Francisco Mena, who won more than 1,600 races in a career that spanned more than four decades, died on March 18 in a hospital in Rosarito, Mexico, according to his brother, Guillermo.
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The late Terry Wallace, who for decades was the announcer at Oaklawn Park, will enter the Arkansas Walk of Fame during a Tuesday ceremony in Hot Springs, Ark., according to member Tom Nichols. It will begin at 11 a.m. Central at The Vapors.
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Redland Rebels is a fresh face on the Kentucky Derby trail. On Saturday, he gets an opportunity to try to secure a spot in the starting gate for the classic in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.
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Former trainers Michael and Katherine Ball have a Derby horse this year as owners. Chief Wallabee, coming off a maiden win and a narrow second-place finish in the Fountain of Youth, is the morning-line favorite against three graded stakes winners in Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.
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When Resilience last ran at Aqueduct in April 2024, he was preparing for the race of his life. Winning the Grade 2 Wood Memorial catapulted him into contention for the Kentucky Derby, where he finished sixth at 31-1. On Friday, Resilience will return to Aqueduct for his 5-year-old debut, far removed from the Triple Crown glory he tasted two years ago.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for March 25, 2026
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Eddie Plesa Jr., one of the most successful trainers on the South Florida racing scene for the past five decades, will call it quits after sending out Timeless Victory here Saturday in the $1 million Florida Derby.
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Lincoln's Law, whose career got off to a belated but promising start here earlier this winter, will try to take another step forward when facing five rivals – including the more accomplished Cannoneer – going one mile in Friday's $86,000 main event at Gulfstream Park.
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Trainer Mark Casse will attack North America’s richest Kentucky Oaks prep, the Grade 2, $1 million Fantasy, with a trio of fillies Friday at Oaklawn.
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The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association has approved two new measures to temporarily adjust purse awards at Laurel Park.
