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2022 Rising Star Snapshots: Giant Game

This season we’ve profiled a promising 3-year-old each week who made an impression on the Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The goal of the Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots blog is to introduce racing fans to horse racing’s next generation. Who are the sport’s rising stars and what makes them special?

America's Best Horses for March 15

Each week, members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.

The poll will run weekly through June 5. Find out the latest 2022 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR MARCH 15, 2022

Alydar: Never a Champion, But a Star for the Ages

The long and glorious history of horse racing is filled with the tales of racing’s many champions.

Then there’s Alydar.

Alydar ranks as one of the most famous racehorses of the last six decades. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1989. Yet he was never a champion, for one exceptional reason.

Five Key Takeaways You Need to Know from Tampa Bay Derby Weekend

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday and other major developments this weekend:

Classic Causeway Goes Gate-to-Wire in Tampa Bay Derby

Classic Causeway led at the start and to the finish of the $350,000 Grade 2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby March 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, and now he tops something else—the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.

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