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Led by 2-year-old champion and three-time Grade 1 winner Forte, a total of 369 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were made eligible to compete in this year’s Triple Crown series during the early nomination phase, which closed Saturday, Jan. 28.

Article by Robert Yates/Oaklawn and TRC staff: USA: The Kentucky Derby trail hots up in Arkansas on Saturday [Jan 28] when Bob Baffert starts impressive maiden winner Arabian Knight in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Five weeks after his upset win in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), Practical Move got back to work on Saturday when drilling four furlongs in :47.80 for trainer Tim Yakteen.

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 is set for its three-day stand Friday-Sunday where fans will have the third of six early opportunities

Evocative, a 6-year-old daughter of Pioneerof the Nile from the family of Grade 1 winner New Year’s Day and Grade 2 winner Mohaymen who is in foal to Quality Road, sold to Kerri Radcliffe, agent, for $550,000 to lead a solid day of trade during Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale.

We’re a little more than one week into 2023, and excitement is percolating at racetracks around the country as newly-turned 3-year-olds emerge as potential contenders for this spring’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 6 at Churchill Downs.

Keeneland has announced that 15 horses are in the latest round of supplements to the 2023 January Horses of All Ages Sale. Catalog pages for these horses will be appear online at Keeneland.com and in the Equineline Sales Catalog App on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The January Sale will cover four sessions from Jan. 9-12, 2023.

Frank Mitchell examines a heated race behind record-setter Gun Runner among the top second-crop sires, led by Practical Joke.

The decision by Ramon A. Vazquez in early 2022 to move his tack from the Midwest to Southern California has proven to be a wise one.

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.