From Daily Racing Form
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Accomplished Girl tops Joseph's pair for Whimsical
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. sends out the pair of Accomplished Girl and Blind Spot in Saturday's Grade 3, $135,000 Whimsical, going six furlongs on Woodbine's Tapeta.
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Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Atone cycling up to better effort in Fort Marcy
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Saturday, April 4, at Belmont at the Big A.
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American Turf matches full field of up-and-comers
The Grade 2 American Turf on Saturday at Churchill Downs became much more wide open when the connections of multiple graded stakes winner Endlessly, who likely would have been favored, opted to take their chances in the Kentucky Derby. The race drew an overflow group of 17 that includes four graded stakes winners, in addition to six others who have won stakes.
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Brown's trio tough to separate in Distaff Turf Mile
It comes as no surprise that trainer Chad Brown, longtime king of the North American filly and mare turf-route division, has a presence in Saturday's Grade 2 Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs. Brown has won the last three renewals of this race.
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Alva Starr-Vahva rivalry at center of competitive Derby City Distaff
A half-length has separated Vahva and Alva Starr both times they've met. Vahva finished on top in last October's Raven Run. Alva Starr flipped the script in last month's Grade 1 Madison. Round 3 in this budding rivalry comes Saturday in the Grade 1, $1 million Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs.
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Churchill Downs, NBC extend Kentucky Derby broadcast deal until 2032
Churchill Downs Inc. and NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC Sports, have reached an extension on the network’s Kentucky Derby broadcast rights that will keep the race on the company’s broadcasting platforms until 2032, the two companies announced on Saturday.
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Breeders' Cup winner Hard to Justify makes highly anticipated return in Edgewood
Two of the most exciting turf females in the country run Friday at Churchill Downs, as Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Hard to Justify makes her 3-year-old debut in the Grade 2 Edgewood Stakes and Ova Charged, coming off a massive figure at Fair Grounds, makes her major-stage debut in the Grade 3 Unbridled Sidney.
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Female champions square off in La Troienne
After capping off a near-perfect season with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Distaff to sew up an Eclipse Award as champion older dirt female of 2023 what does Idiomatic do for an encore in 2024?
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Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold offers story of triumph and tragedy
Black Gold's story is tragic. The game little black horse died at Fair Grounds after breaking down in January 1928, racing through lameness and past his prime. It was a failure on the part of the humans in his life – and a coda to the tragedy in their own lives.
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Kentucky Derby: Joseph back a year after being banned during investigation
A year after he experienced the worst week of his professional life, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is back at Churchill Downs with a longshot chance in the Kentucky Derby.
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2024 Kentucky Derby Clocker: Honor Marie shows unexpected early speed
Louisiana Derby runner-up Honor Marie showed off a somewhat surprising turn of speed Thursday morning at Churchill Downs while at the same time kicking off what promises to be an extremely busy several days on the Kentucky Derby workout watch.