CHIEF WALLABEE - Mike and Katherine "K.K." Ball

With their home-bred Chief Wallabee stepping into the pre-Kentucky Derby spotlight, Mike and Katherine "K.K." Ball are in unfamiliar territory. "We're not used to this much hype," Katherine said.

Mike and Katherine Ball have spent decades racing and breeding Thoroughbreds in Kentucky without getting as much of a whiff of the Kentucky Derby. Both spent more than a decade training their horses.

"As long as we've been in the business, it's our first Derby," Katherine said. "We are enjoying every minute of it."