Another busy weekend in horse racing saw the Kentucky Derby field set, as well as one shocker and one not in Hong Kong.

Journalism is the favorite heading into the Kentucky Derby after picking up a win in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby earlier this month. The horse, trained by Michael McCarthy, has a 4-0-1 record in five starts and ranks third on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard (122.5).

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert ‘s return to the Kentucky Derby tops the list. Back at Churchill Downs for the first time in three years following his suspension due to a failed post-race drug test involving his horse, Medina Spirit, after the 2021 Kentucky Derby, Baffert returns with multiple entries ( Citizen Bull, Madaket Road, Rodriguez ).