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Derby Trail Tracker: “Under the Radar” Top 10

Not to take anything away from all of the Top 10 or Top 20 Kentucky Derby lists floating around the internet and Twitter (including the great weekly list put together […]

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Southwest Stakes Preview: Uncontested Looks for Two in a Row

HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017) – Uncontested can become the second horse to sweep Oaklawn’s first two major Kentucky Derby preps in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Monday. Probable post time […] Read More

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El Areeb Returns to Work Tab with Sharp Breeze Saturday

LAUREL, MD – M M G Stables’ multiple Grade 3-winning Triple Crown contender El Areeb returned to the work tab with a sharp half-mile breeze over Laurel Park’s main track […] Read More

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Racing Dudes Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings #3

1. McCraken Derby Points/Rank: 20 – 3rd Race Record: (4) 4-0-0 Earnings: $310,848 Breeding: Ghostzapper – Ivory Empress Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC Trainer: Ian Wilkes Last Race: Grade 3 Sam F Davis Stakes […] Read More

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McCraken Sets Track Record in Kentucky Derby Prep, G3 Sam F. Davis Stakes

OLDSMAR, FL. – McCraken lived up to all the hype. And then some. The unbeaten 3-year-old colt extended his record to 4-for-4 with an impressive victory over Tapwrit in the Kentucky Derby […] Read More

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Sam F. Davis Stakes Preview: Strongest Running Ever

With six workouts on the Tampa Bay Downs main dirt surface since Dec. 31, the Lael Stables-owned No Dozing could possess an important advantage against the other main contenders. But […] Read More

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Racing Dudes Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings #2

1. McCraken Derby Points/Rank: 10 – 11th Race Record: (3) 3-0-0 Earnings: $190,848 Breeding: Ghostzapper – Ivory Empress Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC Trainer: Ian Wilkes Last Race: Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes […] Read More

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Derby Trail Tracker: West Coast Rain Delay

It’s starting to get redundant. West Coast horses getting perfect training conditions all winter long and shipping into Churchill Downs and dominating on the first Saturday in May. The past […] Read More

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Irish War Cry Dominates G2 Holy Bull, Eclipse Champion Classic Empire Third

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Isabella de Tomaso’s Irish War Cry remained undefeated in three starts with a dominating front-running victory in Saturday’s $350,000 Lambholm South Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream […] Read More

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El Areeb Continues Toward Kentucky Derby With G3 Withers Win

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After winning the Grade 3 Jerome on January 2, El Areeb successfully continued his journey through New York toward a “Run for the Roses” for owners […] Read More