{"id":147493,"date":"2020-09-04T06:52:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T13:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=147493"},"modified":"2020-09-04T11:06:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T18:06:08","slug":"king-guillermo-scratched-from-kentucky-derby-due-to-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/king-guillermo-scratched-from-kentucky-derby-due-to-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby Update: King Guillermo, Finnick the Fierce Scratched, Special Wagering Opportunities Available"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE (12:15 pm ET, 9\/4) – The connections for Finnick the Fierce announced Friday morning their colt would not race in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. That brings the field down to 16. The last time the race’s field was this small happened in 2003.<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s Grade 1 Kentucky Derby is down to 17 racers after King Guillermo\u2019s connections scratched the colt on Thursday due to a fever.<\/p>\n