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Derma Sotogake, Japan, Kentucky Derby, UAE Derby, Christophe Lemaire, Kingsbarns, Two Phil’s

2023 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 29

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 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

In the third edition of this blog for the 2023 run for the roses, the focus was the previous two weeks of racing that featured five Kentucky Derby qualifying races.

Arkansas Derby, Bourbon Bash, Interlock Empire, Harlocap, Two Eagles River, Airtime, Angel of Empire, Rocket Can, Reincarnate, King Russell, Red Route One, Kolomio, Cheat Sheet

2023 Arkansas Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses

Saturday’s $1.25 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park is the cornerstone event at the Hot Springs, Ark., track and an important prep race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, offering a total of 200 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top five finishers

Derby Dozen, Kentucky Derby, Forte, Tapit Trice, Practical Move, Reincarnate, National Treasure, Kingsbarns, Two Phil’s, Confidence Game, Angel of Empire, Verifying, Rocket Can, Geaux Rocket Ride

Byron King's Derby Dozen for March 28

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen Presented by Spendthrift, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6.

Two Phil’s, Forte, Angel of Empire, Derma Sotogake, Kingsbarns, Hit Show, Confidence Game, Practical Move, Kentucky Derby, Rocket Can, Tapit Trice

Three New Contenders Crack Latest Triple Crown Top Ten Poll

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.

Week 6 of the 2023 Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the NTRA covers racing performances through March 28, 2023.

The 3-year-old poll represents horses competing up to and through the Triple Crown. Rankings are based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 voting system. First place votes are in parentheses.

Two Phils, Jareth Loveberry, Jeff Ruby Steaks, Larry Rivelli, Kentucky Derby, Turfway Park

2023 Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots: Two Phil’s

Welcome to 2023 Kentucky Derby Prospect Snapshots, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying.

The 1 ¼-mile, $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 6, 2023, at Churchill Downs.

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