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By Robert Yates —- Caddo River Looks to Give Cox a Kentucky Derby Trio Brad Cox already has two horses ticketed to the Kentucky Derby in unbeaten champion Essential Quality and Mandaloun. Whether the 2020 Eclipse Award-winning trainer has a third will depend on the $1...

By Amy Owens —- · MICHELINE, BROWN DUO HEADLINE FIELD OF SIX FOR COOLMORE JENNY WILEY · PROXY FACES NINE FOES IN STONESTREET LEXINGTON · SILVER DUST TOPS FIELD OF FIVE FOR BEN ALI · INTO MYSTIC AMONG 10 ENTRANTS IN GIANT’S CAUSEWAY · GODOLPHIN HALF-SIBLINGS MICHELINE AND...

NTRA Communications —- ESSENTIAL QUALITY RETAINS TOP SPOT IN NTRA THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL ONE MONTH BEFORE KENTUCKY DERBY LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 5, 2021) – Undefeated Essential Quality, fresh off a determined victory in the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April...

By Robert Yates —- Santana Jr. Reaches $30 Million in Oaklawn Purses with Fantasy Victory Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies. Santana,...

By Darren Rogers —- KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDER MANDALOUN WORKS HALF-MILE IN :49.80 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 3, 2021) – On a brisk Spring morning beneath the historic Twin Spires, Juddmonte Farm’s Risen Star (Grade II) winner Mandaloun started his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will be closed all day Easter Sunday, giving horsemen and horsewomen, jockeys, backstretch workers, track officials and employees a chance to celebrate the holiday as they see fit. The track will reopen Monday for simulcast...

By Amy Owens —- Racing resumes Wednesday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER ESSENTIAL QUALITY HEADING TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MONDAY · PLETCHER WINNERS STAYING AT KEENELAND FOR NOW · WARD NOTCHES SECOND...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- When a 72-1 shot wins the Wood Memorial you know why I don’t like winter racing in New York. Bourbonic pulled off the upset over a field that in my opinion was lacking in any quality 3-year-olds. The winner is in this...

The Three Key Derby Preps By Bob Hill In a made-for-TV hour of racing on Saturday afternoon three major Kentucky Derby preps will be run in a coast-to-coast trio of contests that will further solidify answers to which three-year-olds fill the gates at Churchill Downs on May 1....

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Keeneland’s 2021 Spring Meet opens Friday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed for racing Easter Sunday, April 4. ********** · THURSDAY IS SCHOOLING DAY FOR THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS...