@thoroughbreddailynews: The Cinderella story of this year’s Kentucky Derby story: Chunk of Gold, a $2,500 yearling purchase, and his young trainer Ethan West ✨ The colt may have been a bargain price at the sale as a youngster, but he’s more than proven his worth in four starts including runner-up finishes in two major Derby preps: the GII Risen Star Stakes and GII Louisiana Derby. He is the first Derby contender for 32-year-old Ethan West, a native of Cambridge City, Indiana. He went out on his own as a trainer in 2018 and secured his first graded stakes victory in the 2023 GIII Bryan Station Stakes at Keeneland with Runaway Storm. Chunk of Gold drew post position 19 and will have Jareth Loveberry, who rode in his first Derby in 2023, aboard for the big race on Saturday. Owned by Terry Stephens, the colt was bred by the late Brereton C. Jones of Airdrie Stud. Is he your pick? 🌹 #chunkofgold #chunk #gold #kentuckyderby #kyderby #derby #louisvilleky #louisville #churchilldowns #triplecrown #dream #dreaming #cinderellastory #horse #horses #horseracing #thoroughbred #thoroughbreds #horselove #lovehorses #grayhorse #greyhorse #inspiring #fyp #explore #explorepage

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