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The 2026 Virginia Derby field as Academy Award Best Picture Nominees | Kentucky Derby What better way to analyze the field than by comparing each runner to one of the 10 Best Picture nominees for Sunday's 98th Academy Awards c...
Kentucky Derby and Oaks Power Rankings: Chance to play early on the Oaks | Kentucky Derby This weekend sees Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. By now, most of the likely runners are exposed, which is reflected in the relat...
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Noel's Weekend Winners: Cashing at Colonial Downs on Virginia Derby Day 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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Triple Crown Turning Point: How War Admiral Nearly Slipped Away From Owner Riddle Into each horse’s career comes a fateful moment, a decision or an injury or some outside force that changes the trajectory of their career....
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Kentucky Derby Futures: Assessing the Field as Odds Shift in Early Spring Quite a lot has changed on the future-book front for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve since the first edition of this blog f...
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Potente | Kentucky Derby Speedway Stable’s three-year-old colt named Potente moved his career mark to two-for-two and also picked up 50 points on the 2026 Road to th...
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Expert Pick of the Week: 2026 Virginia Derby | Kentucky Derby A well-matched field of 10 three-year-olds with hopes of making it to Louisville in early May will contest the $500,000 Virginia Derby on Sa...
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Study Guide: 2026 Virginia Derby | Kentucky Derby Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs is a recent addition to the Road to the Kentucky Derby, joining the series in 2025.
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Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: The Puma | Kentucky Derby OGMA Investments, JR Ranch, and High Step Racing’s three-year-old horse named The Puma punched his ticket to the Run for the Roses following...
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Wins Propel The Puma, Potente into Triple Crown Power 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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Kentucky Derby Prep Review March 10, 2026 | Kentucky Derby The Road to the Kentucky Derby series swung through Santa Anita and Tampa Bay Downs last weekend, with the San Felipe and Tampa Bay Derby of...
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Did you know: Secretariat tops list of great Virginia-breds | Kentucky Derby In honor of Saturday’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, it’s an opportune time to highlight Virginia’s tapestry of racing history.
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Oscar-Worthy Achievements in Horse Movies The 98th Academy Awards arrives Sunday, March 15 beginning at 7 p.m. ET, and horse racing aficionados can revel in the implicit recognition...
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Preakness Forefathers: William P. Riggs Raises the Classic's Profile Their names spring to mind whenever these iconic stakes are mentioned: Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. and Col.
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National Horseplayers Championship Preview: Best of the Best Convene This Week in Vegas The NTRA’s National Horseplayers Championship [NHC] is ready to re-convene in Las Vegas for the 27th time with the finals set for Friday thr...
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Forced Entry breaks into Kentucky Oaks picture in Santa Ysabel | Kentucky Derby The connections of Road to the Kentucky Oaks leader Explora - Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman along with Hall of Fame trainer Bob...
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Buetane leads field of 10 in Virginia Derby; Virginia Oaks draws six | Kentucky Derby Repositioned as a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep last season, the $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs highlights a special three-day weekend...
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Where to Watch/Listen: NHC and Horse Racing Coverage March 12-15 The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by one Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep – the Virginia Derby at Colonia...
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2026 Virginia Derby at a Glance It takes a quality 3-year-old to be a contender for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. It can also takes some astute planning...
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Tampa Bay Derby Winner The Puma Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule from which...
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Baffert-trained Potente passes San Felipe test | Kentucky Derby Speedway Stables’ Potente passed his first test on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the San Felipe (G2), giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Ba...
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Potente Surges to San Felipe Score for Baffert, British Isles Takes Big Cap With a perfectly timed ride by jockey Juan Hernandez, Potente scored his first graded stakes win in the $201,000 Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes p...
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The Puma Pounces Late to Win Tampa Bay Derby The Puma upset favorites Further Ado and Canaletto to win by three-quarters of a length in the $350,000 Grade 3 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby March...
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