Undefeated colt Verrazano is leading this year’s filed in Kentucky Derby.
Twenty-one horses have been entered for this Saturday’s event at Churchill Downs or one more than the maximum cast of 20.
The field is limited to the top 20 horses based on points earned in designated prep races.
Verrazano, winner of the Wood Memorial and Tampa Bay Derby, is one of a record-tying five colts trained by Todd Pletcher.
Pletcher will also enter Overanalyze, Revolutionary, Palace Malice, and Charming Kitten.
Oxbow and Will Take Charge will be the record 46th and 47th Derby starters for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Derby winner.
Doug O’Neill, who trained last year’s winner I’ll Have Another, has Goldencents. The colt is partly owned by Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.
The 21st horse on the points list is Fear the Kitten, an also eligible who would need a defection by early Friday morning to get into the 1 1/4-mile race.
Other participants in the race also dubbed as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports’’ are Florida Derby winner Orb, Blue Grass winner Java’s War, UAE Derby winner Lines of Battle from Ireland, Gotham winner Vyjack, and Florida Derby runner-up Itsmyluckyday.
The rest of the entries are Spiral Stakes winner Black Onyx, Wood runner-up Normandy Invasion, Arkansas Derby runner-up Frac Daddy, Louisiana Derby runner-up Mylute, Falling Sky, Golden Soul and Giant Finish.
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