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Taj Mahal Tesio
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Taj Mahal Earns Spot in Preakness With Tesio Win

Taj Mahal earned his way into the Grade 1, $2,000,000 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, with a dominant performance Saturday in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles at Laurel Park. “This

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Preakness Preview Day
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Federico Tesio Headlines Preakness Preview Day

“Preakness Preview Day” is Saturday, April 18, at Laurel Park, featuring a 12-race program with full fields, the “Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge,” five stakes races totaling $600,000 in purses, and “Win Today, See You in May” qualifying races. “Preakness

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Deadheat
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A Dead Heat in the G1 Jenny Wiley at Keeneland

Farfellow Farms’ Expensive Queen (IRE) and Juddmonte’s homebred Segesta hit the finish line together to produce a dead heat in the 38th running of the $650,000 Jenny Wiley (G1) for fillies and mares Saturday afternoon at Keeneland. It was the

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2026 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series
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2026 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Schedule

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In returns for its 20th year in 2026, providing the premier pathway for top contenders to earn automatic berths into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The North American portion of the series will

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Lexington and Wiley
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Lexington and Jenny Wiley Draw Competitive Fields

Steve Landers Racing’s Confessional, third in the recent Virginia Derby Presented by New Kent County, tops a field of 11 3-year-olds entered Saturday for the 44th running of the $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds going a mile and a sixteenth

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Blue Grass at Keeneland
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Nine Go in Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland

Nine 3-year-olds were entered Tuesday for Saturday’s 102nd running of the $1.25 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) with Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado named the morning-line favorite at 8-5. Further Ado, 21st on the Derby leaderboard, comes into Saturday’s race off

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Keeneland Spring Meet
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Keeneland Spring Meet Kicks Off Friday

Keeneland kicks off a blockbuster 2026 on Friday, April 3 with the opening of the Spring Meet, 15 days of spectacular Thoroughbred racing featuring the public opening of the Paddock Building along with an offering of popular special events and exciting

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Florida Derby
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Nine Go in G1 Florida Derby

Michael and Katherine Ball’s Chief Wallabee, the Coolmore Fountain of Youth (G2) runner-up last month in just his second start, was installed as the narrow 2-1 program favorite over eight rivals during Saturday’s post-position draw for the $1 million Curlin

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Tampa Florida Cup
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Six Stakes on Florida Cup Day at Tampa

The Florida Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry will showcase accomplished past winners on the Tampa Bay Downs ovals and future stars on Sunday, March 29 when the track presents Florida Cup Day 23 with opportunities for state-bred horses in six

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