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Top Two Kentucky Derby Hopefuls Surrounded by Success but Not at Churchill Downs

Chad Brown is one of the most successful trainers in the sport and Mike Repole is one of the most successful owners, yet the Derby has kicked them around plenty.

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Antonucci becomes first female trainer to win Triple Crown race with Arcangelo

Arcangelo won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday as Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race

The Guardian - US

2023 Preakness: One year after he was purchased in Timonium, Mage is back as the star of Maryland’s signature race

BALTIMORE — Ramiro Restrepo prayed the bidding would not jump to $300,000.

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Mage faces tough Preakness challenge as First Mission scratched by vet

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will face one less contender in his Triple Crown bid after First Mission was scratched from the Preakness on Friday morning

The Guardian - US

First Mission scratched from Preakness by vet 36 hours before Triple Crown race

A top contender has been scratched from the Preakness 36 hours before the Triple Crown race

The Independent UK

After the Derby Drama, It’s Time to Rethink the Triple Crown Calendar

The lack of carryover from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness says as much about the anachronistic Triple Crown schedule as it does anything else.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby favourite Forte reportedly failed a drug test in 2022

Forte, the overwhelming favourite for the Kentucky Derby before he was ruled out by vets on Saturday, failed a drug test after winning a Group 1 race last year, according to a report

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Another weekend of death at the Kentucky Derby but don’t expect change

There is no other mainstream sport where carnage and indifference occur so regularly – and are as tolerated

The Guardian - US

Mage’s Victory Provides Thrilling End to Tragic Week at Churchill Downs

A horse with 15-1 odds ridden by a jockey who’d never won the Kentucky Derby in 15 tries could only momentarily distract from a concerning string of deaths leading up to the race.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby 2023: Mage beats Two Phil's to claim victory at Churchill Downs

Mage, ridden by Javier Castellano, came with a late rally to catch runner-up Two Phil's and land the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday

Daily Mirror

Kentucky Derby Has Two New Co-Favorites After Saturday Morning’s Unfortunate Forte News

Currently, Angel of Empire and Tapit Trice have 9–2 odds of winning the 1 1/4-mile race.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby runs into more obstacles ahead of big race

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race

The Independent UK

Kentucky Derby favourite withdrawn hours before race after four deaths in week

The Kentucky Derby has faced a tough week with four horses dying and favourite for the big race, Forte, has now been separately scratched from the event hours before the start

Daily Mirror

Early Kentucky Derby favourite horse Forte scratched from race

It was the fifth scratch this week from the race

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Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched Hours Before the Race

Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday.

The Independent UK

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race

The Independent UK

19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby

The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw Sets Todd Pletcher’s Three Horses as Favorites

The longtime trainer arrives to Churchill Downs with the strongest hand, including two favorites and an undefeated contender.

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John Clay: Todd Pletcher owns a stacked Kentucky Derby deck, but watch out for the Japanese

When it comes to this year’s Kentucky Derby, there is no question which trainer is currently holding the strongest hand.

Los Angeles Times

Practical Move heads to Kentucky Derby after winning by a nose in Santa Anita Derby

LOS ANGELES — The dream continues.

Tribune News Service

Tapit Trice outduels Verifying to win the Blue Grass Stakes, clinch Kentucky Derby spot

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tapit Trice was the favorite in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday and considered one of the top choices for next month’s Kentucky Derby, but his last race had left some questions.

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John Clay: Five questions to be answered in Saturday’s Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keeneland’s Grade 1 Kentucky Derby prep race hits the dirt on Saturday when 11 colts head to the post for the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes.

Tribune News Service

Kentucky Derby Watch 2023: Forte emerges as clear favorite with race now a month away

LEXINGTON, Ky. — With only one month left until the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, one horse has separated itself from the pack as a clear front-runner for this year’s Run for the Roses.

Los Angeles Times

Forte’s win in Florida Derby makes him the big Kentucky Derby favorite

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — If there was any doubt who will be the favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Forte erased it with a rousing come-from-behind win Saturday in the $1 million Florida Derby.

Los Angeles Times

Santa Anita-based Flightline easily wins Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year

LOS ANGELES — Flightline, whose brief two-year, six-race career drew comparisons to Secretariat, was given horse racing's highest annual honor on Thursday when he was given the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. He also was named top Older Dirt Male among the 17 horse and human awards announced…

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