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NTRA 3-year-old poll, Sovereignty, River Thames, 2025 Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Power Rankings: Major Shakeup on Kentucky Derby Trail Led by Journalism, Sovereignty

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.

Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Heating Up, Cooling Down, horse racing, Journalism, Sovereignty, Flood Zone, Coal Battle, River Thames, Madaket Road, Rodriguez, Sacrosanct, Tiztastic, Barnes, Burnham Square, Speed King, California Burrito, Valentinian

2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 4

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 fifth 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 after the last two weeks of action.

HEATING UP

Judy Hicks, 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna, Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, Del Mar, Horse of the Year, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Women in Racing: Thorpedo Anna’s Breeder Judy Hicks Fueled by Passion, Resolve

America’s Best Racing has launched a monthly series to celebrate women in racing, explore the challenges they face in what has been a male-dominated industry, and highlight their achievements.

Judy Hicks, breeder of Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna, draws strength from a tragic loss.

Sovereignty, Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes, River Thames, Gulfstream Park, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Fountain of Youth Stakes Winner Sovereignty

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule of races that offer qualifying points to the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.

Tacitus, Jose Ortiz, Tampa Bay Derby, Eclipse Sportswire, Domestic Product, Tapit Trice, Musket Man, Ring Weekend

Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Tampa Bay Derby Winners

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve heads south this Saturday to Tampa Bay Downs, which hosts the $400,000, Grade 2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby.

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