Maxfield Moving Forward on the Derby Trail

The undefeated Maxfield will take his next step on the road to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday's Matt Winn S. at Churchill Downs. A promising juvenile with no losses on his record, the colt was scratched days before the Breeders' Cup Juvenile due to a chip. But now he is ready for his sophomore debut.

While a Kentucky Derby moved to September may have been problematic for other three-year-olds primed and ready for spring, the biggest beneficiary may have been Maxfield.

“I think it worked to our advantage, for sure,” Walsh said. “Every bit of time this horse gets, the better for him.”

While Walsh said that Maxfield might have been ready for a Kentucky Derby in May, the pushed back date certainly took some pressure off.

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