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Bejarano to ride Watch Me Go

Updated: May 1, 2011, 6:20 PM ET
By Mike Welsch | Daily Racing Form

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trainer Kathleen O'Connell confirmed Sunday morning that jockey Rafael Bejarano will have the mount in the 137th Kentucky Derby on longshot Watch Me Go.

Bejarano, a former Churchill Downs riding champion who has become a top jockey in Southern California, replaces Luis Garcia, who rode Watch Me Go in his last five starts, including a 43-1 upset in the Tampa Bay Derby. Watch Me Go most recently was sixth as the favorite in the April 9 Illinois Derby.

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