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I'll Have Another received a playful rub on the nose from groomer Inocencio Diaz on Sunday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby winner already has flown to Baltimore for the Preakness on May 19. (Associated Press)

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In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, jockeys and their horses make their way past the grand stand at the Churchill Downs before the 10th race at 138th Kentucky Derby horse race on May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (Associated Press)

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I'll Have Another, under Mario Gutierrez, beat 4-1 favorite Bodemeister by 1 1/2 lengths to win the Kentucky Derby. Next is the Preakness on May 19 at Pimlico. (Associated Press)

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Jockey Mike Smith aboard Bodemeister leads the field around the first turn in the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The photo was taken with a tilt-shift lens. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory past Bodemeister ridden by Mike Smith (6) to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Franklin Best hoses down the paddock area before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags during his bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Creative Cause has won some of California's biggest stakes races on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The Run for the Roses is Saturday. (Associated Press)

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John Velazquez rode Animal Kingdom to victory during the 137th Kentucky Derby last year at Churchill Downs. Besides the famous horse race, Louisville, Ky., offers visitors plenty to do and see. (Associated Press)

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Tamara Sorrell and other ladies sported their floral finery last year at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Saturday, May 7, 2011, file photo, John Velazquez rides Animal Kingdom to victory during the 137th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)