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From morning workouts to the big race, A photographic look at the 139th Kentucky Derby

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Jockey Rosie Napravnik walks away with a mud-covered face following the 7th race leading up to the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013.JEFF HAYNES/Reuters

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Kentucky State Police wait for spectators to arrive for the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky.David Goldman/The Associated Press

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Exercise rider Laura McInerney attempts to controls Derby entry Lines of Battle during an early morning workout before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky.Garry Jones/The Associated Press

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Ricky Gianni, right, watches morning workouts ahead of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 4, 2013.LUKE SHARRETT/The New York Times

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Members of the U.S. military perform security checks on attendees before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013.JOHN SOMMERS II/Reuters

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Race patron Andre Broussard enjoys a drink under his hat of red beer cups filled with flowers bbefore the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013.JOHN GRESS/Reuters

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Race patron Rick Stewart wears a hat with a toy horse perched on top before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky May 4, 2013.JOHN GRESS/Reuters

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Desirae Masterson, from Indianapolis, Ind., with her hat covered in a plastic bag to protect it from the rain, shares a mint julep with her husband Ray before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky.David Goldman/The Associated Press

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An attendee looks on before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky May 4, 2013.JOHN SOMMERS II/Reuters

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Jockey Steve Cauthen signs a pictures of himself on the horse Affirmed before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013. Cauthen is the last jockey to have won the Triple-Crown, riding Affirmed in 1987.MATT SULLIVAN/Reuters

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Roses are displayed by the famous twin spires before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky May 4, 2013.MATT SULLIVAN/Reuters

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Jockey Miguel Mena waits for his race to begin on the afternoon of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 4, 2013.LUKE SHARRETT/The New York Times

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A race spectator stays dry as she waits in the rain before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Down in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013.NELLIE HERTENSTEIN/Reuters

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