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In 1992, an unheralded longshot named Lil E. Tee sprung an upset victory in the Kentucky Derby. In 2004, Smarty Jones started as the Kentucky Derby favorite and promptly took home top honors.  What did Lil E. Tee and Smarty Jones have in common?

Once again Oaklawn Park’s Southwest Stakes will offer qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, only this year there will be more of them to go around.

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his inaugural Derby Dozen for 2023, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6.

This Saturday marks the first signature racing day on the 2023 calendar in North America. At Gulfstream Park, eight stakes races will be held, capped off by the seventh annual $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat.

Owner Al Gold went down the trail to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve trail last year with Brad Cox-trained Cyberknife, who secured the points necessary to compete in the Run For the Roses with a victory in

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