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The Kentucky Derby is iconic among America’s signature sporting events. Along the lines of the Super Bowl and the World Series, being at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May is not just a day at the races: it is an experience, a chance to participate in one of the country’s great cultural touchstones within the confines of a historic racetrack.

Tom Pedulla offers five takeaways from the last round of major Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep races.

Like so many of the major races on the East Coast, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott owns a victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.

Favored Sierra Leone did not want to load in the gate when delaying the start for the Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes April 6 at Keeneland Race Course, but once the gate finally opened, the talented colt had no reservations about racing.

Stronghold won a stretch duel against favored Imagination and emerged victorious in the $750,000 Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby April 6 at Santa Anita Park.

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