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Big-Race Showdown: Tampa Bay Derby, San Felipe Selections

For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”

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Banking on Potential When Betting the Tampa Bay Derby

The Road to the Kentucky Derby goes through Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday with the 46th running of the Grade 3 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby, which offers a total of 105 qualifying points for the

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2026 Tampa Bay Derby Cheat Sheet

Tampa Bay Downs takes center stage Saturday afternoon on the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with the 46th running of the ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby.

Triple Crown Turning Point: Omaha’s International Adventure

The trajectory of each Triple Crown winner’s career is unique to that horse and his moment. Each shares victories in the three classics, but how they got there and what they did afterward speaks to their individual talents and the people connected to them. Though the list has 13 names, one member of this elite club did something that no other has done: ventured overseas to try a new surface on a worldwide stage: Omaha.

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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for March 5

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

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