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The Keeneland spring meet, which runs from this Friday through April 24, offers 19 stakes worth a season-record $9.55 million, including a number of upgraded stakes. The meet's five Grade 1 races include top-tier Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby preps opening weekend – the Grade 1, $750,000 Ashland for fillies on Friday and the Grade 1, $1.25 million Blue Grass the following day.
Equibase has changed its formula for assigning ratings to horses in a way that will significantly boost the rating for a horse that breaks its maiden within its first two starts, the company said on Wednesday.
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Bentornato will be joined in Kentucky later this spring by fellow Breeders' Cup winner and champion female sprinter Shisopicy.
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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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A national conservation group has secured an option to purchase Golden Gate Fields, the Bay Area racetrack owned by 1/ST Racing and Gaming that closed in 2024. The prospective new owner will seek to convert the 161-acre property into a park and recreational area if the purchase is completed.
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Before they go their separate ways, Grade 2 winners Cabo Spirit and Mi Hermano Ramon meet Friday at Santa Anita in a turf allowance that attracted a high-class field.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 4/2 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Sha Tin.
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Frankie Lor led last season’s dirt course standings with 10 wins and, on Wednesday night (1 April) at Sha Tin, the trainer is represented by a formidable outfit in seven of the nine races as apprentice Nichola Yuen makes her debut in Hong Kong with five rides.
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Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for the week of March 27-29, 2026
