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Derby Jockey Profile: John Velazquez

Derby Jockey Profile: John Velazquez

John Velazquez is well-known for his successful partnership with trainer Todd Pletcher, so it is extremely fitting that his Derby contender this year come from Pletcher's stable. Cowboy Cal is Velazquez's mount, and if the jockey improves off his second-place finish aboard Invisible Ink in 2001, he'll have himself a winner.

 Wednesday, April 30, 2008