Fair Grounds’ path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve reaches its end Saturday with the $1 million, Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby. The field will travel 1 3/16 miles on dirt in this race, making the Louisiana Derby the longest Derby prep.
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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.
