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Parx (Pennsylvania):
  • Race 8: Boys and Bullets (Francisco Martinez/Ilias Tapsas) rocked the horse racing landscape today at 84-to-1. The winner paid $170.40/$66.20/$35.80. The exacta was more than $1,300. The $.50 tri was a gigantic $19,000.
Mahoning Valley (Ohio):
  • Nearing Closing Day: The meet has two more cards including closing day on Saturday. Ohio racing continues at Belterra (near Cincinnati) from 4/25/2024-10/5/2024 and Thistledown (near Cleveland) from 4/22/2024-10/10/2024.
  • Leading Jockey: Luis Rivera has a 4-win lead.
  • Leading Trainer: Jay Bernardini had a rare cold day, 7 0-1-0, but still holds a 5-win lead.
  • Pick 6 Jackpot: $101,058.00
Keeneland (Kentucky):
  • Race 2: Raise the Bar (John Velazquez/Wesley Ward) won the 2-year-old filly race, a field of 12 starters out for the first time. The secret that Ward is an exceptional trainer with first-timers and 2-year-olds is long established. He is 24% with both 2-year-olds and first-time starters lifetime, this year he is 3 2-0-0 (67%) and 21 8-3-3- (38%), respectively. Always look at Ward's stable for babies this time of year.
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Turf Paradise (Arizona):
  • Pick 6 Carryover: Began today at $267,000+.
 
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Keeneland (Kentucky):
  • Race 2: Perfect Shances (Walter Rodriguez/Wesley Ward) won the debut race. Ward another winner in a 2-year-old race, now 4 3-0-0 this year. Rodriguez is perhaps the only rider I can cite from El Salvador.
Turf Paradise (Arizona):
  • Pick 6: will have a carryover of $348,928.00. Good publicity for a track and region that needs it.
 
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Keeneland (Kentucky):
  • Chalk Ruled: Favorites won six of the first even races and eight of 10. The stars were out today and will be out all weekend. This is the U.S.'s top track at the moment.
  • Winning Riders: Frankie Dettori, William Buick, John Velazquez, Irad Ortiz, Jr., Jose Ortiz and defending Apprentice of the Year Axel Concepcion, the lone jockey with multiple wins, were among those who rode winning rides.
  • Race 6: Kehoe Beach (John Velazquez/Wesley Ward) gave the trainer another victory in the 2-year-old column. Ward is now 6 3-0-0 this year in such races. Kehoe Beach is a $450,000 son to Omaha Beach.
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  • Race 9: Master of the Seas (William Buick/ Charlie Appleby) was sent off the favorite and won the $600,000 Grade I Maker's Mark Mile by more than two lengths. The Irish-bred has earned over $2.2 million lifetime and sports a record of 17 9-3-2. The 5-year-old Dubawi colt has won four of his past five starts, all graded stakes which includes the Breeders' Cup Mile.
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Oaklawn (Arkansas):
  • Handle: $5.98 million.
  • Race 10: The $.50 Pick 5 returned in excess of $73,000. Favorites accounted for zero wins in the session. Winners were 5-10-4-7-3.
  • Saturday's Apple Blossom: If the "1" Free Like a Girl wins, that will be quite the story. She is a Louisiana-bred and will be out for the 38th time. She won an allowance race last month at Oaklawn but stars in her home state. In total, the 5-year-old has 17 wins.
P#PPHorseA/SJockeyWgtTrainerM/L
11Free Like a Girl (LA)5/MF J Manrrique117C D Pomier20/1
22Taxed (KY)4/FC A Torres118R L Morse5/1
33Wet Paint (KY)4/FF Prat122B H Cox3/1
44Adare Manor (KY)5/MJ J Hernandez123B Baffert9/5
55Flying Connection (KY)4/FR Santana, Jr.118T W Fincher20/1
66Misty Veil (KY)6/MR A Vazquez118M J Maker12/1
77Honor D Lady (KY)4/FJ Castellano120S A Joseph, Jr.7/2
88Bellamore (KY)6/MK J Asmussen120S M Asmussen12/1
99Shotgun Hottie (KY)5/MP Lopez117C DeVaux12/1
 
