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2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for April 7

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not as strong as they previously were. In the eighth edition of this blog for the 2026 run for the roses, the focus is on what has changed since the previous edition on March 31.

HEATING UP

Lexington Stakes, Keeneland, Corona de Oro, Exhibition Only, Decisive Win, Enforced Agenda, Mister T, Ramblin, The Hell We Did, Trendsetter, Ezum, Confessional, I Did I Did, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, horse racing, ABR

2026 Lexington Stakes at a Glance

Keeneland’s Stonestreet Lexington Stakes can provide a 3-year-old with a way to catapult into the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in the 24th hour of qualifying – but not this year.

Maker’s Mark Mile, Keeneland, Rhetorical, One Stripe, Troubleshooting, Notable Speech, Aomori City, Zulu Kingdom, Tenacious Leader, Bear River, Wolfie’s Dynaghost, Deterministic, Tiz Dashing, Brilliant Bertie, Pitkin

2026 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes at a Glance

The Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes, held during the spring meet at Keeneland, is the first marquee one-mile turf race on the horse racing calendar and usually attracts both domestic and foreign horses with a year-end goal of winning the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF.

Blue Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Gazelle Stakes, Santa Anita Oaks, Ashland Stakes, Percy’s Bar, Meaning, Always a Runner, So Happy, Further Ado, Albus, Riley Mott, Mark Glatt, Gun Runner, ABR

Five Key Takeaways From Impactful Weekend on Kentucky Derby, Oaks Trails

Mike Curry offers takeaways from a frenetic weekend of Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying races from coast to coast.

2026 Santa Anita Derby, So Happy, Mark Glatt, Mike Smith

So Happy Goes the Distance to Win Santa Anita Derby, Meaning Takes Oaks

As a son of champion sprinter Runhappy, So Happy wasn't supposed to be able to get the 1 1/8-mile distance of the Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Derby, but he did, winning the race by 2 3/4 lengths.

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