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Spendthrift Farm's orange and purple silks will be carried by just one horse in the Kentucky Derby. But, in addition to focusing on dominant Blue Grass winner Further Ado, the farm's principals could be forgiven if their eyes stray elsewhere in the big field on Saturday.
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Four Kentucky Derby entrants are from the first crops of their respective sires, which could give a big leg up to young stallions still building their résumés.
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Two-time Horse of the Year and classic sire Curlin will not cover mares for the remainder of the breeding season after developing an ulcer and a brief illness. The 22-year-old son of Smart Strike stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Paris, Ky., which is hopeful that the stallion will be able to return to service in 2027.
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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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Multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted, whose top-level wins included a dazzling score in the 2016 Metropolitan Handicap, was euthanized Wednesday after developing laminitis. The son of Tapit was 14.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Renegade
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The late mare Crowned, dam of 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty, was honored as Kentucky's Broodmare of the Year as the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders presented their annual awards on April 10 in Lexington, Ky.
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The late mare Crowned, dam of 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty, was honored as Kentucky's Broodmare of the Year as the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) presented their annual awards Friday night in Lexington, Ky.
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Unbeaten Grade 1 winner Cavalieri has been retired, and Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm has purchased a majority interest in her as a broodmare.
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With the stakes high on the final weekend of major preps for the Kentucky Derby, Albus catapulted into the picture by winning the Grade 2 Wood Memorial. A May foal, he is by a sprinter but from a deep female family with stamina.
