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Breeders Cup Challenge Series win and youre in, Dirt Dozen

Breeders' Cup Releases Challenge Series and Dirt Dozen Schedules for 2026

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series "Win and You’re In" returns for its 20th year in 2026, providing the premier pathway for top contenders to earn automatic berths into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The North American portion of the series will again deliver a robust schedule of races throughout the United States and Canada leading into the 43rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships Oct.

2026 Kentucky Derby, Further Ado, So Happy, Blew Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, NTRA 3-year-old poll, ABR Triple Crown Power Rankings

Big Wins Propel Further Ado, So Happy Upward in Triple Crown Power Rankings

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, America's Best Racing, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, horse racing, ABR

An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby

The last round of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve that award 100 points to the winner are now complete, so it’s time to take a look at the cast of 3-year-old racehorses expected to compete in the first jewel of the Triple Crown May 2 at Churchill Downs.

Equibase, earnings, leaderboard, horses, jockeys, trainers, So Happy, Further Ado, Albus, Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, Irad Ortiz, Flavien Prat, Steve Asmussen, Brad Cox, horse racing, ABR

Equibase Rankings: Major Movement in Top 20 Earnings List

The opening weekend of Keeneland’s Spring Meet along with other stakes races around the country reshaped the Equibase leaderboard in a big way, with eight horses moving into the top 25 in the overall standings for 2026 North American earnings. Three significant preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve led the way.

Kentucky Derby, Heating Up, Cooling Down, Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Wood Memorial, Further Ado, So Happy, Albus, Potente, Right to Party, Ottinho, Reagan’s Honor, Iron Honor, Talk to Me Jimmy, Intrepido, Great White, horse racing, ABR

2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for April 7

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 as strong as they previously were. In the eighth edition of this blog for the 2026 run for the roses, the focus is on what has changed since the previous edition on March 31.

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