Ethan West, 32, didn’t expect to find himself in the position of saddling a Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starter so early in his training career, which launched in 2018.
Overachieving Coal Battle, a $70,000 purchase for Norman Stables at the Texas Thoroughbred Association summer yearling sale, has to be the greatest feel-good story of the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys as they travel the Road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
