Meet the 2015 Kentucky Derby Horses

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Grab your mint juleps and your huge hats, y'all, because Kentucky Derby weekend is here! On May 2, 20 horses will hit Churchill Downs in Kentucky for what is quite possibly the most exciting two minutes in sports. Meet all the horses, jockeys, and trainers in the gallery ahead, and find out tomorrow night who crosses the finish line first and gets the blanket of roses.

Ocho Ocho Ocho

Jockey: Elvis Trujillo
Trainer: Jim Cassidy
Odds of winning: 50-1

Carpe Diem

Jockey: John Velazquez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 8-1

Materiality

Jockey: Javier Castellano
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 12-1

Tencendur

Jockey: Manny Franco
Trainer: George Weaver
Odds of winning: 30-1

Danzig Moon

Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Trainer: Mark Casse
Odds of winning: 30-1

Mubtaahij

Jockey: Christophe Soumillon
Trainer: Mike de Kock
Odds of winning: 20-1

El Kabeir

Jockey: Calvin Borel
Trainer: John Terranova II
Odds of winning: 30-1

Dortmund

Jockey: Martin Garcia
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Odds of winning: 3-1

Bolo

Jockey: Rafael Bejarano
Trainer: Carla Gaines
Odds of winning: 30-1

Firing Line

Jockey: Gary Stevens
Trainer: Simon Callaghan
Odds of winning: 12-1

International Star

Jockey: Miguel Mena
Trainer: Mike Maker
Odds of winning: 20-1

Itsaknockout

Jockey: Luis Saez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Odds of winning: 30-1

Keen Ice

Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Trainer: Dale Romans
Odds of winning: 50-1

Frosted

Jockey: Joel Rosario
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Odds of winning: 15-1

War Story

Jockey: Joe Talamo
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Odds of winning: 50-1

Mr. Z

Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Odds of winning: 50-1

American Pharoah

Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Odds of winning: 5-2

Far Right

Jockey: Mike Smith
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Odds of winning: 30-1

Upstart

Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Trainer: Rick Violette Jr.
Odds of winning: 15-1

Frammento

Jockey: Corey Nakatani
Trainer: Nick Zito
Odds of winning: 50-1

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