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Derek Ryan might be the most relaxed rookie trainer heading into Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The sport’s biggest race can be a nerve-racking experience before 150,000 fans and an international television audience. Not for Ryan, who seems to be taking it all in stride as he prepares Musket Man, the Tampa Bay and Illinois Derby winner. Ryan spends a good portion of the morning doing what he normally does at his home base of Monmouth Park — cracking jokes. “There’s no difference,” Ryan said. “I still have to get up early in the morning, unfortunately. And I’m still looking for a rich woman with a bad heart.” The Associated Press
