HENDERSON, KY. (WFIE) - Now, today was just the beginning, of an exciting, four-day weekend, at the old Pea Patch, which features the biggest day of the meet: Ellis Park Derby Day.

That is Sunday, and of course, the feature race, is the $300,000 Ellis Park Derby. An 8-horse field, of 3-year old colts, will run it, and the morning line favorite, is 8-5, ‘Admiral Dennis’.

He was on the Kentucky Derby trail, this past spring, but didn’t quite earn enough points, to make the starting gate.

Since then, he’s been running and training well, and we spoke to jockey Luan Machado, who will ride ‘Admiral Dennis’, on Sunday.

“He just won a very, consistent race at Delaware - the first Delaware Derby. That was a very good performance, and I believe that’s why he’s favored right now,” said jockey, Lu

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