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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.

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2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Jan. 28

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 over the last three weeks.

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Women in Racing: Trainer Brittany Russell Taking Maryland by Storm

America’s Best Racing is launching 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.

The first installment features history-making trainer Brittany Russell.

As Brittany Russell sees it, her breakthrough individual accomplishments reflect the strength of her team.

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2025 Holy Bull Stakes Cheat Sheet

The $265,000 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 1 is the first of three prep races for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve scheduled at Gulfstream Park in South Florida.

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2025 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Southwest Stakes Winner Speed King

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

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