Derek Ryan may be the most relaxed rookie trainer heading into the Kentucky Derby. The sport's biggest race can be a nerve-racking experience before 150,000 fans and an international television audience Saturday. Not for Ryan, who seems to be taking it all in stride as he prepares "Musket Man" - the Tampa Bay and Illinois Derby winner.
Pressure? What pressure? "There's no difference," Ryan says. "I still have to get up early in the morning, unfortunately. And I'm still looking for a rich woman with a bad heart." But, while Ryan kids around, his horse is a serious runner. Musket Man is 5-for-6, making him one of the better values on the Derby morning line at 20-1.