Kentucky Derby: Here’s What You Need to Know

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There is no shortage of story lines surrounding the 20 horses who earned a spot in the starting gate for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. And what’s the Derby, the annual springtime soiree that is the longest continually held sporting event in the United States, without hope?

Todd Pletcher has four chances to win.

Pletcher, 50, has four Derby entrants — the Florida Derby winner Audible, the Arkansas Derby winner Magnum Moon, the Wood Memorial winner Vino Rosso and the Louisiana Derby winner Noble Indy — the sixth time he has had four or more running in a single Derby. When the gate opens, he will overtake the storied trainer D. Wayne Lukas, with whom he was tied at 48 for the most Derby starters. (Lukas, 82, will saddle Bravazo.) In 48 tries, however, Pletcher has only won the Derby twice, breaking through in 2010 with Super Saver and winning last year with Always Dreaming. “When you only have one, that’s pressure too, because if something happens, you’re out of the race, period,” he said. “So I think it kind of goes both ways.”

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