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The 100-point Kentucky Derby preps have come and gone. All that’s left on the road to the Run for the Roses is Saturday’s Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, which serves as a last resort for connections with horses on the outside looking in.

The last two Grade 1 winners by Gun Runner are out of mares that have extensive racing careers. The dam of Arkansas Derby winner Cyberknife won a half-dozen stakes; the dam of Taiba won 14 stakes, mostly in Ohio-bred company, but earned $732,103 from 17 victories in 39 starts over four seasons of campaigning from ages two through five.

Weekend Lineup: Talk Derby To Me! Sponsored by: by NTRA | 04.30.2021 | 12:21pm The eyes of the sporting world will be on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., this weekend for the Grade 1 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The Kentucky Derby, “Americas greatest race” is back in its traditional position on the first Saturday in May, with fans in attendance, after being held last Sept. 5 without spectators due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Grade 1 Preakness Stakes...

Live Racing At Belterra Park Kicks Off April 29 Sponsored by: Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio The Belterra Park race meet kicks off April 29 and concludes Oct. 8, 2021. The 93-day race meet has a first post of 12:35 pm (Eastern) daily with eight live races. Belterra Park is a one-mile dirt oval with a 6 1/2-furlong chute, and a seven-furlong turf course. There are fifteen stakes races for the season featuring The Best of Ohio series on May 28, showcasing five $100,000 stakes. Return...

Sponsored by: Dayoutoftheoffice and jockey Junior Alvarado after the Frizette Siena Farm and trainer Tim Hamms Dayoutoftheoffice, runner-up in last falls Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland, took another step toward returning to the races Thursday morning by working 5 furlongs in 1:01.40 over the main track labeled good. “It was uneventful and good,” Hamm said of the work on a chilly morning in Lexington, Ky. “I got her in :12s all the way around.” Working on her o...

Sponsored by: Dayoutoftheoffice works at Keeneland on Oct. 30 Like the majority of Thoroughbred trainers, Tampa Bay Downs conditioner Tim Hamm is a realist. And he knows it is unlikely his filly Dayoutoftheoffice will be announced as the Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly on Thursday after her second-place finish to Vequist in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 6 at Keeneland. After her dazzling 5-furlong breeze in 1:01 on Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, Hamm expects Dayoutofth...

Could Pasco, Gasparilla At Tampa Bay Downs Serve As Launch Pad For Future Sophomore Stars? Sponsored by: Bill Mott-trained Nova Rags winning his debut at Belmont Park on Oct. 10 The winner of last years $125,000 Gasparilla Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Tampa Bay Downs, trainer Mark Casses Florida-bred Two Sixty, added to her laurels in July with a front-running victory in the Grade 3 Selene Stakes at Woodbine. But it was fifth-place Gasparilla finisher Swiss Skydiver who just about...

Tim Hamm-Trained Juvenile Filly Charge It All Earns Shot At Gasparilla Stakes Sponsored by: Trainer Timothy Hamm These days, when trainer Tim Hamm sends out a 2-year-old filly, Thoroughbred racing followers sit up and take notice. Charge It All gave Tampa Bay Downs fans and simulcast viewers something to keep in mind in Sundays second race. The Kentucky-bred juvenile, owned in partnership by Hamms Blazing Meadows Farm and her breeder, Three Chimneys Farm, moved smartly to the lead on...

Early Estimate: Over $140,000 Raised Through New Vocations Breeders’ Cup Pledge Sponsored by: New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced today that the early estimate of funds raised during their annual Breeders Cup Pledge will be more than $140,000. Authentics win in the Longines Breeders Cup Classic was one of seven winning pledges during the event; Authentics connections, all of whom pledged, include owners Spendthrift Farm, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables and MyRacehor...