Brooklyn Strong: From Philly to the Kentucky Derby quickly

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brooklyn Strong is heading to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby overnight after qualifying as the 20th and final horse in the field. It took three dropouts to clear the way for the New York-bred colt named after one of the city’s boroughs. Trainer Daniel Velasquez and owner Mark Schwartz didn’t find out until Sunday their horse made it because of the defection of Caddo River. Brooklyn Strong worked at Parx outside Philadelphia on Monday and was scheduled to van to Louisville overnight. In other Derby news, political analyst Steve Kornacki will be part of NBC’s coverage on Saturday.