Sunland Derby winner Wild On Ice is out of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby due to injury, which also eliminates the first ever Derby entry under 60-year-old jockey Ken Tohill.
Frank Sumpter’s Grade III Sunland winner was removed from the field “due to a left hind leg injury that occurred following workout just before 6 a.m. on Thursday,” Churchill Downs public relations announced.
Santa Anita Derby third-place finisher Skinner will be added to the field with post position draw slated for Monday.
Tohill was on track for his first ever Derby ride with Wild On Ice and would have been the oldest jockey in the history of the event.
A jockey since the age of 16 in Northern California, Tohill has topped 4,100 winners and generated more than $71 million in purse earnings as of April 24, according to Equibase.
Tohill is credited by Sumpter for getting Wild On Ice this far. He was 35-1 when he won Sunland Park and the 50 Derby points that come with it on March 26.
Jockey Jon Court holds the distinction as the oldest rider in Kentucky Derby history. He was 58 when Long Range Toddy ran the Derby in 2019.
–Field Level Media