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A fine field of eight three-year-old horses are expected to contest Saturday’s $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

While the traditional pre-race song states, “O the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home,” history confirms that this is not always the case on the first Saturday in May.

Two Japanese-based runners turned in half-mile works Tuesday morning over a Churchill Downs track that was upgraded to fast after the first harrow break following overnight rain.