![]() ![]() ![]() That's always exciting but it might be more of a spectacle this year because many of this year's Derby starters, including the most highly regarded, have a similar style that likely will find them looking for strategic positioning behind the early leaders. The 1 1/4-mile first leg of the Triple Crown starts way up at the top of the Churchill Downs stretch with the 20 3-year-olds thundering down the stretch past the grandstand into the clubhouse turn before running another circuit of the oval. Thanks to the luck of the draw and the preferred running styles of some of the horses, the outcome could be decided before the field crosses the finish line the first time around. While attention focused on the suspension and scratches, the Kentucky Derby continued to look like a work in progress. ![]() Since we got all of our works in and our gate schooling in, I'm just ready for race day to get here." "I'm great," said Cox, who's had plenty of time to steel himself for the big days, as his horses have been all over the leaderboards all year. ![]() "All is good so far," trainer Todd Pletcher said after his trio, favorite Forte, Tapit Trice and Kingsbarn, stretched their legs.Ĭox, who has four colts in the Derby and three fillies in the Kentucky Oaks, said not only are the horses doing well, but he also is bearing up under the workload and pressure. ![]()
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