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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Nearly
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Nearly
Nicole RussoFeb 04, 2026
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Nearly
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Nearly opens as the 10-1 favorite on the Derby Watch Top 20 after a dominant 5 3/4-length victory last Saturday in the Grade 3 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park. He has now won three straight races after a head-scratching debut and will point to the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28.
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Churchill Downs this year will run on the Sunday prior to the Kentucky Derby for the first time since 2010. The track will also run its opening-day card during the afternoon rather than at night, the track said on Wednesday.
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For 21 consecutive years there wasn't a Kentucky Derby run in which Todd Pletcher didn't have a starter. Until 2025. As the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby ratchets up, Pletcher looks to start a new streak.
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With high volume from the usual suspects and continued interest from Japanese horsemen, a total of 367 3-year-olds have been nominated to this year’s Triple Crown series. The 367 figure is six fewer than last year’s early nominees.
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Ted Noffey, the undefeated winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has been made the 6-1 individual favorite in the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, which opens on Friday.
Pyromancer won his stakes debut – and remained unbeaten after three starts – with a game victory in Wednesday’s $458,700 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse in Japan, the second of four qualifying races in the country for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2.
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Ted Noffey, the undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, has been made the 6-1 individual favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool opening on Thursday.
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Churchill Downs will open the betting on next year’s Kentucky Derby with the first of its future wager pools on Wednesday, with betting closing just prior to the running of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday evening.
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This year’s series awarding qualifying points for entry into the Kentucky Derby next year will include 36 races, starting with Saturday’s Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs, according to a schedule released Monday by track personnel.