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2025 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at a Glance

The all-weather runners will get their chance to accrue Kentucky Derby qualifying points Saturday with the running of the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park. Contested on the all-weather Tapeta Footings surface, the stakes attracted an overflow field of 14 and will award the top five finishers Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale.

Kentucky Derby, heating up, cooling down, Sunland, Caldera, Getaway Car, John Hancock, Sam F. Davis, Baeza, Shirreffs, Chunk of Gold, Risen Star, Magnitude, Asmussen, Disco Time, Jonathan’s Way, East Avenue, Bauer, Lukas

2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Feb. 18

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 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they previously were.

In the third edition of this blog for the 2025 run for the roses, the focus is on the changing landscape of the 3-year-old male division after the last two weeks of action.

HEATING UP

Rebel Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Kentucky Derby, prep, Coal Battle, Admiral Dennis, Sandman, Hypnus, Madaket Road, Publisher, Dreaminblue, Innovator, Smoken Wicked, Bullard, Speed King, Brereton’s Baytown, Tiztastic, Hot Gunner

2025 Rebel Stakes Cheat Sheet

The road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winds its way back down to Hot Springs, Ark., Sunday for what shapes up to be a crucial prep race at Oaklawn Park.

Norman Stables, Lonnie Briley, Coal Battle, Smarty Jones Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

An Unexpected, Exciting Ride for Coal Battle’s Owner Norman Stables and Trainer Briley

When Robbie Norman dispatched his two trainers, Lonnie Briley and Jayde (J.J.) Gelner, to each select a horse for him at the 2023 Texas Thoroughbred Association yearling sale, he certainly never imagined the daily double would prove to be so rewarding.

Al Gold, Gold Square, Filoso, Cyclone State, Saudi Derby, Jerome Stakes, Cyberknife

Cancer Survivor Al Gold Finding Joy in Life, Back on Derby Trail with Cyclone State, Filoso

Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 151st Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3 at Churchill Downs.

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