He’s trying to become just the fourth 2-year-old champion since 1980 to go on and win the Derby. Forte is one of three horses in the race trained by Todd Pletcher, a two-time Derby winner.

Here are some horses to watch: FORTE Comes into the Derby on a five-race winning streak and is the early 3-1 favorite. Rallied in the Florida Derby to win by a length after being ninth in the ...

Forte’s much touted stablemate ... It’s definitely a feature of the 2023 Derby’s really strong field that very good horses like Major Dude just didn’t quite have the points this year ...

At 3, Forte won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and the Florida Derby (G1) but missed the Kentucky Derby (G1) after being scratched due to a mending bruised foot. He finished second in the ...