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Weekend Lineup Presented By Form2Win: Fillies & Mares In The Spotlight

On Saturday, female stars match up at Santa Anita Park as Ce Ce and As Time Goes By square off in the 1 1/16-mile Grade 2 Santa Maria, and at Churchill Downs, Frank's Rockette and Sconsin are set to battle under the lights in the Grade 3 Winning Colors at 6 furlongs.

TVG will be broadcasting racing throughout the weekend from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

“America's Day at the Races” will be live on Saturday, May 22 on FS2 from 1-3 p.m., and from 4-11:30 p.m., featuring the live programming at Belmont Park and Churchill Downs. On Sunday, May 23, “America's Day at the Races” will air on FS2 from 1-3 p.m., and from 4-5:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday, May 22

4:35 p.m. ― $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derek Smith's 4-year-old filly As Time Goes By, a 9 ¼- length winner last time out in the Grade 2 Santa Margarita Stakes, and Bo Hirsch's two-time Grade 1-winning 5-year-old mare Ce Ce, are set for a showdown in Saturday's $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Maria at Santa Anita Park at 1 1/16 miles. Regally bred, As Time Goes By, the 2-5 morning line favorite, is a dark bay daughter of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah out of Take Charge Lady, by Dehere. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Mike Smith, As Time Goes went wire to wire in the 1 1/8-mile Santa Margarita on April 24. Prior to that score, she finished second to last year's 3-year-old filly champion Swiss Skydiver in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita. Ce Ce is trained by Michael McCarthy, fresh off saddling Rombauer to victory in last Saturday's Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. In 2020, Ce Ce, a chestnut daughter of Elusive Quality won the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn and the Beholder Mile. She tuned up for Saturday's race by winning a 7-furlong allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita on April 17. Victor Espinoza has the mount from post 3.

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5:12 p.m. ― $100,000 Seek Again Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Eight older horses (with two also-eligibles) have been entered for Belmont's Seek Again at 1 mile on turf, with Juddmonte's 6-year-old Flavius, who has run at seven U.S. tracks since arriving from Ireland in 2019, the 2-1 morning line favorite. Trained by Chad Brown, and breaking from post 10 under Javier Castellano, Flavius was beaten a length while finishing fourth in the Grade 1 Frank E. Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita on March 6. Brown also saddles the 5-year-old Delaware (GB), who won Aqueduct's listed 1-mile Danger's Hour on April 10. West Point Thoroughbreds, William T. Freeman, William Sandbrook and Cheryl Manning's 4-year-old Decorated Invader returns to Belmont where last year the son of Declaration of War won the Grade 2 Pennine Ridge and was second in the Grade 2 Hill Prince for trainer Christophe Clement. Decorated Invader also won the Grade 2 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga after the Pennine Ridge. In his first start of 2021, Decorated Invader finished third in the Danger's Hour. Joel Rosario rides Decorated Invader from post seven. The Thomas Bush-trained 4-year-old Get Smokin won last year's Hill Prince, and has a victory this year in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Stakes. Get Smokin will be ridden by Junior Alvarado from post five.

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7:19 p.m. ― $100,000 Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

CYBT, Michael Dubb, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig and Ray Pagano's Going Global (IRE), unbeaten in three starts in 2021 since arriving from Ireland, and Kaleem Shah's Madone, a four-time winner, lead seven 3-year-old fillies in the Grade 3 Honeymoon Stakes going 1 1/8 miles on turf. Going Global, trained by Phil D'Amato and ridden from post six by Flavien Prat, has won in succession the Grade 3 6-furlong Sweet Life, the listed 1-mile China Doll and the Grade 3 1 1/8-mile Providencia Stakes, all at Santa Anita. Madone, trained by Simon Callaghan and ridden by Juan Hernandez from post seven, won her first three starts last year, which included the listed Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, and the Surfer Girl at Santa Anita. In November, she finished eighth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland, unable to sustain a drive after the turn for home. Her 2021 debut was in the Grade 3 Senorita Stakes on May 1. After stumbling at the start, the bay daughter of Vancouver (AUS) stayed just off the rail in the upper stretch and then surged between horses to win by a length. Pizzazz, owned by Perry Bass II and Ramona Bass, won the California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields on April 24 for trainer Richard Mandella.

