LOUISVILLE, Ky.

By STEPHEN WHYNOAP Sports Writer

Fulleffort has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby. His exit puts Ocelli into the field in the far outside No. 20 post. Fulleffort is the second horse to be ruled out of the race in as many days after Silent Tactic scratched because of a foot injury. Trainer Brad Cox went into the Derby with three horses and is now down to two: Commandment and Further Ado. Ocelli trainer Whit Beckman says he has been training the colt all along figuring there was a chance he’d get in off the also-entered list.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fulleffort was scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, the latest departure from the field of 20 horses roughly 24 hours after Silent Tactic was ruled out.

Race officials announced the change Thursday. Ocelli draws in off the also-entered list.

Trainer Brad Cox went into the Derby with three horses and is now down to two: Commandment and Further Ado. Fullefort's exit means jockey Tyler Gaffalione will have to wait for another chance to win the race for the first time.

Ocelli trainer Whit Beckman said he found out after the colt galloped at Churchill Downs around 7:15 a.m. Beckman figured there was a good chance Ocelli would get in, given the likelihood of defections during Derby week, and has been training him all along as if he were running.

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