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2023 Kentucky Derby preview

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 149th Kentucky Derby to be held May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

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Follow along live throughout the day Saturday as Kentucky Derby 149 unfolds at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

First post Saturday is 10:30 a.m. The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for 6:57 p.m. Local TV coverage was to begin at 8 a.m. on WLEX-18. National TV coverage was to start on NBC at noon.

Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay (@johnclayiv) and Mark Story (@markcstory) will be at the Downs along with staff writers Ben Roberts (@BenRobertsHL), Cameron Drummond (@cdrummond97), Caroline Makauskas (@cmakauskas), Taylor Six (@TaylorSixHL), Monica Kast (@monica_kast) and Andrew Henderson (@andrwfhenderson). Photographers Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) and Silas Walker (@sigh_las) lead our visuals team in Louisville.

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The Kentucky Derby, known as the Run for the Roses, will be raced for the 149th time on Saturday night in Louisville.
The Kentucky Derby, known as the Run for the Roses, will be raced for the 149th time on Saturday night in Louisville. Jamie Rhodes USA TODAY NETWORK
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This story was originally published May 6, 2023 at 8:00 AM.

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2023 Kentucky Derby preview

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 149th Kentucky Derby to be held May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.