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Coal Battle started off his 3-year-old campaign in style with a victory in the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park by four lengths Jan. 4 for trainer Lonnie Briley.

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule that offers qualifying points to the first jewel of the series. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone returned to the workout tab Jan. 6 at Payson Park Training Center in Indiantown, Fla. with an easy three furlongs in :37 4/5 as he begins preparations for the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse Feb. 22.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced the finalists for the 2024 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing.

Coal Battle soundly defeated Mo Quality to capture the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes on Jan. 4 at Oaklawn Park.

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