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Beginner’s Guide to the 2026 Kentucky Derby

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.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage April 9-12

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 to Host Pre-Preakness Party at Laurel Park During Historic Preakness Week

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.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage April 2-5

One action-packed weekend leads into another as April brings a trio of important prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the spring-meet opening of one of horse racing’s iconic tracks.

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Final Wood Memorial at ‘the Big A’ Signals End of an Era at Aqueduct

There are grand stages in American racing. Places where the crowd swells, the noise builds, and the spectacle feels inseparable from the sport. And then there’s Aqueduct Racetrack. “The Big A,” as its affectionately called, is a place that never needed any of that to matter.

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