Bob Baffert-trained horse Rodriguez was scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby due to a foot injury. Baffert revealed that Rodriguez "needed a few more days" to be ready to race and is still planning to enter the horse in The Preakness Stakes on May 17, per The Athletic.

This Saturday, May 3, marks the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby, and while Journalism, who enters the event on a four-race win streak, is expected to be the favorite, many eyes will be on Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert,

With time running out on his chances to run for the roses, Santa Anita Derby runner-up Baeza slipped into the Kentucky Derby field on Thursday with the scratch of the Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez