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How much of an impact does the prestigious Saratoga Race Course meet tend to have on the freshman sire race?

Hes had huge losses and mammoth winnings on his previous bets.

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

Keeneland has cataloged 1,509 horses – broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings and horses of racing age as well as stallions and stallion prospects – for the 66th January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will cover four sessions from Jan. 9-12, 2023.

Kiaran McLaughlin doesn’t believe Luis Saez deserved to be tagged with the reputation of a reckless rider, but he admits it was there.

Welcome to 2023 Kentucky Derby Prospect Snapshots, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 6, 2023, at Churchill Downs.

A beaten mayoral candidate in his hometown this month, Little Rock horseman Steve Landers is throwing his hat into the ring for the 2023 Kentucky Derby.

Airdrie Stud has announced that Klaravich Stables’ multiple track-record setter Highly Motivated will join the farm’s stallion roster for the upcoming 2023 breeding season. 

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UGA alumnus Dan Pride is COO of Godolphin USA, the North American branch of the largest thoroughbred racing and breeding operation in the world.