Luis Saez has another shot at Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security’s disqualification in 2019

This year, the Kentucky Derby is back on the first Saturday in May after the coronavirus pandemic scrambled last year’s horse racing calendar. Saez is back at Churchill Downs, too, once again aboard a contender — Essential Quality, the 2-to-1 morning-line favorite — as the 28-year-old Panamanian looks to win the Run for the Roses, again, for the first time.