If Dornoch follows in its co-owner's footsteps, it may very well wind up in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. In the 2008 World Series, as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, Werth hit .444 with one home run and three RBI en route to a championship.

Horses leave the starting gate for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Former Phillies World Series champion Jayson Werth owns a horse running in the Derby on Saturday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) FILE PHOTO AP

Best remembered for shaking up MLB with a $126-million deal, Jayson Werth invested in race horses two years ago and improbably has Dornoch in the Kentucky Derby.

Jayson Werth got to Churchill Downs in the middle of Kentucky Derby week and was overcome by a familiar feeling. “It has some fragrance of the World Series,” he said. “Things are totally different now.

Former Phillies slugger Jayson Werth is part owner of Dornoch, a racehorse with a good chance of becoming this year's Churchill Downs champion. Driving the news: Dornoch, ridden by jockey Luis Saez, is listed at 20-1 odds to win the 150th Kentucky Derby,

Former professional baseball player, Jayson Werth has moved on from baseball to horse racing. Werth has played baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals over his career,