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Great White has joined the field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.

Great White will take the No. 20 post in the starting gate after the scratch of Silent Tactic.

Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.

Great White will enter the Kentucky Derby off a fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 4 at Keeneland.

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Color: Gray/roan.

Bred in: Kentucky.

Sire: Volatile.

Dam: Kelly Bag, by Uncle Mo.

Price tag: $55,000 at 2024 Fasig-Tipton December Digital Selected Sale.

Owners: Three Chimneys Farm (Goncalo Torrealba); John Ennis. Three Chimneys is 0 for 3 in the Derby, finishing third twice with Chief’s Crown (1985) and Gun Runner (2016). First Derby for Ennis.

Trainer: John Ennis. He’s 0 for 1 in the Derby, finishing 13th with Epic Ride in 2024.

Jockey: Alex Achard. First Derby.

Record: 2-0-0 in four starts.

Career earnings: $202,495.

Last race: Fifth in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 4 at Keeneland.

Running style: Stalker.

Notes: First three races came on the synthetic surface at Turfway Park and then struggled after setting the early pace in the Blue Grass in his first start on dirt. … He beat Kentucky Derby hopeful Fulleffort to win the Battaglia Memorial on Feb. 21 at Turfway. … Massive horse stands 17.2 hands. The average thoroughbred stands around 16 hands.

What they’re saying: “He’s still a baby, and he did not need to be on the lead (in the Blue Grass),” Ennis said. “He was flat the week of the Blue Grass. Now he’s sharp and looks really good.”

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com. Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ.

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