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Talented Concert Tour a Key Card in Baffert’s Strong Kentucky Derby Hand

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2021 Triple Crown races, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could make an impact on the Triple Crown. We’ll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey), and pedigree.

America's Best Horses for March 15

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. The poll will run weekly through June 5. Find out the latest 2021 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR MARCH 15, 2021

Concert Tour Leads All the Way to Give Baffert Eighth Rebel Win

At a time when speed has become an increasingly more important commodity in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, trainer Bob Baffert is certainly well-stocked in that department.

Champion Swiss Skydiver Returns a Winner in Beholder Mile

She's big, she's bold, and she's back.

Swiss Skydiver schooled her California rivals March 13 in the $300,000, Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita Park, easily drawing off to win the one-mile test by 2 3/4 lengths.

2021 Rebel Stakes at a Glance

It’s another week on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and another hot spot for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

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