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Sponsored by: Left: Breeder/co-owner Dr. Barrett Bernard with Kentucky Derby contender O Besos at Churchill Downs. Right: O Besos' dam, Snuggs and Kisses, as a yearling, with Santana Love Potts "riding" her It just feels right that a Derby horse whose name translates to “kisses” has an origin story filled with so much love; love of the horse, love of the sport, and love for one especially strong little girl. When O Besos enters the starting gate beneath the Twin Spires this Saturday, he'll have more people rooting for him than only those listed in the program. The story begins ...

Sponsored by: Mandaloun winning the Risen Star, Florent Geroux aboard Mention Juddmonte Farms' homebred Mandaloun to trainer Brad Cox and the reaction is telling. And immediate. Cox is looking forward to showing the rest of the racing world what he's thought all along—that Mandaloun is one serious 3-year-old—when he starts as a strong favorite in a sterling renewal of Saturday's 108th running of the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Run at 1 3/16 miles, the Louisiana Derby will offer 170 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby P...

California-Based Hot Rod Charlie Getting Revved Up For Louisiana Derby Sponsored by: Hot Rod Charlie, shown training for last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland If Doug O'Neill shows up in the Big Easy, you better take notice. The two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer has invaded Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for some major wins over the past decade and he'll try to do it again from his Santa Anita base in the March 20 TwinSpires Louisiana Derby (G2), when he sends Hot Rod Charlie in as a legitimate contender for the meet's centerpiece race. The $1 million Louisiana Der...

Sponsored by: Senor Buscador wins the $200,000 Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths under Luis Quinonez It's 712 miles from Remington Park in Oklahoma City to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans. Trainer Todd Fincher always wanted to make the trip to the historic local oval, but he never had the right horse for the journey. He does now. Fincher rolls into town with the undefeated Senor Buscador, who rates as an exciting newcomer in a sterling renewal of Saturday's $400,000 Risen Star (G2), presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln. Run at 1 1/8 miles, the Risen Star is the 13th a...

Risen Star: Relationship Building Brings O Besos, West Point Thoroughbreds Together Sponsored by: Travis Foley, assistant trainer for his father, Greg Foley Jeff Lifson, the executive vice president of West Point Thoroughbreds, always knew when the young, up and coming horseman Travis Foley made the call for him to buy into a horse, it would be for the right reason. It may have taken a bit longer than both had anticipated, but a partnership long in the making finally came to fruition this winter when West Point bought into Foley's Tagg Team Racing and Barrett Bernard's lightly raced...