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GRADED-EARNINGS THRESHOLD A LIKELY RECORD FOR DERBY - LOU CJ
With two big-money preps left Saturday, the graded-earnings threshold to make the May 5 Kentucky Derby is a good bet to be a record.
The cutoff for No. 20 - the maximum that can start in the Derby - currently stands between $220,000 and $270,000 among Triple Crown-eligible horses. The vast majority on the list compiled by Churchill Downs are Derby-bound, but not everyone.
