HORSE RACING
Top jockey Ryan Moore faces Kentucky Derby decision
Mendelssohn, a horse named after the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), romped home by 18 lengths in the UAE Derby on Dubai World Cup night and immediately set top jockey Ryan Moore a poser.Does 34-year-old Moore — regarded as the best jockey on the planet — ride Mendelssohn in the Kentucky Derby on May 5 or stay in the UK to partner the favourite, Saxon Warrior, in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket run on the same day?After his Dubai win, Moore said: "The Kentucky Derby is a race on my bucket list, but we’ll have to see what’s best to do closer to the time."Moore has ridden the Kentucky Derby once before, finishing seventh on Lines Of Battle in 2013. Mendelssohn’s trainer, Aidan O’Brien, is yet to win the famous Churchill Downs race.Although he did not have a mount in the Dubai World Cup, it was another successful meeting for Moore as he also won the Godolphin Mile on the favourite, Heavy Metal.Bob Baffert’s hopes of a fourth World Cup were scuppered by France-based jockey C...
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