Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 16 BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 16 BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 16
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2026 Oaklawn Handicap at a Glance The 2026 Oaklawn Handicap feels like a throwback race to a bygone era in sport where true horse racing heavyweights of the handicap/older male division would meet regularly in marquee stakes across th...

2026 Oaklawn Handicap at a Glance
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Sixteen Things to Know About the Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby was first held in 1875 and ranks as the longest continuously held major sporting event in the United States.

Sixteen Things to Know About the Kentucky Derby
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Wood Memorial Stakes Winner Albus Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule with races offering qualifying points for the 1 ¼-mile classic May 2, 2...

2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Wood Memorial Stakes Winner Albus
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Trendsetter Steps Out in Style to Score Lexington Stakes Upset at Keeneland Just over a week after training Percy's Bar to an upset over favored Zany in the Grade 1 Central Bank Ashland Stakes April 3, trainer Ben Colebrook pulled off an even greater surprise April 11 when

Trendsetter Steps Out in Style to Score Lexington Stakes Upset at Keeneland
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Zulu Kingdom Wins Maker’s Mark Mile for Trainer Brown’s 3,000th Career Victory
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Big Wins Propel Further Ado, So Happy Upward in 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 Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Big Wins Propel Further Ado, So Happy Upward in Triple Crown Power Rankings
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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 9 BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 9
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An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby The last round of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve that award 100 points to the winner are now complete, so it’s time to take a look at the cast of 3-year-old racehorses...

An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby
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2026 Lexington Stakes at a Glance Keeneland’s Stonestreet Lexington Stakes can provide a 3-year-old with a way to catapult into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in the 24th hour of qualifying – but not this year.

2026 Lexington Stakes at a Glance
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Five Key Takeaways From Impactful Weekend on Kentucky Derby, Oaks Trails Mike Curry offers takeaways from a frenetic weekend of Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying races from coast to coast.

Five Key Takeaways From Impactful Weekend on Kentucky Derby, Oaks Trails
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Toast of the Ashland: Percy’s Bar Romps at Keeneland to Earn Kentucky Oaks Spot Several minutes after unleashing a rocket move along the rail to win the $750,000 Central Bank Ashland Stakes April 3, Percy’s Bar entered a crowded stakes winner’s circle at Keeneland while carefully...

Toast of the Ashland: Percy’s Bar Romps at Keeneland to Earn Kentucky Oaks Spot
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2026 Blue Grass Stakes Cheat Sheet Three-year-old racehorses take center stage in the spring, especially in Kentucky nearing the first Saturday in May. Keeneland’s spring meet begins Friday, April 3, and the marquee race of the meet wi...

2026 Blue Grass Stakes Cheat Sheet
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Key Takeaways from a Crucial Kentucky Derby Prep Weekend America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents key takeaways from a global Saturday in Thoroughbred racing, highlighted by two 200-point Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve prep races in ...

Key Takeaways from a Crucial Kentucky Derby Prep Weekend
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Commandment Edges The Puma in Florida Derby Photo Finish Touted as the best prep race for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve so far this year, the $1 million Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Zalapa at Gulfstream...

Commandment Edges The Puma in Florida Derby Photo Finish
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2026 United Arab Emirates Derby at a Glance The foreign flavor in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will come into focus Saturday with the running of the United Arab Emirates Derby Sponsored by Jumeirah at Meydan Racecourse in Du...

2026 United Arab Emirates Derby at a Glance
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2026 Florida Derby Cheat Sheet No prep race has produced more Kentucky Derby winners than the Florida Derby, including four of the last 10 and five of the last 13 among 26 total winners of the run for the roses that emerged from th...

2026 Florida Derby Cheat Sheet
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Fulleffort is Enough to Win Turfway Park's Jeff Ruby Steaks Throughout Turfway Park's road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve this winter, Fulleffort could never be accused of lacking effort despite his deep-closing efforts coming up just shor...

Fulleffort is Enough to Win Turfway Park's Jeff Ruby Steaks
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Emerging Market Grinds Down Pavlovian to Prevail in Louisiana Derby After taking the Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes Feb.

Emerging Market Grinds Down Pavlovian to Prevail in Louisiana Derby
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When a $220 Louisiana Derby Winner Left the Fair Grounds Faithful Flabbergasted The biggest upset in the 112-year history of the Louisiana Derby was every bit a longshot. Hero of Order entered the 2012 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds with 13 races and only one victory on his résu...

When a $220 Louisiana Derby Winner Left the Fair Grounds Faithful Flabbergasted
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2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 17 This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not as st...

2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 17
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2026 Jeff Ruby Steaks at a Glance In recent years, Turfway Park’s marquee Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep race has risen in influence.

2026 Jeff Ruby Steaks at a Glance
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Incredibolt Strikes in Virginia Derby, Bottle of Rouge Rolls in Virginia Oaks After his late-charging victory in the Grade 3 Street Sense Stakes last October, there was plenty of chatter about Pin Oak Stud’s Incredibolt, putting him firmly in the mix among the soon-to-be 3-year...

Incredibolt Strikes in Virginia Derby, Bottle of Rouge Rolls in Virginia Oaks
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Ka Ying Rising Tops First 2026 World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, Forever Young Third Sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising [128] leads the first edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026. Ka Ying Rising began the year with a 1 ¼-length victory over Helios Express [...

Ka Ying Rising Tops First 2026 World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, Forever Young Third
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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for March 12 BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for March 12
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Equibase Standings: Three Trainers in Tight Earnings Race as Spring Begins An active weekend in North American Thoroughbred racing led to changes in several divisions on Equibase’s leaderboard for 2026 earnings, in particular the older male division, 3-year-old divisions for...

Equibase Standings: Three Trainers in Tight Earnings Race as Spring Begins
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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 racehorses earn points toward qualifying for the 1 ¼-mile cl...

2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Tampa Bay Derby Winner The Puma
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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 7 at Tampa Bay Downs a

The Puma Pounces Late to Win Tampa Bay Derby
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