King Fury was scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby after running a fever on Friday.

"King Fury spiked a 104-degree fever this afternoon after he galloped this morning," trainer Kenny McPeek said in a statement released by Churchill Downs racetrack. "... I feel gutted for all of the people that worked to get him ready for this race. Unfortunately he's not 100 percent. ... We'll regroup and point to another race."