Stars and Stakes

Mutasaabeq won the Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland in 2020!
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Inthemidstofbiz, won the 2020 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland.
Inthemidstofbiz, won the 2020 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland.

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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A Bright Outlook On The Belmont

Essential Quality knows how to win a race. Up next, the 153rd Belmont Stakes!
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Essential Quality, is the favorite to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes.
Essential Quality, is the favorite to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes.

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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Take A Peek At The Preakness

Keepmeinmind, racing in the Bluegrass Stakes, will compete in the 146th Preakness Stakes.
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Ram took the lead at the start of a maiden at Keenland this past Fall.  He will race in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
Ram took the lead at the start of a maiden at Keenland this past Fall. He will race in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.

The middle of May brings the Middle Jewel Of The Triple Crown! Just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby the 146th Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, 2021. The race will feature some contenders from the KY Derby as well as a few entries that bypassed The Run For The Roses. Read on to take at peek at this Preakness.

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Derby Dispatch: Details of the Kentucky Derby

Essential Quality races to the finish in the Blue Grass Stakes. He is a favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby!
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Essential Quality races to the finish in the Blue Grass Stakes. He is a favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby!
Essential Quality races to the finish in the Blue Grass Stakes. He is a favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby!

The time has come. The first Saturday in May is homecoming, here in The Horse Capitol of the World. We welcome all, to join in our enthusiasm, as we watch the The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports. Churchill Downs is The Home of the Kentucky Derby.

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Overjoyed for the Oaks

Pass the Champagne, Malathaat and Will's Secret all break from the gate at Keeneland in the Ashland Stakes. Next, they will all race in the Kentucky Oaks!
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Pass the Champagne moves up to finish second in the Ashland Stakes.  How will she do in the Kentucky Oaks?
Pass the Champagne moves up to finish second in the Ashland Stakes. How will she do in the Kentucky Oaks?

The 147th, $1.25 million dollar Longines Kentucky Oaks races this Friday, April 29th! After a long series of prep races the final field of 14 has been qualified and selected. The best three year old, dirt racing, thoroughbred fillies are set to face off. Keep reading and sharing to learn more.

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Keeneland: Happily Ever After

Keeneland, my happy place!
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Essential Quality wins the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
Essential Quality wins the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.

Do not despair, as the Kentucky Derby will soon be here, though the Keeneland Spring meet has concluded. Keeneland did bring the horses of our dreams and the quality races for those who look most forward to it.

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The Last Laps: On The Road To The Kentucky Derby

Keenland hosts some of the final Kentucky Derby preps. Last week the Blue Grass Stakes raced.
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Essential Quality, hot on the Kentucky Derby trail won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
Essential Quality, hot on the Kentucky Derby trail, won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.

Following forty four prep races over the course of eight months there are now only two stakes left that offer points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. Saturday, we will see the final two preps, the Lexington Stakes and the Arkansas Derby. These are the last laps, on the Road to The KY Derby.

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Keeneland- A Joyride On The Road To The Kentucky Derby

Keeneland's Spring Meet features two Kentucky Derby prep races!
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Keeneland's Spring Meet features two Kentucky Derby prep races!
Keeneland’s Spring Meet features two Kentucky Derby prep races!

We are just one month away from the 147th Kentucky Derby! Only six preps remain. All these preps will be raced in the next ten days, to shape the final ranking of the leaderboard. Two of these last preps will be held at Keeneland race course! Time spent at the track is always a great pleasure. It is pure joy to ride on The Road, especially when it is at Keeneland. Ride with me now!

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Doors to The Derby

2019 Florida Derby winner, Maximum Security.
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2016, Florida Derby winner, Nyquist!
2016, Florida Derby winner, Nyquist!

The 147th Road to The Kentucky Derby explodes this Saturday with a record four prep races on the same day! Prepare for swift changes to the KY Derby leaderboard as each race offers significant point value including the international spotlight and nomination pool. Read on to briefly examine each of these important preps. The doors of opportunity to enter the KY Derby are wide open!

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Louisiana Derby: Doubling the Digits for The Derby

Girvin, winner of the 2017 Louisiana Derby, competes in the Ohio Derby that same year.
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By My Standards, winner of the 2019 Louisiana Derby.
By My Standards, winner of the 2019 Louisiana Derby.

The Road to The Kentucky Derby doubles up on the points in the preps this weekend. With the top of the leaderboard at a high of 60 points in seven months of racing on The Road, the best of the Louisiana Derby will take the lead. This race, and many that follow, offer an escalated point scale. The first four finishers of the Louisiana Derby will earn 100-40-20-10 points, respectively! This race has historically good odds of placing runners in The KY Derby. How many of the eight in the gate of this Louisiana Derby will Run For The Roses?

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