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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 22, 2026
Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 22, 2026
David GreningApr 22, 2026
Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 22, 2026
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J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O'Neill have teamed to win the Kentucky Derby twice, in 2012 with I'll Have Another and 2016 with Nyquist. Their hopeful this year is California-bred homebred Pavlovian, whose sire and dam were both trained by O'Neill for Reddam.
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Run With Liberty, an ordinary-looking filly who delivered an extraordinary debut, returns Friday at Santa Anita. She paid $30 first out, but there are no secrets Friday.
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There's no chance Just Basking runs as well Friday in the Bewitch Stakes as Burnham Square did last Saturday winning the Elkhorn, but even, say 85 percent of that performance level would give trainer Ian Wilkes a sweep of the two 1 1/2-mile turf stakes at the Keeneland spring meeting.
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Tuesday night's (April 21) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway saw favorites go just one-for-nine, leading to both the late Pick 4 and the Pick 5 not being hit. As a result, there will be a $15,873.36 carryover and a $50,000 guaranteed pool in the early Pick 4 and a $12,495.08 carryover and a $40,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick 5 on Wednesday (April 22).
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The two horses who last year swept their four Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminaries and then were triumphant in their Championships, pacing colt Frantic Hanover and trotting filly Ginger Tree Lex, both added a second qualifying win to their preparation for their coming sophomore campaign at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Letta’s Legacy set the pace en route to a 3 1/2-length win over 2-5 post-time favorite Eireann in the $50,000 More Than Even Stakes on Tuesday at Will Rogers Downs.
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Keeneland's April selected horses of racing age sale takes place Friday evening at about 6:30 p.m., following the closing-day card. It will be held at the sales pavilion just a stone's throw from the track, where many of the 32 horses currently cataloged have been successful at the April meet.
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The week of racing is set to kick off with a bang at Harrah's Hoosier Park with a $100,000 guaranteed Early Pick 5 in races 1-5, including a $25,226 carryover already in the pool for Wednesday, April 22.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Happy Valley.