At Keeneland, 1 1/8-mile races use the “regular” finish line, while 1 1/16-mile races come to a halt at the 16th pole, or alternate finish line.

The speed in the race centers around two horses: Rodriguez, who won the Wood Memorial, and Crudo, a Todd Pletcher horse and the son of Justify who has the speed to go wire to wire.

The James W. Murphy Stakes are up next Reagan's Wit is the favorite at 3/5. The horse has $82,175 in winnings so far in 2025 with a win and a second-place finish across three races run in the year.

Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, finishing the 1-1/4-mile race in two minutes and 2.31 seconds. The morning-line favourite Journalism was second while Baeza finished third.