Firenze Fire Set for Kentucky Derby run

Firenze Fire drew the No. 1 post for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and will have talented Paco Lopez in the saddle. The Florida-bred colt by Poseidon’s Warrior has won four races and earned $669,100 – only Audible (5) has won more in the 20-horse field. Firenze Fire is one of just three runners in the field not bred in Kentucky. The others are Flameaway (Ontario) and Audible (New York). The colt owned and bred by Ron Lombardi’s Mr Amore Stables has won the Gr. I Champagne Stakes, the Gr. III Sanford and the Jerome, and was second in the Gr. III Withers.