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Pimlico Race Course, Oden Bowie, Preakness Stakes, Eclipse Sportswire

How a Dinner Party Begot a Classic: Oden Bowie, Pimlico, and the Preakness

When the gates fly open each May at Pimlico Race Course, racing fans celebrate more than just the Preakness Stakes — they honor a legacy rooted in the vision of one man: Oden Bowie. As governor and a sportsman, Bowie recognized the potential for Maryland to become a national leader in Thoroughbred racing.

Six Speed, UAE 2000 Guineas, Meydan, Kentucky Derby, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Six Speed Cruises in UAE Two Thousand Guineas, Takes Big Step Toward Kentucky Derby

Six Speed, racing for the first time for new American owners, raised hopes for a return home on the first Saturday in May with an impressive, and a bit surprising, victory in the UAE Two Thousand Guineas on Fashion Friday Jan. 23 at Meydan Racecourse.

Derby Dozen, Kentucky Derby, BloodHorse, Byron King, Ted Noffey, Further Ado, Paladin, Brant, Commandment, Desert Gate, So Happy, Strategic Risk, Golden Tempo, Incredibolt, Nearly, Litmus Test, horse racing, ABR

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for Jan. 22

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

Heating Up, Cooling Down, Kentucky Derby, So Happy, Strategic Risk, Nearly, Chief Wallabee, My World, Commandment, Golden Tempo, Jackson Hole, Chip Honcho, Epic Summer, Crown the Buckeye, Universe, horse racing, ABR

2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Jan. 21

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 quite as strong as they previously were.

In the first edition of this blog for the 2026 run for the roses, the focus is on what has changed since the start of the new year.

HEATING UP

Kentucky Derby, prospect, Golden Tempo, Lecomte Stakes, Fair Grounds, Jose Ortiz, Cherie DeVaux, speed figure, pedigree, Curlin, Carrumba, trainer, jockey, horse racing, Triple Crown, ABR

2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Lecomte Stakes Winner Golden Tempo

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule that offers qualifying points to the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.

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