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7:57 p.m. ― $150,000 Grade 3 Winning Colors at Churchill Downs on FS2

Frank Fletcher Racing's Frank's Rockette and Lloyd Madison Farms' Sconsin are the likely favorites headlining six older fillies and mares in the Grade 3 Winning Colors, going 6 furlongs at Churchill Downs. Trained by Bill Mott, Frank's Rockette, a seven-time winner, has been off the board just once in 13 starts. That one start was against males in last year's Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint, where she finished 11th. Prior to the Breeders' Cup Sprint, Frank's Rockette won the Grade 3 Victory Ride, the Grade 2 Prioress and the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap. She made two listed starts at Oaklawn Park this year, winning the American Beauty and finishing second by three-quarters of a length in the 6-furlong Carousel on April 10. A 4-year-old daughter of Into Mischief, Frank's Rockette will be ridden by Florent Geroux from post two. Sconsin, trained by Greg Foley, was second by 1 ½ lengths to champion female sprinter Gamine in the Grade 2 Derby City Distaff on May 1 at Churchill. Last September, Sconsin, a 4-year-old by Include, won the Grade 2 Eight Belles presented by TwinSpires.com, also at Churchill. Sconsin will break from post four under Tyler Gaffalione.

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10:11 p.m. ― $110,000 Keertana Stakes at Churchill Downs on FS2

Maram's Delta's Kingdom seeks her first win of 2021 as the 5-2 morning line favorite in the $110,000 Keertana at Churchill Downs, one of 10 older fillies and mares entered for the 1 1/2-mile test on turf. Trained by Bill Mott, Delta's Kingdom, a 5-year-old by Animal Kingdom, finished second in the Grade 3 Bewitch at Keeneland on April 23. Ridden by Florent Geroux from post eight, Delta's Kingdom also finished second in the Grade 2 La Prevoyante at Gulfstream in January. Silverton Hill's Pass the Plate, third in the Bewitch, finished second in Churchill's Grade 3 Mrs. Revere last November for trainer Paul McGee. Rafael Bejarano rides Pass the Plate from post five. Bal Mar Equine's 5-year-old gray/roan Dalika (GER), won the Albert M. Stall Memorial on Feb. 13 at the Fair Grounds, a race named after the father of her trainer, Al Stall Jr. Miguel Mena has the mount from post 10.

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Weekend Lineup Presented By Pimlico: Preakness Headlines Busy Weekend In Maryland

The 146th Grade 1 $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, the second jewel of Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, will be run at 1 3/16 miles. The Preakness is the centerpiece of nine graded stakes races to be run at Old Hilltop on Friday and Saturday.

NBC Sports will broadcast the Preakness live, with coverage beginning Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage from Pimlico begins today at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the 97th running of the Grade 2 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, and continues Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Over the two days, NBC Sports will cover nine races live.

Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) will broadcast live on Saturday from 5-7:30 p.m. ET from Pimlico via NBC Sports Audio channel on SiriusXM channel 211, along with terrestrial affiliates throughout the United States.

“America's Day at the Races” will be live on Saturday on FS2 from 2-2:30 p.m., and from 4:30-6:30 p.m. featuring the live programming at Belmont Park. On Sunday, May 16, “America's Day at the Races” will air on FS2 from 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET.

Friday, May 14

3:07 p.m. ―$150,00 Grade 3 Allaire DuPont Distaff Match Series Stakes at Pimlico on TVG

New Jersey-bred Horologist, trained by Bill Mott, leads eight fillies and mares entered in Friday's $150,000 G3 Allaire DuPont Distaff at Pimlico as the 3-1 morning line favorite. A 5-year-old daughter of Gemologist, Horologist, ridden by Junior Alvarado from post five, is seeking her fourth career graded stakes win, which includes last October's G2 Beldame Stakes. Horologist won her first start of the year, the listed 1 1/8-mile Top Flight at Aqueduct, by a length over Mrs. Danvers. The latter, owned by Joseph Allen and trained by Shug McGaughey, won last November's G3 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct. The Elkstone Group's Getridofrwhatailesu exits very tough G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn, where she finished behind Letruska, Monomoy Girl and Shedaresthedevil.

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4:09 p.m. $150,000 Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on TVG

Alex and JoAnn Lieblong's Abrogate, trained by Steve Asmussen, and WSS Racing's Joyful Cadence, trained by John Ortiz, the 1-2 finishers in the listed Purple Mountain Stakes at Oaklawn on April 3, are among the favorites as nine 3-year-old fillies go to the post in the six furlong $150,000 Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. The local standout is Lucky 7 Stables' Maryland-bred Street Lute, who won five consecutive races at Laurel Park, but will be stepping into graded-stakes company for the first time for trainer John J. Robb.

