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Re-Enter Sandman: Fan Favorite Primed for His 2026 Debut on Saturday He’s baaaaaack! One of the most popular racehorses in training is set to make is 4-year-old debut Saturday at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas.
Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Who Competed in the Super Bowl Gather a bunch of colleagues together for a meeting this week and the discussion inevitably turns to the Super Bowl. When the people involve...
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Strategic Risk the Top Selection in Competitive Southwest Stakes This year’s edition of the $1 million Southwest Stakes Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park drew a highly competitive field of 3-year-olds, with 13 horses...
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Expert Pick of the Week: 2026 Robert B. Lewis Stakes | Kentucky Derby A talented group of seven sophomores will travel one mile on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3).
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Nearly Takes Over Top Spot in Latest Triple Crown Rankings Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing A...
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Nearly, Sister Troienne Surge on Equibase Leaderboard in Respective 3-Year-Old Divisions The Saturday, Jan. 31 card at Gulfstream Park featured five stakes, highlighted by key prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kent...
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Celebrate Black History Month: Jockey Willie Simms Willie Simms is the only Black jockey to win all three legs of the Triple Crown, doing so in the 19th century before the race series was est...
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2026 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at a Glance The Robert. B.
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Tales from the Crib: Express Kid | Kentucky Derby As a $2,000 yearling purchase turned Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful, Express Kid is the very type of rags-to-riches story that fuels dreams.
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Kentucky Derby and Oaks Power Rankings: A Week of Drama | Kentucky Derby Ted Noffey’s withdrawal wasn’t the only drama in the week. We were scheduled to have three Derby preps and two Oaks preps this weekend, but...
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Study Guide: 2026 Robert B. Lewis Stakes | Kentucky Derby California’s first Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier of 2026 is Saturday’s $100,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Feb. 5-8 After a week-plus of significant winter weather and Arctic temperatures across most of the eastern half of the U.S. led to several racetrack...
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Cherokee Nation the Upset Pick in Robert B. Lewis Stakes Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has won Santa Anita Park’s Robert B. Lewis Stakes on 13 occasions. In fact, the last seven renewals of the...
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Kentucky Derby Prep Review Feb. 3, 2026 | Kentucky Derby Nearly left a favorable impression in his initial stakes and two-turn start, drawing off to 5 3/4-length win in the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull at...
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The Epic Journey of James 'Wink' Winkfield He was on the doorstep of becoming America’s greatest Black race rider. One of just six men to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbys (1901-1902),...
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2026 Withers Stakes at a Glance Six days later than expected, New York’s Road to the Kentucky Derby will be plowed and open for business. Extreme cold forced a cancelation...
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Intrepido, Secured Freedom try to end Baffert streak in Robert B. Lewis | Kentucky Derby Bob Baffert has won the Robert B. Lewis (G3) for seven straight years, and a grand total of 13 times overall. The Hall of Fame trainer is tr...
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Eyeing a Chad Brown Exacta in the 2026 Withers Stakes Trainer Chad Brown has won two of the last five editions of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. He has a strong chance to pick up a thi...
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Holy Bull Stakes Winner Nearly Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule of preps th...
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Ed Brown and Black History in Horse Racing Black History Month offers an important opportunity to reflect on the contributions of Black Americans whose impact has shaped industries ac...
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Brown duo, Mailata among seven in Withers | Kentucky Derby Seven re-entered the 1 1/8-mile contest at Aqueduct, worth points on the 20-10-6-4-2 scale to the top five finishers.
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Study Guide: 2026 Southwest Stakes | Kentucky Derby The Road to the Kentucky Derby returns to Oaklawn Park on Friday for the $1 million Southwest (G3), worth 20-10-6-4-2 points.
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Nearly Assumes Role of Top Derby Hopeful with Big Win in Holy Bull Stakes Two days after seeing his 2-year-old male champion Ted Noffey knocked off the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve...
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