John Velazquez will ride Hopeful winner Sporting Chance in the Rebel on March 17 at Oaklawn, his agent, Angel Cordero Jr., said Sunday.
Sporting Chance, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, was ridden by Luis Saez in the Southwest, his first start at age 3.
Saez has chosen to ride unbeaten Malibu Moon in the Rebel for trainer Todd Pletcher.