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Last-Minute Opportunities to Qualify for National Horseplayers Championship The NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) is just around the corner with the 27th annual event scheduled for March 13-15 at Horsesho...
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Feb. 15 at Gulfstream Park Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play...
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Did you know: Breeding season begins around Valentine's Day | Kentucky Derby The saint's feast day became associated with romantic love, but there are more practical reasons why it's also the start of the Thoroughbred...
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Ewing Returns! What to Know About Griffin Johnson's 3-Year-Old Racehorse If you found horse racing through Griffin Johnson, you’re not alone.
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L'Amour Toujours Chevaux: Five Romantic Thoroughbred Couples for Valentine's Day In horse racing, the practice of matching a stallion with a broodmare to create a potentially world-class Thoroughbred is a world unto its o...
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John Shirreffs, trainer of Zenyatta, dies at 80 Legendary horse trainer John Shirreffs died on Feb. 11. The Southern California-based trainer worked with Zenyatta among others during his c...
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John Shirreffs, Trainer of Zenyatta, Dies at Age 80 John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta to a Hall of Fame career and saddled Giacomo to win the 2005 Kentucky Derby, died in his sleep Feb. 12...
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Afleet Alex: Amazing Athlete Earned Improbable Preakness Win Everyone has an opinion in horse racing. It’s one of the most alluring aspects of the sport. Debates rage about which horse was better, whic...
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Golden Tempo the Pick Over Paladin in Risen Star Stakes The $500,000, Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes Saturday at Fair Grounds is the first Championship Series qualifying race in Churchill...
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Saudi Derby: My World, Satono Voyage among international cast | Kentucky Derby Two years ago, Japan’s Forever Young won the Saudi Derby (G3) on the way to his near-miss third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and global stardo...
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Byron King's Derby Dozen for Feb. 12 BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Pre...
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Risen Star: The Pride of Louisiana The Cajun Country of Louisiana has produced its fair share of great racehorses. Yet Risen Star was different than any other. He did more tha...
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Ask Your Equine Valentine To 'Be Mine': Visit Horse Country's Carrot Grams Benefit Stable Recovery LEXINGTON, KY – This Valentine’s Day, Visit Horse Country is proving that the way to a champion horse’s heart is through their stomach. For...
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Forever Young and All the Key Horses to Know for the 2026 Saudi Cup Card The seventh running of the $20 million Saudi Cup will be held Feb. 14 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Japanese and U.S. champion Forever Young...
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Inside the Kentucky Derby-Risen Star Preview | Kentucky Derby The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins Saturday with the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. Darren Ro...
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Express Kid draws rail for Sunland Park Derby | Kentucky Derby The $500,000 Sunland Park Derby, the lesser of two domestic Kentucky Derby (G1) preps this weekend, will be held Sunday at Sunland Park in N...
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Expert Pick of the Week: 2026 Risen Star Stakes | Kentucky Derby A total of eight three-year-olds will run 1 1/8 miles on the dirt at Fair Grounds on Saturday in the $500,000 Risen Star (G2).
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2026 Sunland Park Derby at a Glance The Sunland Park Derby lost its graded status for 2026 but still offers a half-million-dollar purse and, perhaps more importantly, 42 qualif...
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Kentucky Derby and Oaks Power Rankings: Four Derby preps produce shake-up | Kentucky Derby It was an exciting week for Kentucky Oaks contenders, as the three top horses on the Power Rankings all raced. The results have seen a bit o...
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Plutarch | Kentucky Derby Magnier, Smith, and Tabor’s three-year-old Plutarch took a short lead entering the stretch and battled gamely to the finish in taking the $1...
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Study Guide: 2026 Risen Star Stakes | Kentucky Derby Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds is a pivotal stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Renegade | Kentucky Derby Robert and Lawana Low and Mike Repole’s three-year-old horse, named Renegade, picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2026 Road to the Kentuck...
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Study Guide: 2026 Sunland Park Derby | Kentucky Derby Sunday’s $500,000 Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park is a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 points.
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