5 to watch at the Kentucky Derby
A look at five 3-year-olds to watch when the starting gate springs open.
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Bodemeister
The 4-1 morning-line favorite is trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert. While the trainer is recovering from a heart attack, his bay colt comes into the Derby off an eye-opening, wire-to-wire 9½-length romp in the Arkansas Derby. Expect the bay colt to be on or close to the lead from the get-go under jockey Mike Smith. Bodemeister will break from the No. 6 gate. The Hall of Fame rider won the 2005 Derby aboard 50-1 shot Giacomo. The colt is named for Baffert's 7-year-old son, Bode, who is named for skier Bode Miller.
Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
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