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The 152nd Kentucky Derby: A Report Card Nobody Asked For

POSTED: May 3, 2026

The racing was magnificent. Everything around it? Well......... Let me say upfront what I always say, because I believe it and because it is the...

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I Saw This Coming. I Just Didn't Know It Would Look Like This. Irad and Jose Ortiz

POSTED: May 3, 2026

Ten years ago I wrote that the Ortiz brothers would rule American racing. What happened Saturday at Churchill Downs was something I — or anyone...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Twin Spires Turf Sprint 2026

POSTED: May 3, 2026

Yellow Card outlasts Joe Shiesty in the stretch to take the Twin Spires Turf Sprint, Courtney Snow/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY –...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Knicks Go 2026

POSTED: May 3, 2026

Tour Player hit the front in the Knicks Go and didn’t look back, Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – Graham Grace Stables’...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile 2026

POSTED: May 3, 2026

Classic Q holds off Portfolio Duration in the Distaff Turf Mile, Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – Gary Barber, Blue Crevalle...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Pat Day Mile

POSTED: May 3, 2026

Crude Velocity wears down Englishman in the stretch to take the Pat Day Mile, Courtney Snow/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – CSLR Racing...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: American Turf

POSTED: May 2, 2026

Stark Contrast wins the American Turf in dominating fashion, Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – Amerman Racing Stables’ homebred Stark Contrast blew past Honey Dutch at the eighth...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Churchill Downs

POSTED: May 2, 2026

TO Elvis nearly sets a track record in the Churchill Downs Stakes, Courtney Snow/Past The Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – Tomoya Ozasa’s T O Elvis exploded from...

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Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic

POSTED: May 2, 2026

Rhetorical takes them gate to wire in the Turf Classic, Jenny Doyle/Past the Wire Churchill Downs Press LOUISVILLE, KY – Gary Barber, Cheyenne Stable and Wachtel Stable’s favored Rhetorical led every step...

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