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 Eddie Olczyk Derby picks 2025 for the big Churchill Downs race have been revealed as the popular former NHL player and now respected NBC handicapper highlights his ‘Must Use’ Kentucky horses to follow. Olczyk gives his main selection and also his best ‘longshot’ bet to play in the ‘show’ market – plus you …
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Ahead of this weekend’s ‘Run For The Roses’ you can put history on your side by using our Kentucky Derby trends 2025. These key Churchill Downs stats will allow you to find the best horse profiles based on past winners on the race – meaning you might have a better chance of finding the winner. …
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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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One way of trying to find the winning of the first leg of the US Triple Crown is to look at the best Kentucky Derby prep races 2025 – as over the years certain trial races have had a habit of throwing up the Churchill Downs winner. What Are the Best Kentucky Derby Prep …
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As the 151st renewal of the ‘Run For The Roses’ draws nearer on Saturday May 3, many horse racing fans will be asking – what is the Kentucky Derby Purse 2025 and just what is the prize money breakdown for the first leg of the US Triple Crown? Kentucky Derby Purse Was Boosted To …
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The 151st edition of the ‘Run For The Roses’ will be on Saturday May 3 – so as race day approaches, we look at which horse is the current Kentucky Derby favorite 2025 – the first leg of the US Triple Crown at Churchill Downs. Journalism Looking To Write The 2025 Kentucky Derby Headlines …
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A three-way photo finish decided the Kentucky Derby of 2024, but the two horses who lost out at Churchill Downs could gain compensation in the $7,000,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic in California at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Saturday, November 2. Two noses separated those who made the show crossing the wire in “The …
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