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5:12 p.m. ―$250,000 Grade 3 Pimlico Special Match Series Stakes on NBCSN

WinStar Farm's and China Horse Club's Fearless is the 9-5 morning line favorite in the G3 1 3/16-mile Pimlico Special against 10 rivals. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden from post two by Irad Ortiz Jr., Fearless won the G2 WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes on Feb. 27, and was second by a half-length last time out on April 10 in the G2 Oaklawn Handicap. The Bill-Mott-trained Modernist won the Grade 3 Excelsior at Aqueduct on April 10 by 2 ½ lengths. GMP Stables, Arnold Bennewith and Cypress Creek Equine's 5-year-old Maryland-bred Harpers First Ride won last year's Pimlico Special when it was held in October. Trained by Robert Diodoro and ridden from post seven by David Cohen, Harpers First Ride has won 10 races but is winless in his last three starts.

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5:44 p.m. ―$250,000 Grade 2 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on NBCSN

Friday's featured G2 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan will be run for the 97th time with a field of ten 3-year-old fillies entered. Godolphin's Adventuring, trained by Brad Cox, has started just four times, but has won both her races this year. After breaking her maiden at the Fair Grounds in February, the bay daughter of Pioneerof the Nile captured the listed 1-mile Bourbonette at Turfway Park on March 27 by two lengths. Florent Geroux has the mount starting from post nine. Like Adventuring, Baoma Corporation's Beautiful Gift, trained by Bob Baffert, also will be making just her fifth start. After winning the G3 Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita Park on March 7, Beautiful Gift finished second by a half-length in the G2 Santa Anita Oaks.

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Saturday, May 15

11:44 a.m. ―$200,000 Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico on TVG

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, a four-time winner of the G3 Chick Lang Stakes, sends out West Point Thoroughbreds and Melvin Delfiner's Jaxon Traveler in this year's 46th running of the six-furlong race for 3-year-olds. Maryland-bred Jaxson Traveler broke his maiden last September debuting at Pimlico. He has won four of five starts, with his most recent victory coming in the listed six-furlong Bachelor Stakes at Oaklawn on April 24. Asmussen also has entered Bill and Corrine Heiligbrodt's Mighty Mischief, a 4 ½ length optional-claiming winner last time out at Oaklawn. Lea Farms' Florida-bred Willy Boi, trained by Jeff Engler, won the listed Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream in March.

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1:26 p.m. – $150,000 Grade 3 Gallorette at Pimlico on TVG

Alex G. Campbell Jr.'s 5-year-old mare Mean Mary, 6-5 on the morning line, seeks her fourth graded-stakes win when she makes her 2021 debut in Pimlico's G3 Gallorette at 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares on turf. Trained by Graham Motion, last year Mean Mary won the G3 Orchid and the G3 La Prevoyante, both at Gulfstream, and the G2 New York at Belmont, before losing a heartbreaker to Rushing Fall by a neck in Saratoga's G1 Diana. Mean Mary finished seventh in the G1 Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf to close out the season. The Christophe Clement-trained Feeling Glorious (GB), a six-time winner, was second in the listed Sand Spring Stakes at Gulfstream on March 27. After six starts in France, Peter Brant's 4-year-old Fighting Lady (IRE) won her U.S. debut in an Aqueduct allowance race on April 3 for trainer Chad Brown.

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4:30 p.m. ― $100,000 Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

Juddmonte's Laurel River made a solid impression with a 4-length maiden special weight score on April 3 at Santa Anita, and has been installed as the 4-5 morning line favorite in Saturday's G3 Lazaro Barrera for 3-year-olds at six furlongs. Bob Baffert trains the bay son of Into Mischief, with Abel Cedillo named to ride. The main challenge should come from Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, John Sondereker and Richard Thornburgh's California-bred The Chosen Vron. Trained by Kruljac, The Chosen Vron was third behind Concert Tour and Freedom Fighter in his second start, the G2 San Vicente Stakes, before winning the listed 6 ½-furlong Echo Eddie eight races after Laurel River broke his maiden on the same April 3 program at Santa Anita.

