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Moira Named 2022 Canadian Horse of the Year at Sovereign Awards

The Jockey Club of Canada hosted the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony during the evening of April 13, when Moira was awarded the night’s most prestigious prize as Canada’s 2022 Horse of the Year. The evening began with a commemoration of the club’s 50th anniversary and a recognition of the founding members from 1973.

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2023 Lexington Stakes at a Glance

The $400,000, Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland is billed as the last qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and this year it is living up to that reputation.

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Byron King's Derby Dozen for April 12

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen Presented by Spendthrift, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6.

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2023 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for April 12

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 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

In the eighth edition of this blog for the 2023 run for the roses, the focus was the previous two weeks of racing that featured five Kentucky Derby qualifying races.

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Tapit Trice and Verifying Move Up Kentucky Derby Contenders Poll as Forte Continues to Lead

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.

Week 11 of the 2023 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through April 9, 2023.

The 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses.

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