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Kentucky Derby entrant Mendelssohn trains for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Friday, May 4, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. (Kiichiro Sato/AP)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher is throwing numbers at the Kentucky Derby again. Bob Baffert is seeking a fifth victory and he's got the favorite, too. An old jinx could be disproved, and history would be written if Mendelssohn wears the garland of red roses.

By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer May 5, 2018