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Chip Honcho goes for double in Lecomte; Atropa favored in Silverbulletday | Kentucky Derby Fair Grounds hosts "Road to Derby Day" on Saturday with scoring races toward both the Kentucky Derby and Oaks.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 15-18 The horse racing spotlight shines on New Orleans this upcoming weekend, as Fair Grounds hosts a stakes-rich card Saturday, Jan. 17, anchored...
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2026 Lecomte Stakes at a Glance A new phase in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve begins Saturday as the top prize for winning a prep race jumps t...
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Study Guide: 2026 Lecomte Stakes | Kentucky Derby The second of four 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place at Fair Grounds is Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte (G3).
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Jerome Stakes Winner My World Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers...
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John Asher: Dedicated Kentucky Derby Ambassador and Friend to All The grounds of historic Churchill Downs features statues of figures essential to the track and its signature race, the Kentucky Derby: Arist...
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Explora wins as she pleases in Santa Ynez | Kentucky Derby Explora rallied and won as she pleased in the $98,000 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Jan. 11 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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How Can Anime Positively Impact Horse Racing? Let the Umamusume Community Explain From an American perspective, horse racing and anime franchises sound like strange bedfellows. Their demographics could hardly be more dispa...
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Queen Maxima a Formidable Favorite in Las Cienegas Stakes The 53rd running of the Grade 3 Las Cienegas Stakes for older fillies and mares is set for Sunday, Jan. 11 at Santa Anita Park. The $100,000...
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Explora remains one to beat in rescheduled Santa Ynez | Kentucky Derby Postponed one week by a deluge of rain in Southern California, the $100,000 Santa Ynez S. is now on tap for this Saturday at Santa Anita.
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An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Invitations have been sent for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park, and the 1 1/8-mile stakes is...
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Study Guide: 2026 San Vicente Stakes | Kentucky Derby Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita is an important stop on the path to the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Global Tote Launches New ADW With Enhanced Tools and Data for U.S. Horseplayers Global Tote, in partnership with the Monmouth Park racetrack, today announced the launch of a new multi-state — and soon-to-be national — Ad...
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Noel's Weekend Winners: Lure of Sunshine Beckons for Gulfstream Park Stakes Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play...
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Equibase Leaders: Record Earnings for Godolphin, Ortiz Jr. Highlight 2025 Year in Review 2025 was a year to remember in Thoroughbred racing, delivering unforgettable moments from start to finish and finishing with single-season N...
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Kentucky Derby Power Rankings: Questions to be answered for Derby contenders [Jan. 6] | Kentucky Derby So, if anything, the picture is a little murkier this week. However, we do see some notable changes among Derby contenders.
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Strategic Risk | Kentucky Derby John Oxley’s homebred Strategic Risk swept to the front in early stretch and drove clear late en route to posting a convincing, 4 1/2-length...
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: My World | Kentucky Derby Robert LaPenta and Madaket Stables’ My World earned 10 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his two-leng...
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Racing Hall of Fame Trainer Allen Jerkens: The Chief Allen Jerkens took out his trainer’s license as soon as he turned 21, and he only waited that long because his father forbid him to do so an...
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 8-11 The first full week of 2026 on the North American racing calendar is comparatively light in terms of high-profile graded stakes, and the res...
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Smarty Jones Stakes Winner Strategic Risk Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers...
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Who Will Be Crowned Horse of the Year at 55th Annual Eclipse Awards? The 2025 horse racing season provided many unforgettable highlights from a star-studded cast of older males, a returning Horse of the Year T...
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