Five storylines to watch for the 2021 Kentucky Derby

So where does that leave Baffert, who won Triple Crowns in 2015 and 2018 and took the Derby last year with Authentic? He’ll be in the race with Medina Spirit, who finished second to Rock Your World in the Santa Anita Derby, but the colt is more battler than elite talent. For once, the biggest star in American racing will be a secondary story at Churchill Downs, where he loves to hold court outside his familiar Barn 33. Of course, we thought that last year as well, when the Derby was supposed to be a coronation for Tiz the Law and instead went to Baffert’s horse.