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Tour Player is never better than when he’s racing at Churchill Downs, a fact he proved again Saturday as he dominated the $200,000 Knicks Go Stakes going a flat mile.
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Commandment and So Happy have replaced Renegade as the early co-favorites for the Kentucky Derby, according to parimutuel pool data reviewed at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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The Derby City Distaff, it turned out, was over just after it began. R Disaster rocketed from the gate like a Quarter Horse, cruised through a very manageable first quarter-mile, and never looked back, increasing her lead from two lengths at the stretch call to 2 1/2 lengths at the finish under Tyler Gaffalione.
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The cards fell in Yellow Card's favor this time. With nothing thrown in his path, he was up by a neck in a four-horse thriller at the finish line in the Grade 2, $600,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Bow Echo easily won the 2000 Guineas on Saturday at Newmarket Racecourse, remaining unbeaten after four starts while looking like an unusual talent.
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The Puma, the fifth choice at 8-1 in the early wagering for Saturday’s 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, was scratched about 12 hours before the race was scheduled to be run due to a swollen pastern believed to be caused by a skin infection in his left front leg.
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Nautical Force will look to build on a striking debut success when he steps up to 2400 metres in Sunday’s (3 May) G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap at Sha Tin, with trainer John Size and rider Karis Teetan confident there is more to come.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Sha Tin.
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Total wagering handle on the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Friday night surged to a record $29.2 million, up 29.1 percent from 2025.
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The following are $1 will-pays for the Kentucky Oaks-Kentucky Derby double combining Oaks winner No. 9 Always a Runner with the Derby winner.