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  • Horacio De Paz has less than 10 years training but has a decent run going 8 4-2-1 since April 11. He worked for, among others, Hall of Famers Todd Pletcher and Wayne Lukas.
Laurel (Maryland):
  • Card: A good card with four stakes the highlight.
  • Races:Three straight near-photo finishes.
    • Race 9: Coastal Mission (Arnaldo Bocachica/Jeff Runco) nipped Prince of Jericho (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) in the $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley. It was THAT close:
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    • Race 10: Ain't Da Beer Cold (Jevian Toledo/Kenneth Cox) nipped Jaime Rodriguez/Jamie Ness) to win the $100,000 Native Dancer Stakes.
    • Race 11: Ladro Di Fichi (Jackie Davis/Bonnie Lucas) nipped A Girl Named Jac (Raul Mena/Ferris Allen) in the day's finale.
Keeneland (Kentucky):
  • Handle: $26 million.
  • Race 7: Roses for Debra (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Christophe Clement) won the Grade 3 $300,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes.
  • Race 9: Beaute Cachee (Frankie Dettori/Chad Brown) won the Grade I $600,000 Jenny Wiley at 25-to-1. Brown entered four in the race and this was his biggest value. Dettori, who is looking for a Kentucky Derby mount, made a rare visit to the Commonwealth and afterwards told reporter Gabby Gaudet that he is trying to "sell myself to the Kentucky people."
  • Race 10: Encino (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) won the $500,000 Grade 3 Lexington Stakes and with it earned 20 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby.
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  • Race11: The $1 Pick returned more than $91,000.
Oaklawn (Arkansas):
  • Handle: $12.8 million.
  • Race 8: Skelly (Ricardo Santana, Jr./Steve Asmussen), one of the best sprinters in the country and potentially the world, won the Grade 3 $500,000 Count Fleet Handicap. He is 14 9-4-0 lifetime including an incredible 9 7-1-0 at Oakland with seven straight wins. He entered off a second place finish in Saudi Arabia and currently has wins in eight of his last nine starts.The jockey (7) and trainer (8) have both won this race more than any competitor.
  • Race 11: Adare Manor (Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert) won the $1,250,000 Apple Blossom. The horse looked like a stick out and as such I used Free Like a Girl (58-to-1) and Shotgun Hottie (9-to-1) underneath but alas they finished 3 and 4, respectively.
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Good decision by the connections of Encino to enter the Lexington. Encino was on the also eligible list following the win, awaiting a top 20 horse to defect. This morning, No More Time was slightly injured in a workout and is now off the trail. Thus, Encino has become eligible to enter the race.
 
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Cards for Sunday already drawn that deserve extra attention include:

KEENELAND
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$47,000Maiden Claiming6 FDirt81:00 PM ET
2$70,000Maiden Special Weight6 FDirt121:32 PM ET
3$110,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FDirt62:04 PM ET
4$110,000Allowance5 1/2 FTurf152:36 PM ET
5$64,000Claiming1 1/8 MDirt93:08 PM ET
6$120,000Allowance1 MTurf163:40 PM ET
7$100,000Maiden Special WeightAbout 7 FDirt94:12 PM ET
8$350,000VisitLEX Elkhorn S.1 1/2 MTurf114:44 PM ET
9$300,000Ben Ali S.1 3/16 MDirt95:16 PM ET
10$110,000Allowance5 1/2 FTurf155:48 PM ET


LAUREL
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$33,000Claiming7 FDirt712:25 PM ET
2$49,000Allowance5 1/2 FTurf1112:56 PM ET
3$24,000Starter Optional Claiming6 FDirt71:27 PM ET
4$41,000Claiming1 1/16 MDirt71:58 PM ET
5$100,000Dahlia S.1 MTurf82:29 PM ET
6$49,000Allowance6 FDirt73:00 PM ET
7$100,000King T. Leatherbury S.5 1/2 FTurf123:31 PM ET
8$125,000Weber City Miss S.1 1/16 MDirt84:02 PM ET
9$100,000Henry S. Clark S.1 MTurf94:33 PM ET
10$125,000Federico Tesio S.1 1/8 MDirt115:05 PM ET
11$47,000Maiden Special Weight1 MTurf155:36 PM ET

OAKLAWN
RacePurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
1$31,000Claiming6 FDirt912:10 PM CT
2$37,000Starter Allowance1 MDirt812:40 PM CT
3$31,000Claiming6 FDirt91:10 PM CT
4$62,000Maiden Claiming6 FDirt111:45 PM CT
5$35,000Maiden Claiming1 MDirt132:16 PM CT
6$68,000Claiming6 FDirt92:48 PM CT
7$115,000Maiden Special Weight1 1/16 MDirt103:20 PM CT
8$140,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 1/16 MDirt93:52 PM CT
9$200,000Bath House Row S.1 1/8 MDirt84:32 PM CT
10$200,000Valley Of The Vapors S.1 MDirt115:12 PM CT
11$1,250,000Oaklawn H.1 1/8 MDirt115:52 PM CT
12$115,000Maiden Special Weight6 FDirt146:28 PM CT
 
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Kentucky Derby points leaderboard​

Rank, horse, points

1. Sierra Leone, 155​

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

Sire: Gun Runner

Last race: Won Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

2. Fierceness, 136​

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

Sire: City of Light

Last race: Won Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 30 at Gulfstream

