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A (LA)t at Steak in these Kentucky Derby Preps

Noted has proven he can race the turf and the dirt, now he takes it to an all-weather track in the Jeff Ruby Steaks!
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Noted has proven he can race the turf and the dirt, now he takes it to an all-weather track in the Jeff Ruby Steaks!
Noted has proven he can race the turf and the dirt, now he takes it to an all-weather track in the Jeff Ruby Steaks!

There are a lot of Kentucky Derby prep points at stake this weekend in the Jeff Ruby Steaks and the Louisiana Derby. Each of these American graded stakes had a dozen plus entries competing to earn the 400 points that these races offer. On Saturday, March 23, 2024, racing is on in LA and KY!

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Tampa Bay: On The Way To The Kentucky Derby

Tapit Trice won the Tampa Bay Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes too before racing in the Kentucky Derby.
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Tapit Trice won the Tampa Bay Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes too before racing in the Kentucky Derby.
Tapit Trice won the Tampa Bay Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes too before racing in the Kentucky Derby.

It’s Derby time! The Tampa Bay Derby, to be specific. This Saturday, The Road To The Kentucky Derby makes only one stop. The place to race on 3/9/24 is Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, FL. Continue reading to learn who is on the way, with the Tampa Bay Derby.

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Four More To Score: Kentucky Derby Prep Points

Locked raced to victory in the Breeders' Futurity. Will he win it all again in the Fountain of Youth Stakes?
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Karlwithanarl is looking to stay on his Turfway Park winning streak in the John Battaglia memorial Stakes.
Karlwithanarl is looking to stay on his Turfway Park winning streak in the John Battaglia memorial Stakes.

FOUR a good time, catch these next four Kentucky Derby prep races! This weekend is packed with opportunity and talent. These stakes will play a big part in the field for the 150th Kentucky Derby. Who will score these KY Derby prep points?

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Rebel Roster – On The Road To The Kentucky Derby

Northern Flame finished fourth in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, gathering his first Kentucky Derby prep points.
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Just Steel has Kentucky Derby fever. He is seen here in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. Next up is the Rebel Stakes.
Just Steel has Kentucky Derby fever. He is seen here in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. Next up is the Rebel Stakes.

The Rebel Stakes roster is ready for race day! Offering 105 Kentucky Derby prep points, this Saturday’s stakes likely seals a spot in The Run For The Roses. Read on to review this Rebel roster.

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Risen Star Raises Prep Points

Two Phil's used his third place finish in the Risen Star Stakes to earn the points needed for the Kentucky Derby where he finished second in 2023!
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Two Phil's used his third place finish in the Risen Star Stakes to earn the points needed for the Kentucky Derby where he finished second in 2023!
Two Phil’s used his third place finish in the Risen Star Stakes to earn the points needed for the Kentucky Derby where he finished second in 2023!

It takes champion skill and many prep points to earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starter gate. The Risen Star Stakes offers a rise in the point values offered to the top five finishers. 105 points are at stake in this stakes. Fair Grounds’ Risen Star Stakes is historically full of thoroughbreds that go on to Triple Crown success. Take a look at Saturday’s Risen Star to start the Kentucky Derby Championship series.

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Davis Directs To Derby

Patriot Spirit finishes behind Valentine Candy in the Bowman Mill Stakes. Patriot Candy hopes for Kentucky Derby prep points in the Sam F. Davis Stakes.
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West Saratoga earned Kentucky Derby prep points in the Iroquis Stakes and the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. Next he hopes to win the Sam F. Davis Stakes.
West Saratoga earned Kentucky Derby prep points in the Iroquois Stakes and the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. Next he hopes to win the Sam F. Davis Stakes.

If you have your sights set on the Tampa Bay Derby, the Kentucky Derby or both, you would be wise to direct your contender to enter the Sam F. Davis Stakes. The Sam F. Davis offers 42 Kentucky Derby prep points making it a stakes that has historically qualified many thoroughbreds a place in the KY Derby. Moreover, the Sam F. Davis is also a prep race for next month’s Tampa Bay Derby. Held at the same track, the Tampa Bay Derby is offering 105 KY Derby prep points and an excellent way to climb towards the top of the KY Derby leaderboard. Indeed, the Davis directs to the Derby.