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4:41 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Match Series Stakes at Pimlico on NBCSN

Eleven 3-year-olds will tackle the wide open G3 six-furlong Maryland Sprint Stakes, with Hillside Equestrian Meadows' local 8-year-old gelding Laki getting the chance to show his stuff at Pimlico. Trained by Damon Dilodovico and ridden from post one by Horacio Karamanos, Maryland-bred Laki won his last two starts at Old Hilltop. On April 24, Laki won the listed six-furong Frank Y. Whiteley Stakes, and prior to that, took the G3 Frank J. De Francis last October. Courtland Farm's Strike Power, trained by Steve Asmussen, was one for three at Oaklawn this year, taking an optional claimer and then finishing fourth behind C.Z. Rocket and Whitmore in the G3 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap on April 10.

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5:38 p.m. ―$250,000 Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico on NBCSN

The Chad Brown-trained Sacred Life (FR) is the 7-5 morning line favorite in an eight-horse field for the 120th running of Pimlico's G2 Dinner Party Stakes for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Sacred Life, ridden by Javier Castellano from post 5, has won two of six starts in the U.S. since coming over from France in 2019. He finished third in the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland in his first start of the year on April 9. Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable's 5-year-old Somelikeithotbrown, who finished second in last year's Dinner Party for trainer Mike Maker, and won last year's Grade 2 Bernard Baruch at Saratoga, will try to improve on his seventh-place finish in the April 2 G1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland.

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5:52 p.m. ―$100,000 Grade 3 Soaring Softly Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

A wide-open field of 11 3-year-old fillies are set for Belmont's Soaring Softly at seven furlongs on the turf, led by the 5-2 morning line choice Toby's Heart. Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Manny Franco, Toby's Heart won the listed 5 ½-furlong TVG Limestone Stakes at Keeneland on April 9 to improve her record to three wins in four starts. Trainer Christophe Clement will start Bach Stables' Bye Bye, who broke her maiden by 2 ¾ lengths at five furlongs at Gulfstream Park on March 21, and Hoolie Racing Stable's and Madaket Stables' Hit the Woah, third last time out in the listed Sanibel Island at Gulfstream on March 27.

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5:58 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs on FS2

Two-time grade 1 winner Arklow makes his 2021 debut against 13 rivals in the G3 Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs going 1 ½ miles on the turf. A 7-year-old son of Arch, owned by Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and the Estate of Peter Coneway, Arklow finished second by a head in last year's Louisville Stakes. He won the G3 Calumet Farm Kentucky Cup Turf at Kentucky Downs in September, and after a sixth-place finish in the G1 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf, closed out 2020 by winning the G2 Hollywood Turf Cup at Del Mar on Nov. 27. Trained by Brad Cox, Arklow will be ridden by Florent Geroux. NBS Stable's 6-year-old gelding Spooky Channel has won nine races for trainer Jason Barkley, including the G3 John B. Connally at Sam Houston in January.

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6:38 p.m. – $1,000,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes from Pimlico on NBC

Zedan Racing Stables' Medina Spirit, who upset 18 rivals in the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs at 12-1, is the 9-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's 146th G1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Pending final pre-race testing results from Maryland Racing Commission officials, Medina Spirit will break from post three under Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, leading the 10-horse field of 3-year-olds contesting the 1 3/16-mile middle jewel of the Triple Crown.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who is trying for a record eighth Preakness win, is also starting Gary and Mary West's homebred Concert Tour (5-2), who incurred his first loss in four starts while finishing third in the G1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn last time out and skipped the Kentucky Derby. Winner of both the G2 San Vicente at Santa Anita and G2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn, Concert Tour will be ridden for the first time by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith from post 10. (Pre-race testing results on Concert Tour are also pending).

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon (5-1) remains on the Triple Crown trail Saturday after finishing a troubled sixth in the Kentucky Derby, 8 ½ lengths behind Medina Spirit for trainer Steve Asmussen, who won the Preakness with Curlin in 2007 and the filly Rachel Alexandra in 2009. Midnight Bourbon finished second in the G2 TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby.

Trainer Chad Brown, who won the 2017 Preakness with Cloud Computing, will saddle Klaravich Stables' Crowded Trade and Risk Taking in search of his second Preakness success. Crowded Trade, who finished third in the G2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct last time out, is rated at 10-1 on the morning line, while Risk Taking, who won the G3 Withers before finishing a disappointing seventh in the Wood Memorial, is rated at 15-1. Crowded Trade drew post four, while Risk Taking will break from post nine.

