Kentucky Derby: Dettori is tabbed to ride Society Man

HRN staff
Photo: Candice Chavez / Eclipse Sportswire

Frankie Dettori's hope to make the second Kentucky Derby start in his storied career came to fruition as he was named to ride Society Man next Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Agent Ron Anderson confirmed a Daily Racing Form report that Dettori will ride the Good Magic colt for trainer Danny Gargan.

Dettori's only other Kentucky Derby mount came in 2000, when he finished sixth on China Visit. The three-time U.K. championed had planned to retire last year but changed his mind in the fall, saying he would move his base to Southern California.

He then won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf aboard Inspiral and followed that this year with five more graded-stakes wins, most recently the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley with Beaute Cachee for his first graded win at Keeneland.

Society Man became eligible for the the Kentucky Derby with his second-place finish in the Wood Memorial (G2). That was his first start since he broke his maiden in March.

Read More

Derby prep guide: Blue Grass, Wood and Santa Anita Derby
Saturday marks the end of the road to the Kentucky Derby , with the final three major prep...
Further Ado, Paradise may join Cox’s Derby, Oaks lists
Lexington, Ky. Brad Cox already has Commandment and Fulleffort qualified for Kentucky Derby 2026 . Life of Joy...
Kentucky Oaks prep: Percy’s Bar upsets Zany in Ashland
Lexington, Ky. Pick and roll. Hit and run. Run-pass option. Throw in horse racing’s version. Cut the corner....
Santa Anita Derby fair odds: Trying to beat the Bafferts
When it comes to whether to bet Bob Baffert on the Kentucky Derby trail, there are really only...
Derby works: Fulleffort, Golden Tempo work in Kentucky
Two likely Kentucky Derby 2026 starters worked Monday in Kentucky. Fulleffort , third in the Derby standings with...