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Star stayer Stradivarius lights up Royal Ascot Trials Day

POSTED: April 29, 2021

Beaten in his final three starts of 2020, Stradivarius arrived at Royal Ascot Trials Day with enough to prove despite his glittering CV and he...

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Hidden Stash and Like the King get their first feel for main track at Churchill; other contenders get final work

POSTED: April 28, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky.– Two of the three final Kentucky Derby entrants to arrive at Churchill Downs on Tuesday got their first feel for the main track...

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A Lasix-Free Triple Crown starting with the 2021 Kentucky Derby: Part Two

POSTED: April 28, 2021

Do all horses bleed? Does Lasix enhance performance?  The severity by which horses bleed is graded from zero to four. At zero, an endoscopic examination...

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Longines hosts virtual Kentucky Derby Fashion Contest

POSTED: April 27, 2021

Legacy Swiss watchmaking brand and official timekeeper of the Kentucky Derby, Longines, underscores its official motto of “Elegance is an Attitude” at this year’s historic...

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Breaking from post 14, Essential Quality headlines full field for 147th Kentucky Derby

POSTED: April 27, 2021

Brooklyn Strong, Hidden Stash, Like the King arrive at Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Godolphin’s undefeated Essential Quality was made the 2-1 morning line favorite in a field of...

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A Lasix-Free Triple Crown starting with the 2021 Kentucky Derby: Part One

POSTED: April 27, 2021

When you look at the Kentucky Derby program this year you won’t see any “L’s” in the column marked M/E for medication and equipment—the medication...

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147th Kentucky Derby Post Positions and what connections had to say

POSTED: April 27, 2021

KNOWN AGENDA (Post 1, 6-1) – Trainer Todd Pletcher: “Obviously it’s not what we were hoping for. But, of course, this is one of the things you can’t...

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$310,000 Crew Dragon tops Keeneland April Horses of Racing Age Sale

POSTED: April 26, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. – D.M.I. paid $310,000 for Crew Dragon, a 3-year-old stakes-placed, winning colt by Exaggerator, to record the highest price of today’s Keeneland April Horses...

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Churchill Downs announces festivities for Thurby presented by Old Forester

POSTED: April 26, 2021

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 26, 2021) – Churchill Downs Racetrack announced today a lineup of festivities for Thurby presented by Old Forester. This year’s Thurby,...

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