John and Diane Fradkin's Rombauer, trained by Michael McCarthy, came from last at the top of the stretch to win the listed El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields in February, and was recently third in the G2 Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland.

Japan will be represented in the Preakness with Yuji Inaida's Kentucky-bred France Go de Ina, trained by Hideyuki Mori, who finished sixth in the G2 UAE Derby at Meydan in Dubai.

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Weekend Lineup: Five Graded Stakes At Belmont Saturday

“America's Day at the Races” will be live on Saturday, May 8 on FS2 from 2-6:30 p.m. featuring the live programming at Belmont Park, which gets into full swing with five graded stakes. The Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, the local a prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5, and the Grade 1 Man o' War on turf, will be the highlights of the day. On Sunday, May 9, “America's Day at the Races” will air on FS2 from 12:30-6 p.m. ET.

Saturday, May 8

2:31 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Runhappy Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Mr. Amore Stable's 6-year-old Florida homebred Firenze Fire, a winner of 12 races and more than $2.2 million, is the 4-5 morning line favorite against four rivals in the Grade 3 $150,000 Runhappy Stakes for 4-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs. Trained by Kelly Breen, Firenze Fire, ridden by the three-time Eclipse Award-winner, Irad Ortiz Jr., is making his 2021 debut. Last year, Firenze Fire won two Grade 2 stakes races at Belmont, capturing the True North in June and the Vosburgh in September. Following the Vosburgh, Firenze Fire finished a fast-closing third in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland. Michael Dubb's Chateau earned his first graded- stakes score in March when the Rob Atras-trained 6-year-old gelding captured the Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap at Aqueduct. Chateau will try to rebound from a well-beaten fourth-place finish in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap on April 3.

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3:34 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Three fillies and mares out of last year's Grade 1 Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf ― Harvey's Lil Goil (third), Civil Union (fifth) and Nay Lady Nay (IRE) (eighth) ― will be making their 2021 debuts on Saturday in Belmont's $150,000 Grade 3 Beaugay Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on turf. Trained by Bill Mott, and breaking from the rail under Junior Alvarado, Harvey's Lil Goil won the Grade 3 Regret at Churchill Downs and the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland last year. Allen Stable's 6-year-old mare Civil Union, a winner five times in nine starts for trainer Shug McGaughey, captured the Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga and the Grade 1 Flower Bowl at Belmont in 2020. Last year, the Chad Brown-trained Nay Lady Nay won the Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes at Monmouth Park and was third in the Flower Bowl.

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4:06 p.m. ―$150,000 Grade 3 Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park on FS2

Holly Hill Stables' 6-year-old Pacific Gale leads seven fillies and mares in a wide open renewal of the Grade 3 Vagrancy Stakes at 6 ½ furlongs. Trained by John Kimmel and ridden from post six by John Velazquez, Pacific Gale, third in last year's Vagrancy, has won both her starts this year, taking the Grade 2 Inside Information and the Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream Park this winter. Stepping into graded-stakes company for the first time, the Brad Cox-trained French Empire is also unbeaten this year, coming from off the pace to win her last two starts at Oaklawn Park. Tommy Town Thoroughbreds' 5-year-old Victim of Love, trained by Todd Beattie, is the defending champion, winning last year's Vagrancy by 1 ¾ lengths at 27-1. Victim of Love, who was third, beaten 2 ½ lengths, in last year's Grade 1 Ballerina at Saratoga, finished second in an allowance optional claiming race at Laurel Park on Feb. 26 in her lone start this year.

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5:12 p.m. ―$200,000 Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Klaravich Stables' Risk Taking is the 7-5 morning line favorite against five fellow 3-year-olds for Saturday's $200,000 Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, the local prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5. After rocketing down the Aqueduct stretch to win the Grade 3 Withers Stakes by 3 ¾ lengths, Risk Taking will try to rebound off his seventh-place finish in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 3 as the 5-2 favorite. Irad Ortiz Jr., the nation's leading money-earning rider, has the mount from post six. Michael Shanley's Nova Rags, a chestnut son of 2012 Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags, won the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in February and then was second in Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes , and fourth in the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby for trainer Bill Mott. Recent Hall of Fame inductee Todd Pletcher sends out Overtook, second in the Withers, and Promise Keeper, a 5 ½-length allowance optional claiming winner at Keeneland on April 8.

