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Jockey Keith Asmussen, 25, Grateful and Excited Ahead of First Start in Kentucky Derby

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Keith Asmussen set a goal to ride one race as a jockey. He felt it would be an experience no one...

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Jockey Keith Asmussen, 25, Grateful and Excited Ahead of First Start in Kentucky Derby

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