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 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Lawyer Ron broke quickly to the lead — faster than jockey John McKee had planned. It was as if the horse couldn't wait to show off his speed in his final Kentucky Derby tuneup.
"He got real aggressive with me going into the turn. Fortunately enough there was some room to get through the hole, and he just kind of took over the race," McKee said. "I thought I would be third or fourth, mid-pack. We had to go to Plan B after that."
Plan B led to the same result as usual. Lawyer Ron moved ahead at the start of the backstretch and never looked back, winning the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday for his sixth straight victory. Trainer Bob Holthus' chestnut colt is now 7-for-7 lifetime on dirt — and remains one of the favorites to win three weeks from now at Churchill Downs.
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