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2026 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Feb. 10

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 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not as strong as they previously were. In the second edition of this blog for the 2026 run for the roses, the focus is on what has changed since the previous edition on Jan. 21.

HEATING UP

Bella Ballerina, Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes, Fair Grounds, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

2026 Rachel Alexandra Stakes at a Glance

Eight 3-year-old fillies were entered in the Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes and their connections are hoping history repeats itself as last year’s winner, Good Cheer, went on to capture the Longines Kentucky Oaks. The Rachel Alexandra Feb.

Risen Star Stakes, Fair Grounds, Kentucky Derby, Universe, Golden Tempo, Cheat Sheet, Carson Street, Paladin, Chip Honcho, Colt Forty Seven, Courting, Quality Mischief, trainer, jockey, horse racing, ABR

2026 Risen Star Stakes Cheat Sheet

Saturday’s $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds is an important race on the road to the 152nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as it is the first race in

Renegade, Kentucky Derby, Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Irad Ortiz, Repole Stable, Todd Pletcher, jockey, trainer, speed figure, pedigree, sire, Into Mischief, Spice Is Nice, racehorse, Beyer, Remsen Stakes, horse racing, ABR

2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Sam F. Davis Stakes Winner Renegade

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

Santa Anita, 2026 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, Plutarch, Bob Baffert

Plutarch Wins Robert B. Lewis Stakes in Big Step for Baffert on Derby Trail

Plutarch is still a work in progress, but the royally-bred colt took a huge step forward on Feb. 7 by winning the one-mile Grade 3 $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on the dirt at Santa Anita Park.

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