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Commandment, Chief Wallabee Meet Again in Florida Derby

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
With top-ranked Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects including Commandment, Chief Wallabee, and Nearly, the March 28 Florida Derby (G1) shapes up as a pivotal and competitive test that figures to have major implications for the first Saturday in May.
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Plan Change Sends Napoleon Solo to Wood Memorial

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo was supplemented to the March 28 Arkansas Derby (G1) but instead the colt will next contest the Wood Memorial (G2) being run at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
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Breeders' Cup Launches 'Road to the Cup'

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
The journey to the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is already in progress. Now there's a new way to follow top contenders from around the globe.
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Commandment, Chief Wallabee Meet Again in Florida Derby

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
With top-ranked Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects including Commandment, Chief Wallabee, and Nearly, the March 28 Florida Derby (G1) shapes up as a pivotal and competitive test that figures to have major implications for the first Saturday in May.
Read More

Plan Change Sends Napoleon Solo to Wood Memorial

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo was supplemented to the March 28 Arkansas Derby (G1) but instead the colt will next contest the Wood Memorial (G2) being run at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
Read More

Breeders' Cup Launches 'Road to the Cup'

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
The journey to the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is already in progress. Now there's a new way to follow top contenders from around the globe.
Read More

Commandment, Chief Wallabee Meet Again in Florida Derby

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
With top-ranked Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects including Commandment, Chief Wallabee, and Nearly, the March 28 Florida Derby (G1) shapes up as a pivotal and competitive test that figures to have major implications for the first Saturday in May.
Read More

Plan Change Sends Napoleon Solo to Wood Memorial

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo was supplemented to the March 28 Arkansas Derby (G1) but instead the colt will next contest the Wood Memorial (G2) being run at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
Read More

Breeders' Cup Launches 'Road to the Cup'

on 03/23/2026 6:58 PM
The journey to the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is already in progress. Now there's a new way to follow top contenders from around the globe.
Read More

Consistent Explora Entered in Oaklawn's Fantasy Stakes

on 03/23/2026 5:57 PM
Already a grade 2 winner at 2, Explora will try to secure a win at that level at 3 while taking a step toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) when she faces an expected five other 3-year-old fillies in the Fantasy Stakes March 27 at Oaklawn Park.
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BH Monday: Fulleffort Shines for Starlight in Jeff Ruby

on 03/23/2026 5:57 PM
On the March 23 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Starlight Racing's Corbin Blumberg talks Fulleffort's Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) win and Kentucky Derby (G1) plans, Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap last weekend's preps and preview this weekend's races.
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Consistent Explora Entered in Oaklawn's Fantasy Stakes

on 03/23/2026 5:57 PM
Already a grade 2 winner at 2, Explora will try to secure a win at that level at 3 while taking a step toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) when she faces an expected five other 3-year-old fillies in the Fantasy Stakes March 27 at Oaklawn Park.
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BH Monday: Fulleffort Shines for Starlight in Jeff Ruby

on 03/23/2026 5:57 PM
On the March 23 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Starlight Racing's Corbin Blumberg talks Fulleffort's Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) win and Kentucky Derby (G1) plans, Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap last weekend's preps and preview this weekend's races.
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D'Angelo Arrives in Meydan, Aims for First Dubai Win

on 03/23/2026 10:43 AM
Few people want a Dubai World Cup (G1) card winner more than trainer Jose D'Angelo, and few have a better chance of getting one in just a few days' time. D'Angelo, on his third trip to Dubai, will send out Bentornato in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1).
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Emerging Market, Forced Entry Shine for Stoneriggs Farm

on 03/23/2026 7:25 AM
The first weekend in May could be a banner one for Stoneriggs Farm. Breeder Robert Slack currently has a top-10 points earner for both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Emerging Market, Forced Entry Shine for Stoneriggs Farm

on 03/23/2026 7:25 AM
The first weekend in May could be a banner one for Stoneriggs Farm. Breeder Robert Slack currently has a top-10 points earner for both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Mindframe Named Maryland-Bred Horse of the Year

on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
In a year in which three Maryland-bred runners were grade 1 winners, including a Breeders' Cup win, Mindframe is the 2025 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion older male.
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Ortiz Jr. Takes Seventh Gulfstream Riding Title

on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
Though he will spend the final weekend of the 2025-2026 Championship Meet honoring out-of-town commitments, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. put the finishing touches on an expected record-extending seventh riding title Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
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Nitrogen Returns to Work Tab After Azeri Defeat

on 03/22/2026 7:43 PM
Champion Nitrogen returned to the work tab March 22 at Oaklawn Park with a sizzling half-mile workout over a fast track for dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse.
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Alysheba Likely Next for Skippylongstocking

on 03/22/2026 5:40 PM
After winning the Essex Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said Skippylongstocking would likely make his next start in the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs May 1.
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