LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Iron Honor is out. Steve Asmussen is back in.
Leland Ackerley Racing’s Chip Honcho moves into the Kentucky Derby field, giving Asmussen his 29th Kentucky Derby starter. No trainer has started more horses in the race without a win.
Chip Honcho has graded stakes credentials — he ran second in the Risen Star and third in the Louisiana Derby, the same race Emerging Market won — but has yet to find a jockey for the Derby. He galloped Tuesday morning under Roberto Howell during the special training window…