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Thoroughbred U is sharing with you its ponderings on the Preakness. This Saturday, May 21, 2022, is the 147th edition of the Preakness Stakes! Prepare to compare the fine nine contenders.
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The race, 148 years in the making, is upon us! The Run For The Roses, the $3 Million, Woodford Reserve, Grade I, Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday. Twenty contenders have been awarded entry, while only one will win. Don’t miss these details and the Kentucky Derby developments.
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The 148th Kentucky Oaks field is set and I could not resist sharing both my contender photos and my enthusiasm for these outstanding fillies. Please, enjoy my pictures and minimal commentary.
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Lexington, KY is set to send love and contenders to the world famous Kentucky Derby! Last weekend, in Lexington, the Blue Grass Stakes awarded KY Derby prep points to four fine thoroughbreds. This Saturday, they are doing it again! The Stonestreet Lexington Stakes will be the final chance to qualify to race in the 2022 Kentucky Derby.
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Live racing returns this April at Keeneland! The fabulous fifteen day meet is stuffed with stakes races, worth $7.7 million is purse money. Plan on participating in person at the picturesque track or through multiple media methods. Kindly, read my chronicle on Keeneland for a Spring stakes summary.
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This weekend there are three Grade 3, Kentucky Derby prep races. Today the Withers Stakes is at Aqueduct and the Holy Bull Stakes is at Gulfstream. Tomorrow, Santa Anita will host the Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Writing from my very chilly Kentucky home, my thoughts are with warmer Florida today. For nine thoroughbreds, their chances at getting Kentucky Derby prep points today are hinging on the Holy Bull.
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The Breeders’ Cup World Championships 2021 will finally run, today and tomorrow at Del Mar Racetrack. Located in coastal Del Mar, California, this track is “Where The Turf Meets The Surf” and it is set to host the38th Breeders’ Cup races. Del Mar is where the champs are.
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Late October, Keeneland has all the feels of a heavenly place and this meet included a special angel. Seventeen stakes to date into the Fall meet and I’m still so enthused that I was present for many of the races and especially the win, raced by California Angel!
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Keeneland is back! Legendary, live racing returns to the Horse Capital of the World October 8th, 2021. The Fall Meet marks the 85th anniversary of racing at Keeneland. Seventeen days of racing will be hosted Friday, 10/8, through Saturday, 10/30/21. First, it’s Fall Stars Weekend!
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Back to the best in racing. It is time for the third jewel of The Triple Crown! The Belmont Stakes posts this Saturday and I have a bright outlook on the contenders. “The Test Of The Champion” is generally full of surprises and this year will be just as bewildering. I am breaking down all the background and basic information on Belmont’s big race for you.
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