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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - It's anybody's Kentucky Derby, where there's no super horse, and superstar trainers Bob Baffert, D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito are all absent for the first time since 1980.
The sad saga of last year's winner, Barbaro, looms large over the field of 20 3-year-olds, many of whom are defying tradition by running off long layoffs or after training on artificial surfaces.
Curlin is the 7-2 morning-line favorite for the $2 million race, having won all three career starts by a combined 28 1/2 lengths.
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