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It has been ten years since American Pharoah won the Grand Slam. Coming off a win in the Arkansas Derby. American Pharoah won all of the Triple Crown races and The Breeders’ Cup Classic. It be fun to see that kind of champion racing again now. Is this weekend’s Arkansas Derby winner on the path to Triple Crown success?
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This Saturday get back in the saddle again for a great Kentucky Derby prep race. This Saturday, 5/8/25, is the G III, Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby. Read on to find out what is going down and Tampa Bay Downs.
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March madness goes full force on this first day of the month! A full three Kentucky Derby prep races fall on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Santa Anita races the GII San Felipe Stakes, Aqueduct is home to the GIII Gotham Stakes and Gulfstream Park posts the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes. The first Saturday in March will figure heavily on the first Saturday in May. These races offer many prep points that shape the field of twenty from the leaderboard to the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby. Foremost, let’s focus on the Fountain of Youth.
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Join us for the next race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby, where we are journaling and joyful about the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes. The Road takes us to Turfway Park in Florence, KY. The all weather track is ready for nearly all weather conditions, providing an interesting and cool evening of racing this Saturday. See what the night is all about.
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Who’s going to rise up the Kentucky Derby leaderboard in the Risen Star Stakes? The sky is the limit for these star thoroughbreds as they race their way On The Road To The Kentucky Derby. Check out this post for the Risen Star rundown.
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Triple Crown racing continues with the Preakness Stakes! The Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan, returns to racing to compete for the second jewel of the crown. He will race both Kentucky Derby horses and thoroughbreds that missed The Run For The Roses. For further information, follow this Preakness prospectus.
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Two weeks after the Kentucky Oaks, Lemon Muffin is returning for the second leg of the filly Triple Crown. The George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes races Friday. Lemon Muffin takes on seven other fillies May 17th, 2024.
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Naturally, saving the best for last, we find ourselves at the end of The Road To The Kentucky Derby! Thank you to all of the faithful or new fans that read along from September, or before, as we finally finalize our last 150th Kentucky Derby contenders. Kentucky Derby lovers, this is our last KY Derby prep, the Lexington Stakes!
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Ready, set, go! Check out the set list for Keeneland’s Spring Meet Stakes. Nineteen thoroughbred stake races are scheduled this month at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. Be sure to follow the sixteen days of live racing from April 5th through 26th, 2024. Read on for the full stakes schedule and check back often for regular updates.
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