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Rain this week at Santa Anita is a minor glitch for Journalism, favorite for the Kentucky Derby after a 108 Beyer victory March 1 in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes. But weather and track closure could cause trainer Michael McCarthy to adjust Journalism's work schedule. Journalism was tentatively scheduled to work this weekend.
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What's behind the name Citizen Bull? Creative thinking by SF racing manager Tom Ryan.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for March 12, 2025
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We're coming to the third weekend in March, seven weeks before the 2025 Derby. Trainer Brad Cox has prospects, but none that would leave him bursting with confidence.
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Journalism, the highly rated winner of the San Felipe Stakes on March 1 at Santa Anita in his first start of 2025, has been tabbed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for this weekend’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, the fifth to be offered prior to this year’s Derby.
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As Virginia takes on a more active role on the Kentucky Derby trail, some of the state's historic programs still play a factor in racing today. A few examples have specific links to this year's Derby trail.
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Rebel winner Coal Battle emerged from a Wednesday breeze in good order and was scheduled to return to the track Saturday, said trainer Lonnie Briley.
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While some may be hoping to use Saturday's Grade 3, $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby as a stepping-stone to the May 3 Kentucky Derby, trainer Brian Lynch is using the 1 1/16-mile race to get Owen Almighty to a different event at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
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East Avenue came into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile the first weekend in November looking like the leading member of his generation. Coming into the second weekend of March, his generation less than two months away from their turn at the Kentucky Derby, East Avenue essentially has fallen off the radar.
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After riding at Santa Anita last Saturday, Flavien Prat will be on planes each weekend for the rest of the month. This Saturday in the Tampa Bay Derby, he is scheduled to ride Chancer McPatrick, who won the Grade 1 Hopeful and Grade 1 Champagne Stakes last year before finishing sixth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar on Nov. 1 in his last start.
