Dean Lavenson for NY Post Jace’s Road is not a favorite, with odds of 15-1 - but the horse have devoted fans, including both the Jaces he is named for. Co-owner Jason Loutsch has two horses in the race: Angel of Empire - here with him at Churchill Downs - and Jace’s Road - named for his nephew’s son and his best friend’s son. Hit Show, Verifying, Two Phil’s, Confidence Game, Tapit Trice, Kingsbarns, Reincarnate and the rest of the runners all have a story behind their name - some of them very personal. Loutsch says it’s “very challenging” to name between 20 and 30 horses a year at the stable, a challenge shared by the rest of the field - and the entire racing world - as the colorful field of names on Saturday will show. Loutsch then incorporated the sire’s name, Quality Road, to christen the Kentucky Derby hopeful, which has 15-1 odds. The bay colt’s co-owner, Jason Loutsch, named the horse after two Jaces in his life - his nephew’s son and his best friend’s son.īoth will be there watching as he thunders past in pursuit of racing’s most prestigious prize. When the Churchill Downs announcer introduces 3-year-old Jace’s Road at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, two young members of the crowd will take special notice. Mage wins 149th Kentucky Derby in thrilling finish PETA furious at Churchill Downs after seven horses die before Kentucky Derby Patrick Mahomes’ message to Mattress Mack after costing gambler ‘millions’ Hopefully, more progress will be made in pre-production soon, so there will be a sense of when the film might be expected to premiere before too long.Aaron Rodgers attends Kentucky Derby with NFL crew, former Packers

However, Hillcoat's working relationship with McCarthy is a good sign for the project's longevity. It remains to be seen if this new adaptation of Blood Meridian will get produced properly or if this is merely the beginning of another failed attempt. However, Franco did eventually adapt McCarthy's Child of God to the screen in 2013. Then, the production was eventually scrapped altogether. Franco shot footage with a cast that included Scott Glenn, Mark Pellegrino, Luke Perry, and Dave Franco before it was retooled with Russell Crowe, Tye Sheridan, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The adaptation that got the closest to coming to fruition was initially announced in 2011 with James Franco in the director's seat. However, that project was scrapped in favor of one draft helmed by Blade Runner director Ridley Scott that failed to make it past pre-production.

Screenwriter Steve Tesich wrote the earliest draft, though it was retooled in short order by Tommy Lee Jones. As early as 1995, many filmmakers have pursued Blood Meridian as a possible adaptation.

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