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This weekend's lone Kentucky Derby points race is the Virginia Derby. The morning-line favorite is multiple graded stakes-placed Buetane, a seven-figure juvenile last year by a rising young sire and from a female family that has knocked on the door in the classics.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for March 11, 2026
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Now that The Puma has confirmed his connections’ belief that he is a Kentucky Derby horse, they will spend the coming week or so figuring out the best route to get him to the May 2 Run for the Roses.
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Potente was the least experienced runner in Saturday’s Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita, but showed the poise of a veteran to win an important prep for the Triple Crown.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for March 4, 2026
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After some disappointing results in points-scoring races, trainer Brad Cox started to get concerned about his prospects of participating in Kentucky Derby 152. Then, last Saturday at Gulfstream Park, Commandment won the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth. On Saturday, Further Ado kicks off his campaign for Cox in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby.
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Gun Runner is the sire of three horses in this week's Derby Watch Top 20 – Paladin, Further Ado, and Brant. While Paladin awaits the Grade 1 Blue Grass, Further Ado begins his 3-year-old campaign in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday. On the opposite coast, Brant launches his season in the Grade 2 San Felipe.
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The confidence with which the trainer Hugo Padilla spoke of Red Zone Runner ahead of his 3-year-old debut suggested all but absolute certainty in the colt’s prospects. Even then, he wasn’t prepared for the final result.
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Class President likely locked up a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby on Sunday when he fought for a nose win over Silent Tactic in the Grade 2, $1 million Rebel at Oaklawn Park.
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Trainer Chad Brown believes there’s more than meets the eye to Iron Honor after he had to work harder than expected to beat an Ohio-bred stakes winner in Saturday’s Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
