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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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Royal Ascot, is big on my bucket list. As an avid thoroughbred aficionado, I would love to watch The Sport Of Kings, at Ascot Racecourse, in Berkshire, England. The Royal Meeting kicks off Tuesday. I can not attend this year but several American entries will race at Royal Ascot and we can all enjoy them, from wherever we may be.
Thirty five races are scheduled over the five day Ascot meet, from 6/20 through 6/24/23. FanDuel TV and NBC (NBC Sports/Peacock) will offer live and streaming coverage to catch them all. Seven races per day will begin every day at 9:30 AM ET ( 1:10 PM in England) and end at 2:30 PM ET ( 6:10 PM in England). Eight races are Group 1 and least ten United States regulars are hopeful to contend.
I would be chuffed to see the American raced horses perform well at Ascot. Is anyone going or already living Across The Pond a regular follower of Throughbred U? Thank you and all are welcome.
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On to part two of The Triple Crown, the 148th Preakness Stakes. The Grade I, $1.5 million dollar dirt race for 3 year-olds will race on Saturday, 5/20/23. Pimlico Racecourse, in Baltimore, MD will host lucky race 13 on a card of 14. The 1 and 3/16 mile race will post at 7:01 PM ET. CNBC will start televising the races at 1 PM ET and then turn to NBC at 4:40 PM ET until 7:30 PM ET. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, Mage, is entered so the possibility of a Triple Crown winner exists! The Run For The Black-Eyed Susans is a race not to miss.
The field of 8 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds: First Mission has scratched.
I hope the Preakness brings the sweetness. Thanks you for visiting Thoroughbred U and please invite your friends.
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To compliment the second jewel of The Triple Crown, Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, MD, will host The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. This classic G II stakes is for 3 year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1919, this edition is lucky race 13 on a card of 14. The $300,000, 1 and 1/8 mile, dirt race will post at 5:44 PM ET on Friday, 5/19/23. Watch the 98th Black-Eyed Susan on the Peacock channel, streaming from 4:30 PM to 6 PM ET.
The field of 12 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds:
May you enjoy your Black-Eyed Susan day in every way and thank you from Thoroughbred U!
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 will feature the 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby! Please, delight with a bit of information and my photographic depictions of The Derby entries.
The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is race 12 on a card of 14. This classic stakes for 3 year-old thoroughbreds carries a purse of $ 3 million dollars. It is a 1 and 1/4 mile dirt race, posting at 6:57 PM ET. The races will air from noon until 7:30 PM ET on NBC.
The field of 20 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds: * (20 will race so the last 3 are Also- Eligible and race only if there are scratches) Practical Move has scratched and Cyclone Mischief has been drawn in to replace him. Lord Miles has scratched and Mandarin Hero will join the field. Continuar scratches and King Russell enters into the field. Skinner has scratched and there are no more eligible replacements. Forte has scratched without a replacement.
Congrats to Mage for the win!
As promised, here are my photos of many of the 149th Kentucky Derby contenders. Please, share this story and thank you for following Thoroughbred U!
Featured image caption: Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY is home to the Kentucky Derby!
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The long awaited 149th Longines Kentucky Oaks is ready to race! Friday, the field of fourteen filles will take to the track at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.
May 5, 2023 at 5:51 PM ET, race 11 on a card of lucky 13 is the Kentucky Oaks. The race is 1 and 1/8 miles on the dirt. Held annually, since 1875, this race is the classic stakes for 3 year- old fillies. The purse is $1.25 million dollars. USA Network courtesy on NBC Sports will televise the event from 1 PM to 6 PM ET.
The field of 14 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds: * (14 will race so the last 3 are Also – Eligible and race only if there are scratches)
The featured image caption: Wonder Wheel wins the Darley Alcibiades at Keeneland. She is a multiple graded stakes winner and has high hopes of winning the 149th Kentucky Oaks.
Pretty Mischievous won the Kentucky Oaks!
Please, enjoy more contender photos and visit Thoroughbred U often. Thank you!
The final Kentucky Derby prep race is the Lexington Stakes in Lexington, KY. Saturday, 4/15/23, Keeneland will host the 41st running of the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes. It is the last chance to qualify for entry to the 149th Kentucky Derby.
The Lexington Stakes is race 9 and posts at 5:16 PM ET. It offers 20-8-6-4-2 KY Derby prep points to the respective winners. The race is 1 and 1/16miles.
Follow updates here for Keeneland’s stakes this Spring Meet:
Photo caption: Curly Larry and Mo has raced at Keeneland in Lexington, KY twice before. He is entered in the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes.
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The Spring Meet is on at Keeneland! From April 7th through the 28th, 2023, live racing returns to my favorite racetrack, in Lexington, KY. Fifteen race dates will host 19 stakes, offering over eight million dollars in purse money. Save this post for your stakes reference, throughout the meet, for regular updates.
Here is the Keeneland stakes schedule by historical running/race name (grade)/date/race # on the card/post time/length/age and/or gender/surface/purse/and Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks points when applicable and winner :
Photo caption: Verifying is seen entering the track for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland. He returns to Keeneland in the Blue Grass Stakes. He will aim to get points in order to race in the 149th Kentucky Derby
Thank you for reading! If you or your friends are coming to Keeneland this Spring, please leave me a comment.
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The Road to the Kentucky Derby is coming to an end. We are down to the final month and just six stakes to qualify for an opportunity to Run For The Roses. Kentucky Derby 149 is on the first Saturday in May. Before that can happen, the first Saturday in April, holds double the Derby, double the fun, the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby.
4/1/23 features the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Race 14 posts at 6:40 PM ET. The $1 million dollar, GI stakes has a distance of 1 and 1/8 miles. Then, at 7:24 PM ET, Oaklawn Park hosts the GI Arkansas Derby. It is race 12, worth $1.25 million dollars and of the same distance. Finally, the European Road is also featuring the Cardinal Condition Stakes as well!
Photo caption: Forte edged out Loggins to win the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland. Forte is fourth on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. He will aim for the top in the Florida Derby!
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