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Derby horse previews

Kentucky Derby 138 runs later today at Churchill Downs: here are the horses, jockeys and trainers, and morning line odds. Select a link for more information on the horse.

1. Daddy Long Legs [4]    30-1
2. Optimizer [5]    50-1
3. Take Charge Indy [6]    15-1
4. Union Rags [7]    9-2
5. Dullahan [8]    8-1
6. Bodemeister [9]   4-1
7. Rousing Sermon [10]    50-1
8. Creative Cause [11]    12-1
9. Trinniberg [12]    50-1
10. Daddy Nose Best [13]    15-1
11. Alpha [14]    15-1
12. Prospective [15]    30-1
13. Went The Day Well [16]    20-1
14. Hansen [17]    10-1
15. Gemologist [18]    6-1
16. El Padrino [19]    20-1
17. Done Talking [20]   50-1
18. Sabercat [21]    30-1
19. I'll Have Another [22]   12-1
20. Liaison [23]    50-1

Need help making sense of the Kentucky Derby field? Our handicappers share their thoughts here [24].

Race recaps

Derby, of course, is just the 11th out of 13 races today. We'll be recapping all of today's graded stakes races (races six through 11). Select a link to go to that race's recap (sorry, we only post the results after the race).

• In case you missed it: Kentucky Derby 138 replay [25]
• I'll Have Another, Mario Gutierrez wins the 138th Kentucky Derby [26]
• Little Mike wins Woodford Reserve Turf Classic for Dale Romans [27]
• Groupie Doll carries the Humana Distaff [28]
• Hungry Island upsets in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile [29]
• Shackleford hangs on to win the 78th Churchill Downs [30]

• Great Attack wins the Twin Spires Turf Sprint [31]

• Kentucky Oaks lillies go to Believe You Can [32]

Features

• Kentucky Derby 138 race slideshow [33]

• Kentucky Derby 138 slideshow [34]

• Survivor shines in Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade [35]

• Two-year-old shares her thoughts on the Humana Distaff [36]
• One-on-one with jockey Julien Leparoux, rider of Union Rags [37]

• Kentucky Oaks 2012 slideshow [38]
• Media, including Louisville.com's senior turf writer, shares Kentucky Derby picks [39]
• Jockey Robby Albarado arrested for assault again [40]

• What time is the Kentucky Derby 2012? [41]

• Kentucky Derby 138 post draw photos [42]

• Why we love the Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel spends all his time at the track [43]

• Why we love the Kentucky Derby: God watches Derby [44]

• Why we love the Kentucky Derby: Not everyone can be a jockey [45]

• Why we love the Kentucky Derby: Trainer Dale Romans [46]

• The Kentucky Derby’s most winningest trainers [47]
• The Kentucky Derby’s most winningest jockeys [48]

Still here?

Here's the video of Animal Kingdom and John Velazquez winning the Kentucky Derby 137 in 2011:
 

Photo: Zach Everson