Derby Update: Favorite 'I Want Revenge' Scratched

Reports the AP: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby, the first morning-line favorite to scratch the day of the race. The 3-year-old colt was scratched Saturday morning after trainer Jeff Mullins discovered a hot spot on the horse's left front ankle. An X-ray and ultrasound test did not find any damage, but the ankle was tender when it was flexed. With a wet track expected, Mullins and owner David Lanzman didn't want to take any chances.

At the moment, the odds for all the other horses remain the same as they were earlier in the week, with Dunkirk and Pioneerof theNile close at 4/1 and Friesan Fireat at 5/1. That said, as I Want Revenge fans start looking for new horses, the odds will change considerably this afternoon leading up to post time.