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Express Kid Joins Kentucky Derby Trail with Springboard Mile Upset

Express Kid, a 2-year-old California-bred colt who was purchased for only $2,000 as a yearling, joined a growing group of prospects the road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with a 34.50-1 upset win in the $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes during the late night of Dec.

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Chip Honcho on Target in Gun Runner Stakes Win at Fair Grounds

Chip Honcho outran favored Liberty National and front runner Crown the Buckeye to win the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes for 2-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles Dec.

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Forever Young or Not Forever Young: An Older Dirt Male Eclipse Awards Conundrum

Eclipse Awards debates have been a part of the process since the inception of the awards in 1971. Some of the 2025 divisions are open-and-shut cases, but one category sure to generate some heated arguments this year is the older dirt male division.

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George Woolf: The Unforgettable Iceman

George Woolf’s career as a jockey was not long by historical standards.

It lasted just 18 years, from 1928 until his tragic death in 1946 at the age of 35, and he had just 3,784 mounts, a figure successful modern-day jockey Russell Baze surpassed in a three-year span.

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2025 Remington Springboard Mile at a Glance

A final chance to travel around two turns as a 2-year-old in a Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying race awaits a field of 12 in Saturday’s Remington Springboard Mile. The two-turn test offers a purse of $300,000 plus 10-5-3-2-1 points toward qualifying for the 2026 Derby to the top 5 finishers.

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