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Art Collector  painted a rosy picture for his Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prospects by defeating 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver and 11 other colts and geldings in the $600,000 Toyota Blue Gra

Those cheers you heard when Swiss Skydiver’s name popped up in the entries for the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes no doubt came from the connections of the six 3-year-old fillies entered in the Grade 1 Central Bank Ashland Stakes.

The path to the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course on Nov. 6-7 is a road with plenty of ups and downs as talented racehorses vie for a spot in one of 14 championship races and $35 million in purses and awards.

Saturday’s Central Bank Ashland Stakes will offer 3-year-old fillies a chance to qualify for the Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Oaks, and it will be the first time the race has ever been contested in July.

Vekoma was an elite Thoroughbred racehorse as a 2- and 3-year-old, capable of winning a graded stakes in each campaign and earning his way into the 2019 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In 2020, however, the Candy Ride colt has emerged as an Eclipse Award-caliber athlete.

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