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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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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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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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