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If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. Never fear, America’s Best Racing is here to help.

The Kentucky Derby is the most-watched horse race of the year in the United States and is widely considered one of the most important sporting events in the country, having grown to become much more than just a horse race since Aristides won the first edition in 1875.

The final 200-point prep races for next month’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve have wrapped up, but the upcoming weekend in horse racing is still active, with several important stakes races scheduled.

America’s Best Racing (ABR), the fan-development platform and national marketing initiative funded by The Jockey Club, today announced the return of its 11th annual Pre-Preakness Party on Thursday, May 14, at Laurel Park.

America’s Best Racing (ABR), horse racing’s national fan-development platform and marketing initiative funded by The Jockey Club, and the Hennegan Brothers, three-time Eclipse Award-winning filmmakers, today announced a partnership to launch “UNBRIDLED,” the industry’s first made-for-social vertical docuseries. “UNBRIDLED” will focus on storytelling of racing’s major events, starting with the lead-up to the 2026 Kentucky Derby.

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.), which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, today announced the winners and other placings from its 2025 performance awards program.

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