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Chad Brown Back on Top: First Among Trainers by Purse Earnings in 2024

After a year away, Chad Brown returned to the top spot on the list of leading trainers by North American earnings in 2024.

Coal Battle, Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Coady Media

Equibase Standings: Coal Battle, Hernandez, and Maker Take Early Lead

Coal Battle started off his 3-year-old campaign in style with a victory in the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park by four lengths Jan. 4 for trainer Lonnie Briley.

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2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Smarty Jones Stakes Winner Coal Battle

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule that offers qualifying points to the first jewel of the series. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.

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Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Sierra Leone to Target $20 million Saudi Cup

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone returned to the workout tab Jan. 6 at Payson Park Training Center in Indiantown, Fla. with an easy three furlongs in :37 4/5 as he begins preparations for the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse Feb. 22.

Ranking the Top Ten Eclipse Award-Winning Apprentice Jockeys

The 54th annual Eclipse Awards will be presented on Jan. 23, 2025, at The Breakers Palm Beach, a resort in Florida. There are 17 categories, for both humans and horses, to determine the best in Thoroughbred racing each year.

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