Horses with aspirations in reaching Churchill Downs that first Saturday in May must first prove their mettle in a series of prep races designed to expose the pretenders from the contenders. Some of these races have more significance than others. We'll look at the five that traditionally have the biggest impact on stamping a horse worthy of the Kentucky Derby..None of this is a mystery at Stanford, where Luck carved out a realtime legend and made one of the classiest decisions in recent memory. With a massive NFL paycheck looming, most likely as the overall No. 1 pick, Luck decided to spend the 2011 season at Stanford, where he fully embraced the collegiate life and was running one of the most sophisticated offenses in the country.

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