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Mystik Dan Noses Out Sierra Leone in Kentucky Derby 150 Thriller

Favorite Fierceness? El foldo. Runner-up Sierra Leone? Excellent in defeat. Longshot Mystik Dan? Kentucky Derby (G1) winner! Mystik Dan a nose best in a three-way photo finish to win Kentucky Derby 15...

Posted on May 5, 2024

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Kentucky Derby Undercard II: Program Trading Wins Turf Classic

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Program Trading outdueled Naval Power in the final furlong and won the $1 million Turf Classic (G1) for 4-year-olds and up by a head on Saturday at Churchill Downs prior to Kentucky Derby (G1). The 4-...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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Seize the Grey Seizes Pat Day Mile for D. Wayne Lukas

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Seize the Gray seized the lead in the middle of the stretch and went on to post a 1 ¼-length victory over favored Nash to win the $600,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on Saturday, giving his 88-year-old traine...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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Derby 150 Undercard I: Vahva outduels Alva Starr

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The verdict in the $1 million Derby City Distaff went to Vahva, who took the lead from rival Alva Starr in the stretch and won by two lengths Saturday in the first of three $1 million races on the Ken...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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HANDICAPPER HELPER: Bettor’s Guide to the 150th Kentucky Derby

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Part of the Kentucky Derby’s mystique is that it’s a race in which almost anything can happen and often does. A run of six consecutive winning favorites from 2013-18 (Orb, California Chrome, Ameri...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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150th Kentucky Derby Picks and expert Predictions: Fierceness Far From a Lock

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Record-setting Fierceness may be the favorite to win the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday, but the usracing.com team doesn’t see it quite that way. Five of our seven astute handicappers ar...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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150th Kentucky Derby: Alphabet Betting for Fun, Maybe Profit

By US Racing Team

In a nonsensical way, the Marx Brothers knew a good horse when they saw one. Here’s a little repartee between Groucho (Dr. Hackenbush) and Chico (Tony) from the 1937 movie “A Day at the Races.” ...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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Kentucky Derby: Garland of Roses has Colorful History

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A rose by any other name … On New Year’s Day, more than a million people line the streets of Pasadena to witness the annual Rose Parade (next year’s theme: Best! Day! Ever!) Along with her crown...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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150th Kentucky Derby: What’s in a Post Position?

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A custom-made, 20-stall starting gate designed by Australian-based Steriline Racing made its debut at the 2020 Kentucky Derby, which was rescheduled that year to mid-September due to the Covid-19 pand...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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2024 Kentucky Derby Contenders: T O PASSWORD

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The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races...

Posted on May 4, 2024

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