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5:44 p.m. ―$700,000 Grade 1 Man o' War at Belmont Park on FS2

New York's first Grade 1 turf event of 2021 brings international intrigue to Belmont Park on Saturday as Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith's 5-year-old Sovereign (IRE), winner of the 2019 Group 1 Irish Derby, makes his U.S. debut under new trainer Chad Brown, headlining an eight-horse field for the 1 3/8-mile Man o' War Stakes. Formerly trained by Aidan O'Brien, Sovereign was second by 5 ½ lengths to Enable (GB) in last year's Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. He has not started since finishing third in the Bahrain International Trophy at Sakhir on Nov. 20. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount breaking from post one. Otter Bend Stables' 4-year-old Gufo has a Grade 1 victory among his five wins in eight starts, taking the Belmont Invitational Derby last October for trainer Christophe Clement. He was also a fast-closing third in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby last out on Nov. 28. The Bill Mott-trained Moon Over Miami was third in the Grade 3 MacDiarmida and second in the Grade 2 Pan American at Gulfstream Park in his last two starts. Three Diamonds Farm's Field Pass chased Raging Bull into the stretch of the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keenland on April 9, before winding up fourth.

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7:19 p.m. ―$100,000 Grade 3 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

LNJ Foxwood's 5-year-old Tapwater is the 9-5 morning line favorite against seven fillies and mares in Saturday 1 ½-mile Grade 3 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Seeking her first graded stakes win, Tapwater, a gray/roan daughter of Tapit, is trained by Richard Mandella and will be ridden from post three by Flavien Prat. Tapwater finished fourth, beaten four lengths, in her previous start, the Grade 2 Royal Heroine at Santa Anita on April 3. Canadian-bred Rideforthecause, trained by Michael McCarthy, seventh in the Royal Heroine, won last year's Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine for trainer Gail Cox. Madaket Stables, Laura De Seroux, Marsha Naify and Mathilde Powell's Neige Blanche (FR) has raced four times in the U.S. since coming over from France last year, with her best finish being a third in last September's Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational.

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Weekend Lineup: Talk Derby To Me!

The eyes of the sporting world will be on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., this weekend for the Grade 1 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The Kentucky Derby, “America's greatest race” is back in its traditional position on the first Saturday in May, with fans in attendance, after being held last Sept. 5 without spectators due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., and the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., complete this year's Triple Crown schedule.

A field of 20 horses is scheduled to go to the post for the 1 ¼-mile “Run for the Roses,” with post time slated for 6:57 p.m. ET. Godolphin's undefeated Essential Quality, last year's 2-year-old male champion, is the 2-1 morning line favorite. Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert will seek a record-breaking seventh Kentucky Derby win with Medina Spirit.

NBC Sports, marking the 20th year of its first Kentucky Derby coverage, will broadcast live from Churchill Downs beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports kicks off more than 13 hours of Kentucky Derby Week action today with live coverage of the Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks beginning at noon ET on NBCSN. Saturday's live Derby coverage begins at noon ET on NBCSN. In total, NBC Sports will televise 17 live races.

TVG will be broadcasting racing throughout the weekend. In addition to racing from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, TVG will feature racing from Oaklawn Park, Belmont Park and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.

“America's Day at the Races” will also be live Friday, April 30 on FS2 from noon-5:30 p.m., ET, and will also air a Kentucky Derby Preview from 8:30-9 p.m. ET. On Saturday, May 1, America's Day at the Races will air from noon-3 pm on FS1 and from 4-6:30 p.m. ET on FS2. On Sunday, May 2, “America's Day at the Races” will air on FS2 from 1-3 p.m. ET and from 4-5:30 p.m. ET.

Horse Racing Radio Network's Kentucky Derby week programming culminates with exclusive coverage of the 147th Kentucky Derby from 5:00-7:30 p.m. ET, produced in partnership with NBC Sports Audio Network. Coverage, presented by TwinSpires, is available on terrestrial affiliates across the United States along with the NBC Sports Audio channels SiriusXM 211, and simulcast on Sirius 219/XM 201. Digital listeners can tune in to the Kentucky Derby on the HRRN website, www.horseracingradio.net.

