Like so many of the major races on the East Coast, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott owns a victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
But it did not come like the vast majority of his more than 5,000 victories in a Hall of Fame career.
His victory in the 2019 run for the roses was a result of Maximum Security’s disqualification and the elevation of Mott’s Country House into the win spot.
On the upcoming first Saturday in May, Mott may get another crack at winning the Kentucky Derby in a more time-honored fashion after sending out Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman’s Resilience to post a 2 1/4-length victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct and secure a spot in the field of 20 for the May 4 opening leg of the Triple Crown.
“He ran very well. Leana [Willaford, the assistant trainer who saddled Resilience] did a great job with him. It was a similar…
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