Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach to miss race with entrapped epiglottis
- Omaha Beach to miss Kentucky Derby with respiratory issue
- Dark bay colt on three-race winning streak was 4-1 favorite
Omaha Beach, the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, will be scratched due to an entrapped epiglottis, trainer Richard Mandella said Wednesday.
The respiratory issue was discovered when the son of War Front developed a cough and was scoped, according to a statement from Churchill Downs.