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Award-winning BloodHorse senior correspondent Steve Haskin presents his final Derby Dozen, offering concluding opinions on his leading contenders for the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on May 6.

Kentucky Derby Post Positions by the Numbers

A lot of factors affect the outcome of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, and the post position draw is one of the most impactful, wreaking havoc on the nerves of owners, trainers and jockeys of Derby hopefuls. Post positions are assigned randomly, but their effect on a horse’s chance at wearing the roses seems to be far from arbitrary.

Hall of Fame-bound Castellano Still Has Derby as Elusive Goal

June will mark 20 years since Javier Castellano arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela at age 19, and his trophy collection is ever expanding, topped off by the last four Eclipse Awards as outstanding jockey. He is closing in on 5,000 career victories, including many of the most important races in America.

Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Expands to 81 Races, Enhances TV Schedule

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series continues to grow and improve since its inception in 2007 when the original concept was comprised of 24 “Win and You’re In” races in two countries. The 2017 Challenge Series features 81 automatic-qualifying races into corresponding races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 13 different countries, including 49 races in North America.

Arrogate Tops Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

Edited Press Release

After his impressive performance in the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline, California-based Arrogate finds himself alone atop the second edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2017, ahead of Australian superstar mare Winx.

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