Post position: 7
Odds: 50-1
Jockey: Javier Castellano, 30, will ride in his 3rd Derby. Was 7th on favored Bellamy Road in ’05.
Owner: Eric Fein, 47, runs a title insurance business in Syosset, N.Y., on Long Island. His posse includes about 50 friends from Queens.
Trainer: Barclay Tagg, 70, won the Derby on his first try in 2003 with Funny Cide. Was 10th with Nobiz Like Shobiz last year. Penn State graduate (’61).
Breeder(s): A. Lakin and Sons
Bloodline: By Hook and Ladder-Just a Ginny, by Go for Gin
Color and gender: Bay colt
Career record: 8 starts, 3-1-1, $336,880
Last start: Won Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby on March 15; 11th Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 12
Potential trouble: Did he get enough of out disappointing Blue Grass effort?
Meaning of name: “Firetruck” would have fit with the horse’s Hook and Ladder lineage, but the name was taken. It was a natural extension of the sire’s name to call him Big Truck.
More: Big Truck is one of two entries for trainer Barclay Tagg.
Credits: Text - Alicia Wincze, Rob Kandt, Erik Miller, Lexington Herald-Leader; button - Camille Weber, Herald-Leader; photo - Big Truck, left, won the Tampa Bay Derby on March 15. Joe Diorio | Horsephotos.com