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Run FOUR The Roses

Just Steel and Awesome Road competed in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. They face off again in the Southwest Stakes! They may get a change in the 150th Kentucky Derby...
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Just Steel raced in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. He is hoping to earn Kentucky Derby points in the Southwest Stakes.
Just Steel raced in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland. He is hoping to earn Kentucky Derby points in the Southwest Stakes.

FOUR the love of horse racing, do not miss the four Kentucky Derby prep races this Saturday! Before The Run For The Roses there are many races on The Road to the Kentucky Derby. February 3rd, 2024 is action packed with four stakes races awarding 20 horses a chance to qualify for the 20 posts positions of the 150th Kentucky Derby. Check out these four stakes races!

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Looking At The Lecomte

Lat Long is looking forward to racing in The Lecomte Stakes!
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Lat Long pictured at Keeneland is entered in the Lecomte Stakes.
Lat Long, pictured at Keeneland, is entered in the Lecomte Stakes!

The Road to the Kentucky Derby levels up in point value in the Lecomte Stakes. Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA is set to host the 80th running of the Lecomte on Saturday, January 20th, 2024. Let’s look at the Lecomte!

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Breeders’ Cup Communique

Senor Buscador raced in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland. This year he will race in the 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
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Arabian Knight won the first post of last year's Breeders' Cup Championship Saturday at Keeneland.
Arabian Knight won the first post of last year’s Breeders’ Cup Championship Saturday, at Keeneland.

The Breeders’ Cup is back! The 40th anniversary edition is set to race November 3rd and 4th, 2023. The World Championships of racing will take place at Santa Anita Park’s racetrack in Arcadia, CA. The fourteen races of the fortieth Breeders’ Cup will be divided into Future Stars Friday and Championship Saturday. Thoroughbred U’s Breeders’ Cup communique covers the race day schedules.

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Keeneland Chronologically: Fall Meet 2023

Live racing returns to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY October 6, 2023!
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Manny Wah is one of three Breeders' Cup entries for breeders, Mulholland Springs. Look for Manny Wah in the Qatar Racing Sprint.
Manny Wah, winner of the 2022 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix stakes, at Keeneland, is entered to win it again this Fall 2023.

Prepare yourself for a racing schedule like no other. Keeneland is out to break records with their stakes racing this October, 2023. This track is starting with the highest purse for their meet ever, at over nine million dollars. Keeneland has 22 stakes on their calendar. Included is a concise list of the stakes schedule, so you don’t miss out on any of the action.

Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY is live this October 6th through 28th. Seventeen live days will feature full cards. Overall, ten stakes are dirt races while twelve will be held on the turf. The first three days of Keeneland is Fall Stars Weekend, featuring eleven stakes, valued at over five and a half million dollars. Eight stakes are “Win And You’re In” races for an automatic berth into the 40th Breeders’ Cup. The Breeders’ Cup is hosted by Santa Anita this November 3rd and 4th.

Here is Keeneland’s stakes schedule by race (grade)/date/race #/time/distance/age and gender/purse/and BC berth and/or Road to the KY Derby/Oaks (as applicable)/winner (updates will become available as the meet progresses):

