Silent Tactic, who was 20-1 on the morning line, has finished first or second in all six career starts. He registered a pair of runner-up finishes in the Arkansas prep races, including a second to Kentucky Derby favorite Renegade in the Arkansas Derby.

Brad Cox’s Kentucky Derby hand got lighter Thursday when Fulleffort was scratched from Saturday’s race because of a chip in his left hind ankle, according to The Daily Racing Form.

Two horses, Silent Tactic and Fulleffort, have been scratched from the Kentucky Derby field, leading to new entries.

The multiple graded-placed Right to Party will scratch from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, allowing also-eligible Robusta to draw into the field, Daily Racing Form reports. DRF's David Grening was the first to report the news on social media Friday morning,

The latest Kentucky Derby scratch brings Robusta off the also-eligible list, giving trainer Doug O'Neill a second horse in Saturday's race.

Read our expert guide on how to bet on the Kentucky Derby in 2026, including what states allow online horse betting, the best Kentucky Derby betting apps, and types of bets to place.

The Kentucky Derby is less than a month away and there's three horse now emerging as the favorites for the Run For the Roses. Justify, with Mike Smith aboard, wins the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2018. | Michael Clevenger and ...

Silent Tactic will scratch from the GI Kentucky Derby with a bruised foot and now Great White will draw into the race for trainer John Ennis

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione, a 14-time leading rider at Churchill Downs, has picked up the mount on Kentucky Derby runner Ocelli and Kentucky Oaks runner Nycon, according to the Daily Racing Form's David Grening.