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I hope he runs like Gareth Bale! HARRY REDKNAPP on the racehorse he likens to Razor Ruddock and Stuart Pearce – and why his nan ‘used to get slung in the back of a police van every other day’
DOMINIC KING: Harry Redknapp shouldn't have a care in the world, given where we are, but he wants to give a warning before we venture any further.
I hope he runs like Gareth Bale! HARRY REDKNAPP on the racehorse he likens to Razor Ruddock and Stuart Pearce – and why his nan ‘used to get slung in the back of a police van every other day’
DOMINIC KING: Harry Redknapp shouldn't have a care in the world, given where we are, but he wants to give a warning before we venture any further.
Rookie Rankings for Dec. 23: Leading 2026 Kentucky Derby Contenders
Three prep races for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve contested in two different countries promised to shake up Week 4 of the Rookie Rankings. But the impact was smaller than expected. The two stateside qualifiers yielded intriguing results, but the winners weren’t quite strong enough to make the Top 10 cutoff.
