Jonathan Sheppard is one of the best trainers horse racing has ever
known, but his name is certainly not synonymous with the Kentucky Derby.
Though the Hall of Famer has had a couple of his protégé saddle Derby
winners--Barclay Tagg with Funny Cide in 2003 and Graham Motion with
Animal Kingdom last year--he himself has never even had a runner make
the starting gate. And that is not by accident.
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