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The "Run for the Roses" is here! Here's how to watch the Kentucky Derby on cable or stream it if you don't have cable.

Now, on the day of the derby, the horse picked to win the whole thing, Forte, has been scratched due to having a bruise on his right front foot, just 10 hours before the race begins.

The Mint Julep — darling of Kentucky bourbon makers and the cocktail linked to the venerated American horse race, the first of the Triple Crown championship that celebrates oversized hats, pampered 3-year-old thoroughbreds, drinking culture and lots of money — owes its continued existence to ice, something we twenty-first century folks generally take for granted.

There have been additional horses pulled out of the Kentucky Derby in the past 48 hours. Who will win the Kentucky Derby?

There have been additional horses pulled out of the Kentucky Derby in the past 48 hours. Who will win the Kentucky Derby?

There have been additional horses pulled out of the Kentucky Derby in the past 48 hours. Who will win the Kentucky Derby?

Imagine the biggest horse race in Minnesota is coming up, and four of the contenders die in the days leading up to the race. Would Canterbury Park have the big race?

The racetrack called the deaths “highly unusual” and “completely unacceptable.”

Imagine the biggest horse race in Minnesota is coming up, and four of the contenders die in the days leading up to the race. Would Canterbury Park have the big race?

If you are planning to head to the Kentucky Derby party, here is the schedule of events.