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White Abarrio Reigns, Flavien Prat and Mark Casse Make Big Moves in Equibase Rankings

On Jan. 25, White Abarrio succeeded in his second attempt at winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park, his home track. He initially started in the marquee race in 2023 and was unplaced, but this time he won the Pegasus by 6 ¼ lengths, earning a 109 Equibase Speed Figure.

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2025 Withers Stakes at a Glance

The Withers Stakes may not be the biggest qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve but it can be a useful prep for the Road to the Derby Championship Series.

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Citizen Bull Leads First 2025 NTRA Triple Crown Poll

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 1 of the 2025 NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll, covers races through Jan. 26.

The 3-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up 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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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for Jan. 29

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.

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2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Jan. 28

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they previously were.

In the second edition of this blog for the 2025 run for the roses, the focus is on the changing landscape of the 3-year-old male division over the last three weeks.

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