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Derby Dozen, BloodHorse, Byron King, Kentucky Derby, contenders, Sovereignty, Barns, East Avenue, Citizen Bull, Chancer McPatrick, Disco Time, Journalism, Sandman, Speed King, Coal Battle, Rodriguez, Burnham Square

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.

Equibase, earnings, rankings, leaderboard, Citizen Bull, Burnham Square, Captain Cook, El Potente, Tapit Shoes, horse racing, Chad Brown, Irad Ortiz Jr., Tyler Gaffalione, Luis Saez, trainer, jockey, racehorse

Earnings Leaders for 2025: Luis Saez, Chad Brown Enjoy Big Weeks

With less than three months remaining until the first Friday and Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are in full swing.

Triple Crown, nominations, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Citizen Bull, Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, Brad Cox, Speed King, Coal Battle, Barnes, Japan, horse racing, Burnham Square, Disco Time, trainer, breeding, filly

Citizen Bull Headlines 373 Triple Crown Nominations for 2025

A total of 373 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, led by champion 2-year-old male Citizen Bull, were made eligible to this year’s Triple Crown series with a $600 early nomination payment that was due Jan. 27.

This year’s total represents a 7.8% increase from last year’s 346 early nominations. A record 69 Japan-based horses, trained by 33 different conditioners, were nominated, which shattered last year’s record of 47.

Kentucky Derby, prep, heating up, cooling down, horse racing, Burnham Square, Holy Bull Stakes, Captain Cook, Withers, Citizen Bull, Robert B. Lewis, River Thames, Gulfstream Park, Rodriguez, Mo Quality, Guns Loaded, Ferocious, Gate to Wire, Swale Stakes

2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Feb. 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 second 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 three major prep races on Feb. 1.

Kentucky Derby, prep, prospect, Captain Cook, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, St. Elias Stable, Rick Dutrow, Manny Franco, breeding, pedigree, Practical Joke, auction, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Marylou Whitney, Birdstone

2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Withers Stakes Winner Captain Cook

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

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