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Chief Wallabee, beaten a half-length when third behind Commandment and The Puma in the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28, will most likely be equipped with blinkers when he runs in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Bill Mott said Monday.
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A handful of Kentucky Derby candidates breezed on Friday morning in the Bluegrass State as plans and the field for the May 2 classic continue to come into focus.
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Despite all the major points-scoring races having been completed, there are still many decisions that need to be made before getting a total handle on the field for Kentucky Derby 152 on May 2 at Churchill Downs. There are at least four horses among the top 21 point-earners who are less than certain to be entered by their connections come April 25.
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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.
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Right to Party, runner-up in last Saturday's Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, was one of five 3-year-olds who were made late nominees to the Triple Crown for a fee of $6,000, it was announced Tuesday.
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Oaklawn Park’s meet will start in late November next season and revert to a Friday-through-Sunday format most weeks if the Arkansas Racing Commission approves plans Oaklawn Park and the Arkansas Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have agreed to.
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Further Ado, the runaway winner of the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland who figures to be one of the favorites in the May 2 Kentucky Derby, closed at 17-1 in the final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool.
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This has already been a record-breaking spring for Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith in the buildup to the Triple Crown. Smith is bound for the Kentucky Derby on May 2 with So Happy, winner of Saturday’s Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. The victory made Smith, 59, the oldest rider to win the track’s marquee race for 3-year-olds.
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Riley Mott, the 34-year-old trainer of Albus, is aware Albus needs to improve to be a factor in the Kentucky Derby, but he sees reason to believe the horse can’t do just that.
