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HOT SPRINGS -- After a long break, one potential star seems geared to go.

Weekend horse racing is filled with potential candidates for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, from Japan to New York, Oklahoma and California, plus the first "Win and You're In" race for next year's Breeders' Cup

Lloyd Madison Farm’s Sconsin made her 5-year-old bow a winning one with a three-quarter length score to capture the $200,000 Winning Colors (G3) for the second straight year Monday at Churchill Downs.

A rundown of all the graded stakes to be run across North American over the three-day Memorial Day Holiday weekend.

Lothenbach Stables’ Grade 1-winning mare Bell’s the One did not show up in the entry box for Monday’s $200,000 Winning Colors (G3) and instead will wait to run in the $200,000 Chicago (G3) at Churchill Downs on June 25.

Sconsin is set to make her 5-year-old debut and defend her crown in Monday’s 19th running of the $200,000 Winning Colors (Grade 3)

Plainsman beat one horse in his first career start. He beat every horse in his last, a gritty neck decision over Thomas Shelby in the $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark., on Feb. 12. The victory in the 1 1/16-mile race for older horses made Plainsman a millionaire and came almost exactly 50 years after his owner, John Ed Anthony of Hot Springs, won his first race at Oaklawn. Now among the most celebrated owners in Oaklawn history, Anthony’s Shortleaf Stable, booste...

Sponsored by: Coach wins the Rags to Riches Stakes Oaklawns road to the Kentucky Oaks begins Saturday with the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 mile. Probable post time for the Martha Washington, which drew a field of six, is 3:06 p.m. (Central). It goes as the fifth of nine races on the program. First post Saturday, Day 5 of the scheduled 57-day meeting, is 1 p.m. The Martha Washington will offer 17 points (10-4-2-1, respectively) to the top four finisher...

Sponsored by: Races from Aqueduct Racetrack, Oaklawn Park and Tampa Bay Downs will comprise the Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday as part of the wager hosted by the New York Racing Association, Inc. Live coverage will be available with Americas Day at the Races on FOX Sports. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/cross-country-wagers. Aqueduct will commence the sequence with a six-furl...