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Who’ll win the 149th Kentucky Derby? Here are our staff’s picks

The 20-horse field was altered when Practical Move was scratched because of an elevated temperature.

    by Staff Reports
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The 149th Kentucky Derby is set to go off at 6:57 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

The 20-horse field was altered Thursday when Practical Move, Lord Miles, and Continuar were scratched. Skinner was scratched on Friday.

The scratches move Cyclone Mischief, Mandarin Hero, and King Russell into the field. He finished third in the Florida Derby and was second in the Fountain of Youth. He has two wins in seven career starts for trainer Dale Romans.

Our staff’s Kentucky Derby picks

  1. Ed Barkowitz, sportswriter: 3-Two Phil’s, 5-Tapit Trice, 15-Forte, 4-Confidence Game

  2. Kerith Gabriel, senior editor: 5 -Tapit Trice, 1-Hit Show, 15-Forte, 16-Raise Cain

  3. Jeff Neiburg, sports betting editor: 14-Angel of Empire, 16-Raise Cain, 5-Tapit Trice, 2-Verifying.

  4. Luke Reasoner, senior designer: 15-Forte, 5-Tapit Trice, 14-Angel of Empire, 17-Derma Sotogake.

» READ MORE: 2023 Kentucky Derby: Horse by horse preview

This article contains information from the Associated Press.