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Sierra Leone is New Leader in NTRA Triple Crown Rankings

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Week 8 of the 2024 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through March 18, 2024.

The 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses.

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2024 Jeff Ruby Steaks at a Glance

The Jeff Ruby Steaks most likely will send at least two runners on to compete in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs.

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On Safety Side, HISA’s Uniform Standards Critical in Thoroughbred Racing

Since taking oversight of the sport’s safety in 2022, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has not pulled a long list of new rules from the clouds, but its ability to ensure uniform adoption of often already field-tested safety initiatives to protect horses and the sport’s human participants has made all the difference.

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2024 Louisiana Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

The winter-spring meet at Fair Grounds wraps up this coming weekend with the track’s signature race, the $1 million, Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby.

Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Louisiana Derby Winners

Fair Grounds’ path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve reaches its end Saturday with the $1 million, Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby. The field will travel 1 3/16 miles on dirt in this race, making the Louisiana Derby the longest U.S. Kentucky Derby prep.

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