Raise Cain stamped his Kentucky Derby ticket in March’s Gotham (G3) over a one-turn mile, overcoming trouble to win going away by 7 1/2 lengths over a muddy Aqueduct track, but the late runner hasn’t displayed the same gusto in a pair of two-turn starts, finishing a non-threatening second in December’s Gun Runner S. and a well-beaten fifth in the Blue Grass (G1). Raise Cain will face a tall challenge trying to close from off the pace in the Kentucky Derby.

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