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Kentucky Derby 2026: Potente puts Baffert center stage with blazing five-furlong blowout

Bob Baffert is no longer coming to Kentucky Derby 152 under the radar. Potente, a 20-1 shot on the morning line, may have raised his profile while lowering his odds with a scorching five-furlong workout in 57.77 seconds Sunday morning over the Churchill Downs main track. It’s not so much that he worked fast – the main track produced many fast times Sunday morning – as it is how he did it and how he seemingly came out of it.

David GreningApr 26, 2026

2026 Kentucky Derby Clocker: Potente, Intrepido turn in blistering works

Sunday proved the busiest morning yet on the Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby workout watch, with seven potential starters getting in their final major preps for the race.

Mike WelschApr 26, 2026

Ka Ying Rising makes it 20 in a row with record-setting Chairman's Sprint Prize win

The brilliant sprinter Ka Ying Rising and the versatile Romantic Warrior set records with wins in Group 1 races at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Steve AndersenApr 26, 2026

Kentucky Oaks 2026: Bottle of Rouge to scratch; Lovely Grey draws in

Bob Baffert sent two Kentucky Oaks entrants to the track to breeze Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. By 11 a.m., he had one prospect remaining for Friday’s race. While Explora turned in a solid five-furlong breeze that pleased her trainer, stablemate Bottle of Rouge coughed back at the barn following her own work and will be scratched.

Nicole RussoApr 26, 2026

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, April 26, 2026

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook – something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day’s action.

DRF StaffApr 26, 2026

Meadowlands: Bookie J blitzes foes in Home Grown

Bookie J put up a flawless performance on Saturday night at the Meadowlands, tracking down leader Thisbeestings Deo through a powerhouse stretch drive to the second of two $30,000 divisions of the New Jersey Home Grown for 3-year-old colts and geldings on the pace by 4 1/4 widening lengths.

webmasterApr 25, 2026

Oak Grove: Yo Tillie commences 2026 campaign on Monday

At long last the wait is over, and perhaps the latest in a long line of trotting queens is ready to rule over the older trotting division.

Derick GiwnerApr 25, 2026

Take A Breath tunes up for Gamely with Royal Heroine win

The 4-year-old filly Take A Breath is showing this spring that she is an effective stayer and a miler in turf stakes at Santa Anita.

Steve AndersenApr 25, 2026

Oak Grove: Derbies could pave a new path to the Hambletonian

Holding a top race for 3-year-old trotters in May has become tougher and tougher over time. Once the Hambletonian became worth $1 million and had a firm date of the first Saturday in August, trainers with prime candidates for the sport's biggest prize routinely waited to get into serious competition until June and sometimes later. While decent races were put on the calendar prior to the August date, quite often there was a lukewarm response in nominations and inevitably entries.

Jay BergmanApr 25, 2026

Pocono: Twin B Thriller takes his Weiss Series Championship

The last two weeks at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, the far turn has been the biggest foe for the 3-year-old Always B Miki sophomore gelding Twin B Thriller. Last week, he suffered broken equipment nearing the stretch, then would go on to make an equipment break; in Saturday’s $50,000 Championship of the Bobby Weiss Pacing Series, his smoothness of gait on that curve might not have won him any points, but his grit and speed earned him $25,000 as he won the finale in 1:52 1/5 on a dank day and sloppy track.

webmasterApr 25, 2026

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