With time running out on his chances to run for the roses, Santa Anita Derby runner-up Baeza slipped into the Kentucky Derby field on Thursday with the scratch of the Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez

Baeza is now among the horses in the field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Rodriguez, who is trained by Bob Baffert, was scratched.

Rodriguez has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, leaving trainer Bob Baffert with one entry in his return to Churchill Downs after serving a three-year suspension. Baffert made the decision Thursday,