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

3. Catching Freedom, 125​

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Sire: Constitution

Last race: Won Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23 at Fair Grounds

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

4. Stronghold, 125​

Trainer: Phil D’Amato

Jockey: Antonio Fresu

Sire: Ghostzapper

Last race: Won Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 6

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

5. Resilience, 110​

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: John Velazquez

Sire: Into Mischief

Last race: Won Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 6 at Aqueduct

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

6. Forever Young, 100​

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

Sire: Real Steel

Last race: Won Group 2 UAE Derby on March 30 at Meydan

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

7. Endlessly, 100​

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

Sire: Oscar Performance

Last race: Won Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 23 at Turfway

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

8. Dornoch, 75​

Trainer: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Luis Saez

Sire: Good Magic

Last race: Fourth in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

9. Just a Touch, 75​

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Florent Geroux

Sire: Justify

Last race: Second in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

10. Track Phantom, 70​

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Quality Road

Last race: Fourth in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23 at Fair Grounds

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

11. West Saratoga, 67​

Trainer: Larry Demeritte

Jockey: Jesus Castanon

Sire: Exaggerator

Last race: Second in Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 23 at Turfway

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

12. Just Steel, 65​

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: Keith Asmussen

Sire: Justify

Last race: Second in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 30 at Oaklawn

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

13. Honor Marie, 65​

Trainer: Whit Beckman

Jockey: Ben Curtis

Sire: Honor Code

Last race: Second in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23 at Fair Grounds

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

14. Domestic Product, 60​

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

Sire: Practical Joke

Last race: Won Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby on March 9

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

15. Catalytic, 50​

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

Sire: Catalina Cruiser

Last race: Second in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 30 at Gulfstream

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

16. Deterministic, 50​

Trainer: Christophe Clement

Jockey: TBA

Sire: Liam's Map

Last race: Eighth in Grade 2 Wood on April 6 at Aqueduct

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

17. Society Man, 50​

Trainer: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Luis Rivera Jr.

Sire: Good Magic

Last race: Second in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 6 at Aqueduct

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

18. Mystik Dan, 46​

Trainer: Kenny McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

Sire: Goldencents

Last race: Third in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 30 at Oaklawn

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

19. Encino, 40​

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: TBA

Sire: Nyquist

Last race: Won Grade 3 Lexington on April 13 at Keeneland

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

20. T O Password (Japan)​

Trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi

Jockey: Kazushi Kimura

Sire: Copano Rickey

Last race: Won Fukuryu Stakes on March 23 at Nakayama

Likely next race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill

Note: T O Password has accepted a Kentucky Derby invitation through the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby series

On the bubble​

21. Grand Mo the First, 40​

Trainer: Victor Barboza Jr.

Jockey: Emisael Jaramillo

Sire: Uncle Mo

Last race: Third in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 30 at Gulfstream

Likely next race: TBA

22. Common Defense, 37​

Trainer: Kenny McPeek

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

Sire: Karakontie

Last race: Fifth in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23 at Fair Grounds

Likely next race: TBA

23. Epic Ride, 35​

Trainer: John Ennis

Jockey: Adam Beschizza

Sire: Blame

Last race: Third in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland

Likely next race: TBA

24. Hades, 30​

Trainer: Joe Orseno

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Sire: Awesome Slew

Last race: Seventh in Grade 3 Lexington on April 13 at Keeneland

Likely next race: TBA

Kentucky Derby 2024: 20 horses to watch as prep season begins to heat up



 
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Kentucky Derby field: It looks as of Deterministic (off the trail) is out and Grand Mo the First is in.
 
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The owner of Muth, who is trained by Bob Baffert, is awaiting a Kentucky judge's ruling as to whether the horse can be part of the Derby field. Churchill Downs has ruled Baffert's horses ineligible. The judge is awaiting input from the Commonwealth's Attorney General. .The decision could be made this week and as early as tomorrow.
 

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MiamiScreamingEagles said:
Was opening day delayed/canceled by rain or something else? The schedule on the website lists Friday as opening day but the release and elsewhere says Saturday was the opener. I know it caused some confusion with a trotter-player.
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yeah, everything was shifted back a week due to weather.... Qualifiers were run on the 9th, but yeah, that's been their tradition to run FRI/SAT.....hope that link will continue to work as I do get their updates and will try to pass them along here when warranted
 
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Skelly jumped from 43 to 10 and Master of the Seas from 45 to 4 in the latest NTRA Weekly Poll. Adare Manor cracked the top 10 from previously not ranked.

Senor Buscador remains number one.
 
