The Blue Grass Stakes (G1) caps a terrific card on Saturday on opening weekend from Keeneland. It’s one of three destinations this week — Santa Anita and Aqueduct are the
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Three final preps for Kentucky Derby contenders today. Each race not only awards 100 points to the winner, but also 40 points to second and 20 points to 3rd. So, the
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A guide to the Kentucky Derby. Covers age and field size, fastest “2 minutes,” purse, surface, and distance. Can a horse of any age race in the Kentucky Derby? No.
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Kentucky Derby Top 5 Written on March 23. We’ve seen some impressive performances over the past couple of weeks, most notably watching American Pharoah return and dominate in the Rebel. Firing Line,
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An added bonus to the Kentucky Derby trail with the Sunland Derby on Sunday afternoon (5:40 MT). 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner. With the scratch of Lord
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The Kentucky Derby trail runs through Turfway Park today with Spiral, a 9 furlong test over the track’s artificial dirt surface. It provides the best, if only, route for an artificial
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All eyes toward Oaklawn this weekend with the Rebel featuring the anticipated return of 2YO male champion, American Pharoah. He’s the second top contender to return to the track in the last
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I kept a live diary of the big races today, including the Big Cap and the Kentucky Derby points races. I’ve added in the videos as well — scroll down
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Kentucky Derby Top 5 Written on March 6 — eve of the Tampa Bay Derby, Gotham, and San Felipe. The top 4 clearly have separated — at least in my
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Three Kentucky Derby points races this weekend, with action from Aqueduct, Tampa Bay Downs, and Santa Anita. Races are all scheduled to go off within an hour of one another.
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