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2023 Lexington Stakes at a Glance

The $400,000, Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland is billed as the last qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and this year it is living up to that reputation.

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Byron King's Derby Dozen for April 12

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

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2023 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for April 12

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 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

In the eighth edition of this blog for the 2023 run for the roses, the focus was the previous two weeks of racing that featured five Kentucky Derby qualifying races.

Triple Crown Turning Point: Overcoming Tragedy on Citation’s Journey to Greatness

Few breeders and owners have defined an era as Calumet Farm did in the 1940s. What started as a Standardbred farm in the 1920s transitioned into a nursery for a long list of racing immortals in the 1930s.

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Tapit Trice and Verifying Move Up Kentucky Derby Contenders Poll as Forte Continues to Lead

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 11 of the 2023 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through April 9, 2023.

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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