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Class President scratched out of Blue Grass
Class President, winner of the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, will scratch from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes, trainer Todd Pletcher said Thursday.
David GreningApr 02, 2026
Class President, winner of the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, will scratch from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes, trainer Todd Pletcher said Thursday.
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Dreams that began early for Potente and Robusta will endure or expire on Saturday when the top 3-year-olds in California race 1 1/8 miles in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby.
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The road to Kentucky Derby 152 has been filled with potholes for trainer Bob Baffert. The Santa Anita Derby will be Baffert's primary focus Saturday as Potente tries to further define himself in what will be just his third start, and Cherokee Nation will need a top-two finish to be considered for the Derby. At Aqueduct in the Wood Memorial, Baffert will give Buetane one more shot at securing a Derby spot.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 1, 2026
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Reigning leading sire Into Mischief, a seven-time champion, made a statement last weekend, sweeping a pair of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby prep races with Renegade and Commandment, making them the top two choices on the Derby Watch line this week. Into Mischief looks to win the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby this weekend with Potente.
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Renegade, last weekend’s winner of the Arkansas Derby, has been made the 4-1 morning-line favorite for this weekend’s final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool.
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Trainer John Ennis two years ago saddled Epic Ride, who won the Leonatus Stakes and finished second in the John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park. Rather than continuing on that track’s prep series for the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby, Ennis ventured to Keeneland for a dirt try with Epic Ride, who finished a creditable third in the Grade 1 Blue Grass behind Sierra Leone. He drew in to the Kentucky Derby off the also-eligible list, and finished 14th.
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The undefeated Paladin, ranked first in Daily Racing Form’s Derby Watch, is off the Triple Crown trail after suffering an injury Saturday morning while completing a workout at Payson Park, trainer Chad Brown said Saturday.
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There are very few races left on Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott's bucket list. One of those is the Grade 1 Florida Derby, a prize he'll hope to add to his résumé Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
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The last two horses to beat Ombudsman are not involved Saturday's Group 1 Dubai Turf Stakes at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.