New Orleans may be famous for the Mardi Gras, but for horsemen, Saturday’s Gun Runner Stakes kicks off another well-known event in New Orleans.
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2026 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles: Los Alamitos Futurity Winner Litmus Test
Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule from which racehorses earn points toward qualifying for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Litmus Test Aces It in Los Alamitos Futurity
As the only horse in the Grade 2 $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity field with graded stakes experience, Litmus Test performed exactly as expected.
Two-Time Dirt Mile Winner Goldencents: A Star On and Off the Track
It’s not often that you see a Manitoba-bred horse in a pedigree, let alone a Breeders’ Cup winner. Goldencents is that rare exception, a son of breed-shaping sire Into Mischief produced by a mare whose wins all came at the claiming ranks at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg.
