Manny Franco : 2 ( 0-0-0 ) The top jockey with the best chance of winning his first Kentucky Derby will be the rider of the 3/5 morning line favorite Tiz The Law, Manny Franco. There was plenty of chatter that Manny Franco should be removed from Tiz the Law after finding trouble in the Holy Bull earlier this year. Barclay Tagg stuck with his rider, and no one can argue with the results since. Following smashing wins in the Belmont and Travers Stakes, Tiz the Law will be a heavy favorite in the Derby. Franco picked up his first Breeders' Cup win last year aboard Sharing but has yet to come close in the Derby. He rode Tencendur, the 17th place finisher in the 2015 Kentucky Derby, and Spinoff, the 18th place finisher in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. At this point its Manny's derby to lose with a horse like Tiz The Law, as long as Franco can navigate the traffic of a 18 horse field.
Florent Geroux : 4 ( 0-0-1 )
Flo will get the mount on the Bob Baffert trained Thousand Words for the first time. Florent Geroux is widely considered one of the top riders in the sport, but he has yet to ride a Derby winner. His best chance came in 2016 aboard the immensely talented Gun Runner. Gun Runner, who kept getting better as he raced, could manage only a third-place finish. Geroux had the mount on Bob Baffert's Roadster, who appeared to have a good shot in last year's Kentucky Derby but finished 15th.
Javier Castellano : 13 ( 0-0-1 )
Javier gets the mount on late addition Money Moves for Todd Pletcher and is another jockey with a first time mount on a horse. It is shocking that Castellano has yet to win a Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame rider has won almost every race under the sun, but is 0 for 13 in the Kentucky Derby. He was aboard Normandy Invasion for a fourth-place finish in 2013 and Audible for a third-place finish in 2018.
Others : Paco Lopez : 1 ( 0-0-0 ) NY Traffic
Samy Camacho : 0 ( 0-0-0 )
King Guillermo
Ricardo Santana Jr : 5 ( 0-0-0 )
Max Player
Corey Laneria : 4 ( 0-1-0 )
Shirl's Speight