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Early Kentucky Derby favorite scratched from race at last minute

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Forte trains on the track during morning workouts for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 05, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten again hours before the race Saturday when early favorite Forte was scratched.It was the fifth scratch from the Derby in the days leading up to the $3 million race for 3-year-olds.

Five horses have died at Churchill Downs in recent days.A horse in Saturday's second race, 3-year-old Chloe's Dream, "went wrong" leaving the first turn, pulled up and was taken off the track in an equine ambulance, according to the Equibase results chart.READ MORE: Kentucky Derby: Top horses to watchForte had been the early 3-1 favorite; his absence reduces the field to 18 horses for the 1 1/4-mile race.Mike Repole, co-owner of Forte, said veterinarians from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission had concerns about a bruised right front foot.Forte stumbled during a workout on Thursday, although trainer Todd Pletcher had downplayed it.

He still has two horses in the race: Tapit Trice and Kingsbarns.Spectators pose for pictures at the entrance of Churchill Downs prior to the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) A crowd of about 150,000 is expected to jam Churchill Downs to wager and watch the Derby.

Post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT.The horse deaths included Derby contender Wild On Ice. Two of the horses were trained by Saffie Joseph Jr.

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