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Friday is for the fillies! The 2026 Kentucky Derby contenders are all male so fortunately the females have their own Grade I championship race. May first is for the fillies in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs!
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Do you need the details on the Derby? Thoroughbred U, has designed for you, a Derby document with the data and descriptions that you desire. Dive in and discover what Kentucky Derby 152 has for you!
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It is incredible! In an instant, the summer racing season has ceased and ushered in the Iroquois, initiating The Road To The Kentucky Derby. The first Kentucky Derby prep stakes is set for Saturday, September 13th. Pore over Pink Oak Stud and explore the Iroquois with Thoroughbred U.
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The Greatest Two Minutes In Sports is approaching quickly. Post up for the 151st Kentucky Derby! Live thoroughbred racing is on at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. This Saturday, Churchill will host the annual Kentucky Derby. Continue to check out the Churchill chatter so you are race day ready for The Kentucky Derby!
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The Home Of The Kentucky Derby is the host of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. Churchill Downs, in Louisville, KY has several amazing stakes scheduled for this weekend but only one that offers KY Derby prep points. The Kentucky Jockey Club joins the journey to the 151st Kentucky Derby.
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Time flies when you are having fun! This summer has been brief and beautiful for Thoroughbred U and we hope it has been great for you too. It is time to get back in the saddle, again! While it is hard to believe, that it has happened so fast , we are all together again, on The Road To The Kentucky Derby! This weekend, the Kentucky Derby prep races start with the Iroquois Stakes.
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The 150th Kentucky Derby races Saturday, May 5th, 2024! The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports reflects centuries of breeding and training. Only twenty select thoroughbreds qualify annually to race in the Kentucky Derby. Be sure to watch this classic, champion horse race and check out this easy to read and organized post for the necessary details.
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The $1.5 million dollar Kentucky Oaks celebrates 1.5 hundred years of racing the finest of fillies. Friday, May 3, 2024 will showcase the best 3-year old thoroughbred fillies racing on dirt. The 2024 Longines Kentucky Oaks prep races began at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY in September. These fillies have worked hard to gather points in these preps to qualify to race at Churchill, this first Friday of May! The Kentucky Oaks features fun, fashion, food, fortunes and fillies! The filly fourteen are as follows:
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Naturally, saving the best for last, we find ourselves at the end of The Road To The Kentucky Derby! Thank you to all of the faithful or new fans that read along from September, or before, as we finally finalize our last 150th Kentucky Derby contenders. Kentucky Derby lovers, this is our last KY Derby prep, the Lexington Stakes!
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 will feature the 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby! Please, delight with a bit of information and my photographic depictions of The Derby entries.
The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is race 12 on a card of 14. This classic stakes for 3 year-old thoroughbreds carries a purse of $ 3 million dollars. It is a 1 and 1/4 mile dirt race, posting at 6:57 PM ET. The races will air from noon until 7:30 PM ET on NBC.
The field of 20 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds: * (20 will race so the last 3 are Also- Eligible and race only if there are scratches) Practical Move has scratched and Cyclone Mischief has been drawn in to replace him. Lord Miles has scratched and Mandarin Hero will join the field. Continuar scratches and King Russell enters into the field. Skinner has scratched and there are no more eligible replacements. Forte has scratched without a replacement.
Congrats to Mage for the win!
As promised, here are my photos of many of the 149th Kentucky Derby contenders. Please, share this story and thank you for following Thoroughbred U!
Featured image caption: Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY is home to the Kentucky Derby!
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