The reigning 2-year-old champion will attempt win the biggest 3-year-old race, the Kentucky Derby, and is favored to do so. But will we see the Fierceness who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Florida Derby in dominating fashion? Or will we see the Fierceness who has failed both times he has tried to win back-to-back races?

17 Fierceness (5-2)

• Trainer Todd Pletcher
• Jockey John Velazquez
• Last race First in the Florida Derby by 13½ lengths
• Career record 5 starts: 3 wins, 1 third
• Career earnings $1,703,850
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure 110 (2024 Florida Derby)
• Sire City of Light

Below, we'll dig further into Fierceness as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Dornoch | 2 Sierra Leone | 3 Mystik Dan | 4 Catching Freedom | 5 Catalytic | 6 Just Steel | 7 Honor Marie | 8 Just a Touch | 9 Encino | 10 T O Password | 11 Forever Young | 12 Track Phantom | 13 West Saratoga | 14 Endlessly | 15 Domestic Product | 16 Grand Mo the First | 17 Fierceness | 18 Stronghold | 19 Resilience | 20 Society Man | 21 Epic Ride

Kentucky Derby picks: Michelle Yu | Bob Weir | Jody Demling | Exotics

So what key information could decide how Fierceness performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Fierceness and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!