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2026 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes at a Glance

The Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes, held during the spring meet at Keeneland, is the first marquee one-mile turf race on the horse racing calendar and usually attracts both domestic and foreign horses with a year-end goal of winning the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF.

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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Santa Anita Derby Winner So Happy

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

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Five Key Takeaways From Impactful Weekend on Kentucky Derby, Oaks Trails

Mike Curry offers takeaways from a frenetic weekend of Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying races from coast to coast.

2026 Santa Anita Derby, So Happy, Mark Glatt, Mike Smith

So Happy Goes the Distance to Win Santa Anita Derby, Meaning Takes Oaks

As a son of champion sprinter Runhappy, So Happy wasn't supposed to be able to get the 1 1/8-mile distance of the Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Derby, but he did, winning the race by 2 3/4 lengths.

2026 Wood Memorial Stakes, Aqueduct, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Albus

Albus Derby Bound off Wood Memorial Win at Aqueduct, Always a Runner Takes Gazelle

Riley Mott trainee Albus won New York's definitive prep race for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, drawing clear in the stretch to post a 1 1/4-length victory over fast-closing 38-1 shot Right to Party in the Grade 2

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