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Led by Cyclone State, the winner of the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Jan. 4, Saturday's Group 3, $1.5 million Saudi Derby at a mile in Saudi Arabia has three nominees to the American Triple Crown in its field of 10.
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Remember when many Las Vegas sportsbooks offered winter-book wagering on the Kentucky Derby? The list is down to one, as Ceasars is the last Las Vegas sportsbook to offer fixed-odds future wagers on the Kentucky Derby.
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Though few 3-year-olds transition successfully from maiden victory to Grade 1, few have as much natural ability and pedigree power as Baeza. The well-bred colt's dominating maiden route victory Feb. 14 at Santa Anita stamps him as a legitimate contender in the Santa Anita Derby on April 5.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 19, 2025
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The question of whether Magnitude can duplicate his brilliant performances in the Risen Star Stakes will not be answered for a while. Magnitude has been diagnosed with a bone chip in his left ankle and will have surgery to remove the chip Wednesday, trainer Steve Asmussen said Tuesday morning.
Getaway Car picked up 20 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby on Sunday when he came back along the rail to win by a nose over Caldera in the $400,000 Sunland Park Derby.
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Jockey Cristian Torres has one primary objective with Sandman when the pair starts from post 3 on Sunday in the Grade 2, $1.25 million Rebel at Oaklawn Park.
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Connections for the Risen Star’s second- and third-place finishers, Chunk of Gold and Built, haven’t set plans for their horses’ next race, but Ethan West, Chunk of Gold’s trainer, narrowed the possibilities to the Louisiana Derby and the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway, both on March 22.
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Baeza emerged as an exciting candidate for the Santa Anita Derby with an impressive maiden victory Friday at Santa Anita.
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Vassimo, an aspiring Kentucky Derby candidate trained by Todd Pletcher who has been entered in this weekend’s Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, tested positive for a regulated medication, betamethasone, after winning the first start of his career late last year.
