New Orleans in the springtime primarily conjures thoughts of Mardi Gras. Yet the Crescent City also provides a nifty route to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Triple Crown through a series of important prep races for 3-year-olds that culminates March 26 with the $ 1 million Louisiana Derby at a demanding 1 3/16-mile distance.
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The Fantastic Five: Ranking the Best Pegasus World Cup Winners
Since its inception in 2017, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park has successfully bum-rushed the North American racing calendar and made an impression comparable with hoofprints from the gigantic statue of the winged equine icon of Greek mythology that resides at the Hallandale, Fla., track.Â
Knicks Go Headlines Eclipse Award Finalists
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 15 the finalists for the 2021 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in Thoroughbred racing. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on TVG, and other outlets, during the 51st annual Eclipse Awards Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. ET in dinner and ceremony at Santa Anita Park. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2021 Horse of the Year.
2022 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for Jan. 12
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 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite as strong as they were a week or two ago.
