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GARRYJONES—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A full Kentucky Derby field of 20was reduced to 19for the 11/4-mile race a er El Kabeir (shown here with a training rider) was scratched Saturday. ByBethHarris TheAssociatedPress LOUISVILLE, KY. Bob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's cir- cle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn't know which horse or own- ers would join him. After all, the trainer has the two top favorites for Saturday's race. American Pharoah, owned by Egyptian Ahmed Zayat, is the early 5-2 favorite for the 141st Derby off an eight-length victory in the Arkansas Derby. Dortmund is the 3-1 second choice. He's owned by India-born Kaleem Shah, now a U.S. citizen whose pride for his adopted country is evident in the red, white and blue silks his chestnut colt wears. "Coming in here we feel really strong," Baffert said. "If you get beat, the fall is pretty steep." American Pharoah dominated his competition leading to the Derby, winning his last four races by a com- bined 22 lengths. Baffert calls him "brilliant," but he's yet to be tested in the kind of fractious conditions the Derby offers. He will be ridden by Victor Espinoza, who won last year aboard California Chrome. "If American Pharoah breaks a step slow, he's going to find himself in a situation that he has not faced before," said Mark Casse, who trains 30-1 shot Danzig Moon. Dortmund stands an imposing 5 feet, 8 inches from the ground to near his shoulder blades and is a son of 2008 Derby winner Big Brown. He is undefeated in six races against tougher competition than his sta- blemate faced. Martin Garcia works out American Pharoah in the morn- ings but rides Dortmund in the race. "This is an exciting, exciting field," Zayat said. "It's fun to have the best of the best running against each other." A full field of 20 was reduced to 19 for 1 -mile race after El Kabeir was scratched Saturday. His left front foot was bothering him Friday and the colt trained by John Terranova KENTUCKY DERBY Baffertenterstwofastcolts American Pharoah early 5-2 favorite, Dortmund 3-1 second choice horse A er one of their poorest Aprils, the A's started May 1 as if April was still with them. By the end of the night Friday, Oakland may have turned a corner in pulling out a 7-5win over the Texas Rangers. BASEBALL A'scomefrombehind to rally past Rangers FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet Sat- urday night in the richest — and arguably most overhyped — fight in the history of the sport. Their styles have been analyzed endlessly and their minds dis- sected as much as possible. And it still remains anyone's guess just what kind of fight this will be. Will Pacquiao score early and often to beat a fighter who has never been beaten? Will May- weather risk standing and trad- ing punches, or be content to use his defensive wizardry to win for the 48th straight time? Will boxing get the fight the hype deserves, and the sport des- perately needs? The fight is for the welterweight championship of the world, but in reality it's much more. May- weather will be risking his leg- acy against arguably the best op- ponent of his career, while Pac- quiao will carry the weight of an entire nation into the ring at the MGM Grand arena. "Everyone talks about the money, the money, the money," Mayweather said. "I want the fight to live up to its magnitude. That's what it's really about." Whether Mayweather actually believes that or is trying to sell pay-per-views — at a record price of $99.95 — won't be known un- til after the two men enter the ring sometime after 8 p.m. PDT. In past fights he's worried more about protecting his unblemished record than he has pleasing the fans who pay to watch him fight. But he has clearly bulked up for this fight, returning to some old ways by chopping up tree trunks to gain muscle. He's going to be the bigger fighter in the ring, and he's going to have a chance to impose his will on Pacquiao if needed. BOXING MAYWEATHER SET TO FACE PACQUIAO Richest, and arguably the most overhyped fight in the history of the sport starts Saturday night JOHN LOCHER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. (le ) and Manny Pacquiao pose with a WBC belt during a press conference Wednesday in Las Vegas. Mayweather will face Pacquiao in a welterweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday. JOHN LOCHER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Floyd Mayweather Jr. (le ) and Manny Pacquiao pose during their weigh-in on Friday in Las Vegas. The world weltherweight title fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao is scheduled for Saturday. "Everyone talks about the money, the money, the money. I want the fight to live up to its magnitude. That's what it's really about." – Floyd Mayweather Jr. Rage turned to relief in Baltimore on Friday when the city's top prosecutor charged six police officers with felo- nies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray. BALTIMORE 6 officers charged with felonies in Gray's death FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 Corning High School's track and field team is set to compete at the third annual Norm MacKenzie Classic on Saturday, May 2, at Harrison Stadium in Oroville. Field events begin at 10a.m. TRACK AND FIELD Corning Cardinals set for Oroville classic Corning High School's varsity so ball team is scheduled to face Central Valley at 11:20 a.m. Saturday, May 2, during a tournament in Susanville hosted by Lassen. SOFTBALL Corning Cards continue Lassen tourney FIGHT PAGE 2 COURTESY PHOTO Red Bluff Bass Anglers finish season, begin again: Red Bluff Bass Anglers closed out the 2014-15fishing season at Clear Lake on Saturday, April 25with the Tournament of Champions, and started the new tournament season on Sunday, April 26. Frank Johnson won the Tournament of Champions with 25.19pounds and caught an impressive 9.9-pound largemouth. On Sunday, Jesse Sisneros (pictured here) took first place with 24.12pounds, Kevin McLachlan finished second with 23.32pounds. and Johnson was third with 22.04pounds. Gene Villarreal took big fish honors with a 6.74-pound largemouth. Those interested in joining the club should check in with Red Bluff Sporting Goods. FISHING By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press OAKLAND His voice cracking and his eyes watering, Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers nearly let his emotions get the best of him on one of the big- gest days of his career. Myers accepted the NBA's ex- ecutive of the year award Fri- day while his wife, Kristen, sat in the front row of a ho- tel ballroom along- side his parents. He got choked up while thanking her for all she does in raising their daughters, 5-year- old Kayla and 2-year-old Annabelle, when work often takes him to other places. "Being a general manager or an executive in any sport is hard because you're away from your family a lot," Myers said, paus- ing to rub his eyes and collect his thoughts. "It's a fantastic job, but you make sacrifices to do it. But in this job, specifically working for this team, it's been well worth it." Myers received 13 first-place EXECUTIVE OF YEAR Warriors GM Myers voted award winner Myers MYERS PAGE 2 DERBY PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, May 2, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1