John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) winner Tiztastic arrived at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. early Tuesday morning. He’ll begin his preparations for the “Run for the Roses" from Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s Barn 38.

Is Tiztastic the horse to finally end the nearly three-decade-long drought, a skid that dates to 1996 when Louisiana Derby champion Grindstone won the garland of roses and made Louisianans proud. We’ll learn soon enough.

Winchell Thoroughbreds, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (Grade II) winner Tiztastic arrived at Churchill Downs early Tuesday morning from Fair Grounds to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s Barn 38,