In 2005, trainer John Shirreffs took a late-running horse coming off a loss in the Santa Anita Derby to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby and pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the race with 50-1 longshot Giacomo. On Saturday Shirreffs will try to repeat that feat, this time with the late-running Skinner, who finished third in the Santa Anita Derby.

9 Skinner (20-1)

• Trainer John Shirreffs
• Jockey Juan Hernandez
• Last race Third in the Santa Anita Derby by ½ length
• Career record 6 starts: 1 win, 3 thirds
• Career earnings $216,300
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure 99 (2023 Santa Anita Derby)
• Sire Curlin

Below, we'll dig further into Skinner as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Hit Show | 2 Verifying | 3 Two Phil's | 4 Confidence Game | 5 Tapit Trice | 6 Kingsbarns | 7 Reincarnate | 8 Mage | 9 Skinner | 10 Practical Move | 11 Disarm | 12 Jace's Road | 13 Sun Thunder | 14 Angel of Empire | 15 Forte | 16 Raise Cain | 17 Derma Sotogake | 18 Rocket Can | 19 Lord Miles | 20 Continuar

So what key information could decide how Skinner performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Skinner and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!