By Paul Rolfes
The Courier-Journal The No. 13 post position did prove unlucky after all for likely betting favorite I Want Revenge in today's 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Trainer Jeff Mullins scratched the colt this morning, because of a problem in his left front ankle.

"The biggest dream is to get here, but the biggest nightmare is to get to race day and have to scratch," Mullins said at a 9 a.m. press conference.

X-rays and ultrasound examinations did not show any bony injury to the ankle, but two veterinarians concurred that there was an inflammation in the soft tissue above and below the ankle.




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