A horse waits to take his morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 3, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Saturday will be the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wide-open race expected in 139th Kentucky Derby
A horse waits to take his morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 3, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Saturday will be the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
By BETH HARRIS
AP Racing Writer /
May 3, 2013
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Normandy Invasion can count on his own rooting section among the expected throngs at Churchill Downs. The colt named for the Allied assault on Normandy in World War II has four D-Day veterans backing him. They were flown in for the race by owner Rick Porter, and met the colt up close on Friday.
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