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The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, now in its 18th year, will be hosted at racetracks in:
  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Canada
  4. Chile
  5. England
  6. France
  7. Ireland
  8. Japan
  9. Peru
  10. South Africa
  11. South Korea
  12. USA
Television in the US:
  • NBC and Peacock kick off the action July 20 at 5 p.m. EDT at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N,J., with the Haskell Stakes
  • Fox will air the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 3.
  • Fox will be at Saratoga on Aug. 10 with the Fourstardave Handicap.
  • NBC and Peacock will air a 2-hour window on Oct. 5 will have coverage from Santa Anita Park (American Pharoah Stakes) and Keeneland (Breeders’ Futurity, the Turf Mile and the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes)
  • CNBC and Peacock on Oct. 6 at Keeneland, the broadcast features the Spinster Stakes and the Bourbon Stakes.
Each Race: Breeders' Cup Releases 2024 Challenge Series Schedule
 
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  • Amir Zedan's plea to have Muth enter this year's Kentucky Derby was denied by a Kentucky judge. No surprise but Zedan plans to appeal. Churchill Downs has suspended Bob Baffert and any horse he trains is not eligible to participate in any of their track properties. While I think Churchill's suspension of Baffert is overkill, the owner had opportunity to switch trainers by the instituted deadline many weeks ago but he chose to maintain course.
Keeneland (Kentucky):
  • Card: Five of the nine races were $100,000 MSW.
  • Race 9: The $.50 Pick 5 paid over $76,000. The $3 Pick 3 (that could be the highest minimum bet in the nation) paid over $56,000.
  • Race 7:
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  • Race 5: Waves of Mischief (Tyler Gaffalione/Brendan Walsh) debuted to win on turf at 5-to-2. Purchased by Qatar Racing at $575,000, the Into Mischief filly looked sparkling.
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  • Race 2: Ultima Grace (John Velazquez/Wesley Ward) debuted to an admirable victory to give the trainer another win in the 2-year-old division. Ward is a brilliant 7 4-0-0 in 2024 and maybe more impressively he is 26 10-3-3 (38%/62%) with first-time starters this year. Ward is almost always successful with babies but his percentage this year with 2-year-olds is 13% better than his career average. The American Pharoah filly, who was homebred, was sent off at 1-to-9.
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  • Joel Rosario rode three winners.
  • The Meet: Keeneland's Spring Meet is one of the most anticipated. Lots of young talent especially on display. Leading Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione (13 wins). Leading Trainer: Wesley Ward (7 wins).
 
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Illinois racing is struggling but Hawthorne is trying.

The Illinois Derby is Sunday, race 8 on the card.

Illinois Derby

RACE 8 POST TIME - 5:56 PM CT​

Hawthorne STAKES
Purse $200,000. One And One Eighth Miles. For Three-Year-Olds
P#PPHorseA/SJockeyWgtTrainerM/L
11Real Men Violin (KY)3/CR Gutierrez122K G McPeek3/1
22Patriot Spirit (KY)3/CJ E Felix122M B Campbell4/1
33Raguel (KY)3/CE Morales122B P Walsh6/1
44Woodcourt (KY)3/CE Esquivel122C Contreras5/2
55Le Gris (KY)3/CJ Loveberry122A M Stall, Jr.7/2
66Ravin's Town (ON)3/GO Mojica122L Rivelli6/1
Owners: 1 - Tilted Shamrock Stables (Dan McGreevy) ; 2 - Mellon Patch, Inc. (George Mellon) ; 3 - Trade Winds Farm (Tom D'Ambra) ; 4 - Contreras Stable Inc. (Cipriano Contreras) ; 5 - Le Gris, LLC (Stewart Mather Madison, Thomas J. Couch, Stephen Landry & Albert M. Stall, Jr.) ; 6 - Richard Ravin & Patricia's Hope LLC (Vince Foglia)
Breeders: 1 - Newtown Anner Stud; 2 - Blue Heaven Farm; 3 - Doug Branham & Felicia Branham; 4 - Michelle Lovell; 5 - White Birch Farm, Inc.; 6 - Katie Browne & Brian Bell
Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 - Mendelssohn - Meg Fitz , by Tapit ; 2 - Constitution - Mistical Plan , by Game Plan ; 3 - Justify - Allegheny Angel , by Medaglia d'Oro ; 4 - Ransom the Moon - Warrioress , by Warrior's Reward ; 5 - City of Light - Chica Boom Chic , by Tapit ; 6 - Mo Town - Dance Play , by Malibu Moon ;
 
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Riley G obliterates the field. Brittany Russell another win and at 4-1. Woo.

Four wins for Toledo at Laurel.
 
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Normandy Landing, a $1.05m Gun Runner baby under the direction of Kazushi Kimura and conditioned by Bob Baffert, broke his maiden nicely today at Santa Anita.
 
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