  • 171st Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (GII)/Oct. 6th/race 7/4:12 PM ET/6 furlongs/dirt/3 year-olds and older/$350,000/BC Qatar Racing Sprint/Hoist the Gold
  • 33rd JP Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (GII)/Oct. 6th/race 8/4:44 PM ET/1 and 1/16 miles/turf/2 year-old fillies/$350,000/BC Juvenile Fillies Turf/Buchu
  • 72nd Darley Alcibiades Stakes (GI)/Oct. 6th/race 9/5:16 PM ET/1 and 1/16 miles/dirt/2 year-old fillies/600,000/BC Juvenile Fillies/Road To The KY Oaks/Candied
  • 27th Woodford Stakes (GII)/Oct. 7th/race 6/3:40 PM ET/5 and 1/2 furlongs/turf/3 year-olds and older/$350,000/Arzak
  • 43rd Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (GII)/Oct. 7th/race 7/4:12 PM ET/6 furlongs/dirt/fillies and mares, 3 year-olds and older/$350,000/BC PNC BankFilly and Mare Sprint/Yuugiri
  • 26th The First Lady Stakes (GI)/Oct. 7th/race 8/4:43 PM ET/1 mile/turf/fillies and mares, 3 year-olds and older/$750,000/Gina Romantica
  • 110th Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Stakes (GI)/Oct. 7th/race 9/5:14 PM ET/1 and 1/16 miles/dirt/2 year-olds/$600,000/BC FanDuel Juvenile/Road To The KY Derby/Locked
  • 38th Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (GI)/Oct. 7th/race 10/5:45 PM ET/1 mile/turf/3 year-olds and older/$1 Million/BC FanDuel Mile/Up to the Mark
  • 6th Indian Summer Stakes (listed)/Oct. 8th/race 8/4:44 PM ET/5 and 1/2 furlongs/turf/2 year-olds/$250,000/Committee of One
  • 68th Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (GI)/Oct. 8th/race 9/5:16 PM ET/1 and 1/8 miles/dirt/fillies and mares, 3 year-olds and older/$600,000/BC Distaff/Idiomatic
  • 33rd Castle and Key Bourbon Stakes (GII)/Oct. 8th/race 10/5:48 PM ET/1 and 1/16 miles/turf/2 year-olds/$350,000/BC Juvenile Turf/Can Group
  • 29th Sycamore Stakes (GIII)/Oct. 13th/race 9/5:16 PM ET/1 and 1/2 miles/turf/3 year-olds and older/$300,000/Bold Act (IRE)
  • 40th Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (GI) -invitational/Oct. 14th/race 9/5:16 PM ET/1 and 1/8 miles/turf/3 year-old fillies/$600,000/Mawj (IRE)
  • 27th Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (GII)/Oct. 15th/race 7/4:12 PM ET/5 and 1/2 furlongs/turf/fillies and mares, 3 year-old and upwards/$350,000/Tony Ann
  • 15th Perryville Stakes (listed)/Oct. 21st/race 6/3:40 PM ET/7 furlongs/dirt/3 year-olds/$250,000/Raise Cain
  • 25th Lexus Raven Run (GII)/Oct. 21st/race 9/5:16 PM ET/7 furlongs/dirt/3 year-old fillies/$350,000/Vahva
  • 32nd Rood and Riddle Dowager (GIII)/Oct. 22nd/race 7/4:12 PM ET/1 and 1/2 miles/turf/fillies and mares, 3 year-olds and older/$300,000/Romagna Mia (GB)
  • 33rd Bank of America Valley View Stakes (GIII)/Oct. 27th/race 8/4:44 PM ET/1 mile/turf/3 year-old fillies/$300,000/Surge Capacity
  • 3rd Myrtlewood Stakes/Oct. 27th/race 9/5:16 PM ET/6 furlongs/dirt/2 year-old fillies/$200,000/Youalmosthadme
  • 3rd Bowman Mill Stakes/Oct. 28th/6 furlongs/race 6/3:40 PM ET/dirt/2 year-olds/$200,000/Glengarry
  • 19th Bryan Station Stakes (GIII)/Oct. 28th/race 8/4:44 PM ET/1 mile/turf/3 year-olds/$300,000/Runaway Storm
  • 66th Hagyard Fayette Stakes (GII)/Oct. 28th/race 9/5:48 PM ET/1 and 1/8 miles/dirt/3 year-olds and older/$350,000/O’Connor (CHI)

Thoroughbred U will be attending most dates of the meet live. Drop a comment if you plan to attend too. Meanwhile, if you are going to watch from television, tune into CNBC and Peacock from 4 PM to 6 PM ET on 10/7/23 and 5 PM to 6PM ET on 10/8/23. Otherwise, daily coverage is provided by FanDuel or streaming through YouTube. Thanks for reading. Please, use this as a quick reference and check back for updates.

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