Two horses who began their campaigns on the Kentucky Derby trail, Barnes and Neoequos, seek sprinting success in the $400,000 Grade II Gallant Bob Stakes over 1,200m at Parx near Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Derby undercard on Saturday, September 20. Both carry penalties against some local runners in this three-year-olds only event. Bettors might think …
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One of the most valuable races at the Kentucky Downs turf meet is the $2,500,000 Grade III Mint Million Stakes over a mile at the Franklin, KY track on Saturday, September 6. Chad Brown saddles topweight Spirit Of St Louis in this invitation only event after Grade I wins earlier in the season. In a …
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The Kentucky Derby fourth, sixth, seventh and tenth all tackle the $3,500,000 Grade III Nashville Derby at Kentucky Downs on Saturday, August 30. That huge prize purse over the 2,100m distance tempts connections of five horses in a 12-runner field (with two reserves) campaigned in Triple Crown races during the first half of the season …
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A much-anticipated third chapter in the rivalry between Kentucky Derby 1-2 Sovereignty and Journalism must wait for the fall after only Bill Mott’s latest superstar horse featured among five declarations for the $1,250,000 Grade I Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 23. The summer-long meet at the Spa track in Upstate New …
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With $1,000,000 on offer in the Grade I Arlington Million at Colonial Downs on Saturday, August 9, connections of 2024 Kentucky Derby hero Mystik Dan take him off the dirt for his turf debut in the valuable 2,000m contest. It’s a sensational switch of surfaces for the four-year-old Goldencents colt, who belied a perceived lack of …
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The Kentucky Derby meet’s American Turf Stakes winner Zulu Kingdom looks one of the best milers on grass of her generation, and can prove it with victory in the $400,000 Grade II National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, August 1. A three-year-old filly by top Irish sprinter …
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Kentucky Derby fourth and tenth Final Gambit and Tiztastic continue a summer campaign on grass in the $750,000 Grade I Saratoga Derby of 2025 in Upstate New York on Saturday, August 2. Switching surfaces from dirt to turf hasn’t paid off just yet, however. Introduced at the Spa in 2019, this 2,100m invitational race often …
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For the first time in its history, the $750,000 Belmont Derby takes place at Saratoga Race Course in Upstate New York on July 4 and features Kentucky Derby fourth Final Gambit. Switching to this Grade I invitational turf race over a reduced distance of 1,800m is a big call from trainer Brad Cox. Owner-breeders Juddmonte …
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The fastest thoroughbreds often have long careers in American horse racing, and the Grade II Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes of 2025 proves that with two previous winners back at Churchill Downs for more aged six and seven. Although Cogburn doesn’t defend the crown he won on Kentucky Derby day last year, both prior race …
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Long before the Pat Day Mile of 2025, this Grade II contest used to be a trial for the Kentucky Derby and held a week before the Run for the Roses. Nowadays, it takes place on the same card as the big one at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3 and has an excellent recent …
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