Joel Rosario rode Orb to a victory at the 2013 Kentucky Derby. American Promise also brings a championship pedigree to Saturday's race. The D. Wayne Lukas-trained horse is the son of Justify, who won the Triple Crown in 2018.