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Where to Watch/Listen Leading Up to Saturday’s Derby Prep Trifecta

This Saturday, March 9, marks one of the busiest day of prep races for this season on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, with a total of three stakes races scheduled that offer qualifying points for the May 4 Derby.

Sir Barton in the Kentucky Derby winner's circle.

Sir Barton: Forgotten Hero

John E. Madden was the consummate horseman. He bred champions. He broke, trained and raced many of the good ones himself. The shrewdest horse trader of his era, he cashed them in too.

sir barton

Foaled: Spring 1916

Died: Oct. 30, 1937

Sire: Star Shoot

Three Exciting, New Restaurants to Visit in Hot Springs for 2019

Racegoers who visit Hot Springs, Ark. for the 2019 Oaklawn Park meet have new dining options in Spa City. Here are establishments that entered the scene during the offseason and are filling their tables during their first live meet.

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Tacos and Trifectas: Castañeda’s and an El Camino Real Longshot

Welcome to Tacos and Trifectas! Each week, America’s Best Racing’s Southern California correspondent Jose Contreras - @LosPonies to those who follow him on Twitter - will provide a taco review along with a selection that he will key in trifecta bets in hopes of winning some cash to buy more tacos! Contreras will map out a trifecta betting strategy for how to key his main pick and keep track of his return on investment (ROI).

Stop back if you love tacos and want to get a trifecta play!

This week’s eatery:

Gato Del Sol won the 1982 Kentucky Derby at odds of 21-1.

My Longshot: Friendly Wager Cost Arthur Hancock a Lincoln, Wrapped in Derby Glory

Everyone loves a longshot, and most people in horse racing have a colorful story about a memorable winner at a huge price. Owner and breeder Arthur Hancock III shared the following with Jeff Lowe:

As a native Kentuckian and fourth-generation horseman, Arthur Hancock looks back in awe at what he can only describe as an out-of-body experience watching his homebred Gato Del Sol erupt for a late-running victory in the 1982 Kentucky Derby at odds of 21.20-1.

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