Daddy Long Legs Confirmed for Derby
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Daddy Long Legs, winner of the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed al Naboodah Group (UAE-II), will travel from his base at Ballydoyle in Ireland early next week for the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brand (gr. I). His Derby status was confirmed via a Twitter message from Ballydoyle.
He will be ridden in the Run for the Roses by Colm O’Donoghue.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien, Daddy Long Legs will be making his second journey to Churchill Downs. The son of Scat Daddy finished 12th behind Hansen and Union Rags last fall in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) under Ryan Moore.
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