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East Avenue being pointed to Blue Grass Stakes
East Avenue will attempt to bounce back from a deflating 3-year-old bow at the scene of his finest moment, Keeneland, where he starts April 5 in the Blue Grass Stakes.
Marcus HershMar 17, 2025
East Avenue will attempt to bounce back from a deflating 3-year-old bow at the scene of his finest moment, Keeneland, where he starts April 5 in the Blue Grass Stakes.
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Journalism, the 3-year-old colt who produced a 108 Beyer Speed Figure when winning the recent San Felipe Stakes, ended up as the 5-1 favorite in the fifth Kentucky Derby Future Wager when the pool closed on Sunday night.
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Ten 3-year-olds, headed, nominally, by John Hancock were entered Saturday for the $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 22 at Fair Grounds.
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Topped by local stakes winners California Burrito and Baby Max and Grade 2 winner Poster, an overflow field of 13 3-year-olds was entered today for next Saturday's Grade 3, $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks, a major Kentucky Derby prep that offers the richest purse in Turfway Park's history.
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Jockey Umberto Rispoli has a set routine on Thursday nights, the eve of the start of racing weekends at Santa Anita. Part of the evening is devoted to studying his upcoming mounts. Lately, the homework has paid off.
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Bob Baffert has trained six Kentucky Derby winners, won the Breeders' Cup Classic four times, won four Dubai World Cups, and sent out winners at 39 racetracks, if not more. But Baffert has never won a race at Colonial Downs.
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While trainer Rick Dutrow is happy to have two months between starts for his blossoming 3-year-old Captain Cook, the horse apparently seems ready to get back to action sooner than later.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rapture
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Rain this week at Santa Anita is a minor glitch for Journalism, favorite for the Kentucky Derby after a 108 Beyer victory March 1 in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes. But weather and track closure could cause trainer Michael McCarthy to adjust Journalism's work schedule. Journalism was tentatively scheduled to work this weekend.
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What's behind the name Citizen Bull? Creative thinking by SF racing manager Tom Ryan.