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2026 Kentucky Derby at a Glance

It’s finally time! After a long and winding road of prep races, the field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve has been drawn. Now it’s time for handicappers to have their fun, trying to select the winner from a field of the 20 best 3-year-olds in North America.

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Answers to Five Questions You Were Afraid to Ask About Horse Racing

So, you’re into horse racing but don’t yet have a clue to what’s going on? No sweat, we’ve all been there! Between the dozens of tracks, the hundreds, if not thousands, of horses and a racing calendar that rarely ever sleeps, keeping track of your favorite runners can feel impossible. While every other sport, from the NFL to the NBA, feeds you updates on a silver platter, racing requires a little bit of homework.

To help with the assignment, here are five questions you may be too scared to ask about horse racing.

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Clement, Shirreffs, Kona Gold Elected into Racing Hall of Fame

The high-class sprinter Kona Gold and late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs have been elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as contemporaries, part of a group of 11 new Hall of Fame members.

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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 23

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his weekly Derby Dozen for 2026, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2.

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Kentucky Derby Power Rankings Point to Renegade as the Horse to Beat

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.

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