According to the Lexington Herald Leader, of the 2022 crop of foals (the year the horses that will compete in this year's Kentucky Derby were born), 7,754 of the 18,700 North American foals were born in Kentucky. Among the 20 horses in this year's Derby, all but two were born in Kentucky.

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The first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby is Saturday on NBC. Twenty horses will vie for the $3.1 million winner’s share of the $5 million purse. The stakes will not be nearly as high for most bettors,