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Aqueduct Notes: Wood Memorial Winner Outwork Preps for Kentucky Derby

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez in the irons, Grade 1 Wood Memorial winner Outwork had his penultimate breeze for the May 7 Kentucky Derby […]

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Keeneland Barn Notes: Wet Conditions Delay Scheduled Works for Nyquist and Land Over Sea

Trainer Doug O’Neill opted to wait a day to work his undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorite Nyquist after overnight rains left water on the main track. “I played […] Read More

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Keeneland Barn Notes: Rachel’s Valentina in First Breeze Since Ashland

Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, second in the April 9 Central Bank Ashland (G1), turned in her first work since that race on Thursday before 7 a.m., covering four furlongs in :48.60. […] Read More

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Keeneland Barn Notes: I’m a Chatterbox Heads Field of Nine in G3 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare

Fletcher and Carolyn Gray’s millionaire I’m a Chatterbox heads a field of nine fillies and mares entered Tuesday for the 22nd running of the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) on Friday afternoon. The Hilliard Lyons […] Read More

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The 5th Annual Racing Dudes Oaklawn Awards

Horse of the Meet: Subtle Indian – For the first time ever a sprinter wins this award! How about this…Subtle Indian was the only horse to win four races this meet, and […] Read More

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Oaklawn Report #14: Creator from Last to First to Win the Arkansas Derby

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: CREATOR – This years Arkansas Derby certainly had the looks of an upset in the making, and Creator did not disappoint us. […] Read More

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Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Oaklawn Looking at Four Potential Kentucky Derby Starters

Four Arkansas Derby graduates have secured a spot in the Kentucky Derby – if they choose to run – including Creator, the last-to-first winner of Saturday’s $1 million Grade I […] Read More

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Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Melatonin Looks to Prove He’s No Fluke

Pletcher Horses Finalize Derby Day Preparations Todd Pletcher’s trio of hopefuls for the Racing Festival of the South at Oaklawn Park went out for their last preparatory gallops before competing […] Read More

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Keeneland Barn Notes: Kentucky Derby Favorite Nyquist Works Five Furlongs Friday

Reddam Racing’s undefeated Nyquist began his serious preparation for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) by working five furlongs in 1:02.60 over a fast track on a mild […] Read More

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Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Pletcher Hoping Oaklawn Luck Continues

When he came from off the pace and dug down deep inside the sixteenth pole to edge stable mate Stanford just before the wire in the Gulfstream Park (G2) Handicap […] Read More