No roses for Muth next, but no thorns in Derby

Jockey Juan Hernandez kisses Muth after winning the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
Jockey Juan Hernandez kisses Muth after winning the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)

Muth may not be a flower child given initial reaction to the winner's blanket in the 88th Arkansas Derby Saturday at Oaklawn.

"The only thing he didn't handle was the flowers," trainer Bob Baffert said after the race for the gardenias.

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