Friday, April 30

1:26 p.m. ― $400,000 Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes presented by Sentient Jet at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Godolphin's Maxfield, the 4-5 morning line favorite, will look to get back on track following the first defeat of his six-race career when he tops a field of six older runners for the 18th running of the Grade 2 $400,000 Alysheba presented by Sentient Jet at 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Maxfield notched victories in his first five starts that included triumphs in the Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, the Grade 3 Matt Winn at Churchill and the Tenacious and Grade 3 Mineshaft at the Fair Grounds. He finished third in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in his most recent start. Jose Ortiz has the mount Friday exiting post six. The Dallas Stewart-trained Chess Chief won the Grade 2 New Orleans Classic Stakes in his last start.

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2:09 p.m. ―$300,000 Grade 2 Edgewood Stakes presented by Newport Gaming and Racing at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Peter Deutsch, Michael Kisber, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables' Aunt Pearl (IRE), dominating winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland last fall, is slated to face six rivals on turf when she makes her 3-year-old debut in the 37th running of the Grade 2 $300,000 Edgewood presented by Newport Racing & Gaming. Trained by Brad Cox, Aunt Pearl followed up her 5-length maiden victory Sept. 1 at Churchill Downs with another front-running triumph in the Grade 2 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine at Keeneland that set her up for her Breeders' Cup victory. Regular rider Florent Geroux has the mount from post six. Amerman Racing's Gift List (GB), trained by Brian Lynch, was second in Keeneland's Grade 2 Appalachian Stakes on April 3.

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3:03 p.m. ―$500,000 Grade 1 La Troienne presented by TwinSpires.com at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms' Shedaresthedevil, upset winner of last September's Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks leads seven fillies and mares in the 36th running of the Grade 1 $500,000 La Troienne presented by TwinSpires.com. Trained by Brad Cox, Shedaresthedevil began the year with a victory by a head over Letruska in the Grade 2 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 13. Regular rider Florent Geroux will be aboard from post two. Two other Grade I winners will line up to challenge Shedaresthedevil: Peter Brant's Dunbar Road and WinStar Stablemates Racing's Paris Lights.

Trained by Chad Brown, Dunbar Road will be making her 2021 debut after closing out 2020 with a third-place finish behind champion Monomoy Girl in the Grade 1 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland. In 2019, Dunbar Road won the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. She will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. The Bill Mott-trained Paris Lights, who won last year's Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks, opened 2021 with a victory in the Grade 3 Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct on April 2. Paris Lights has also won two races at Churchill Downs.

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4:04 p.m. ―$300,000 Grade 2 Eight Belles Stakes presented by Smithfield at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Trainer Tim Hamm and Siena Farms' Dayoutoftheoffice, runner-up in last November's Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland, leads a field of 12 in a wide open 66th running of the Grade 2 $300,000 Eight Belles presented by Smithfield for 3-year-old fillies at 7 furlongs. Dayoutoftheoffice is three of four, which includes victories in the Grade 3 Schuylerville at Saratoga and the Grade 1 Frizette at Belmont Park. The Bob Baffert-trained Kalypso won the Grade 3 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita in January.

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4:55 p.m. ― $250,000 Grade 2 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by Sysco at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Diamond 100 Racing Club, Amy Dunne, D P Racing and Patrick Biancone Racing's defending champion Diamond Oops takes on 10 runners in the 5 ½-furlong Grade 2 $250,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by Sysco at Churchill Downs. Trained by Patrick Biancone, Diamond Oops will be attempting to become the first repeat winner of the Twin Spires Turf Sprint. He won last year's race by a neck at 4-1 under Florent Geroux, who is back aboard for Friday's renewal. The Peter Miller-trained 5-year-old Sombeyey comes in off a second-place finish in the Grade 3 San Simeon at Santa Anita on March 13.

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5:51 p.m. ―$1.25 million Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Shadwell Stable's undefeated Malathaat headlines a field of 13 3-year-old fillies for the Grade 1 147th running of the $1,250,000 Longines Kentucky Oaks, the centerpiece of the Friday program at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, a three-time Kentucky Oaks winner, Malathaat comes into Friday's 1 1/8-mile race off a victory in the Grade 1 Central Bank Ashland Stakes at Keeneland on April 3, which was her first start this year. She will be ridden by John Velazquez, who won the 2004 Oaks for Pletcher on Ashado. Klaravich Stables' Search Results and OXO Equine's Travel Column are both listed as 3-1 second choices. Trained by Chad Brown, Search Results has won all three of her starts this year, including the Grade 3 Gazelle on April 3 at Aqueduct.

Trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux teamed up to win the Oaks in 2018 with Monomoy Girl and in 2020 with Shedaresthedevil. They will try for a third score with Travel Column, who won the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks on March 20 and captured last year's Grade 2 Golden Rod at Churchill. Stronestreet Stables' Clairiere, trained by Steve Asmussen, defeated Travel Column in the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra at the Fair Grounds on Feb. 13.

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Saturday, May 1

1:14 p.m. ―$500,000 Grade 2 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

My Racehorse CA and Spendthrift Farm's 6-year-old Got Stormy, installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite, and the Heider Family Stables' Zofelle (IRE), lead seven fillies and mares in the Grade 2 $500,000 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.

Trained by Mark Casse, Got Stormy, with earnings of more than $2 million and six graded stakes wins, will be making her second start in this race having finished second in 2019. A Grade I winner against males and females, Got Stormy opened her 2021 campaign with a nose victory over Zofelle in the Grade 3 Honey Fox on Feb. 27 at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old Zofelle, trained by Brendan Walsh, won the Grade 3 Marshua's River Stakes at Gulfstream in January.

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1:32 p.m. ― $200,000 Grade 3 Westchester Stakes at Belmont Park on FS1

St. Elias Stable's Dr. Post, who was second to Tiz the Law in last year's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, leads a six-horse field in the 1-mile $200,000 Grade 3 Westchester Stakes at Belmont Park. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Dr. Post will be making his first start since finishing fourth in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga last August. Chester and Mare Broman's 7-year-old New York-bred gelding Mr. Buff has 17 wins, including two this winter in the Jazill Stakes and the Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct for trainer John Kimmel.

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1:57 p.m. ― $500,000 Grade 1 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery at Churchill Downs on NBCSN

Michael Lund Petersen's reigning champion female sprinter Gamine tops a field of six fillies and mares in the 35th running of the Grade 1 $500,000 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery at seven furlongs. Trained by Bob Baffert, Gamine has won six of her seven starts and capped off her Eclipse Award-winning campaign with a track record-setting triumph in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland in November. Gamine, a 4-year-old by Into Mischief, opened 2021 with a 5-length victory in the Grade 3 Las Flores on April 4 at Santa Anita. John Velazquez has the mount from post four.

Lothenbach Stables' 5-year-old Bell's the One captured last year's Derby City Distaff in dramatic fashion, closing with a rush to nip Serengeti Empress by a nose at the wire. Trained by Neil Pessin, Bell's the One, third behind Gamine the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, opened this year with a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Madison at Keeneland. She will be ridden by Corey Lanerie from post three.

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2:30 p.m. – $75,000 Grade 2 Temple Gwathmey Stakes at Glenwood Park on NSA's website.

Saturday's $75,000 Temple Gwathmey Stakes (G2) at Glenwood Park could turn out to be an epic matchup between two hurdlers destined for year-end championship honors. For the first major Steeplechase of the season, a field of seven is led by the Jack Fisher-trained Snap Decision, who boasts seven straight hurdle wins dating back two years, and Footpad, a Cheltenham Festival winner and European juggernaut with 11 victories in 26 starts and earnings of more than $900,000, to the 2 ½-mile Gwathmey, the first open hurdle stakes of 2021.

Footpad runs in the silks of Virginia horseman Sonny Via, who campaigned the great Good Night Shirt to a Hall of Fame career. The 9-year-old French-bred gelding is unraced since January 2020, though he had a tune-up to stretch his legs earlier this month at the Loudoun Point to Point in Virginia. His plans, like so many others, were derailed by Covid last season.

Bruton Street-US' Snap Decision, an Eclipse Awards finalist last year, has won five stakes restricted to novice jumpers in the early stages of their steeplechase careers, and faced open company in the David Semmes Memorial at Great Meadow last June. In that race, he dispatched a field that included Chief Justice, Redicean, and Iranistan by 4 ½ lengths under a vigorous hand ride from Sean McDermott.

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2:37 p.m. ― $200,000 Grade 2 Fort Marcy Stakes at Belmont Park on FS1

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle a trio of contenders making their seasonal debuts in the Grade 2, $200,000 Fort Marcy, at 9 furlongs on Belmont Park's inner turf course for older horse. Brown sends out Rockemperor (IRE), Tribhuvan (FR) and Devamani (FR).

Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb, Wonder Stables, Michael E. Kisber and Bethlehem Stables' multiple Grade 1-placed Rockemperor, who was second in the Grade 2 Manhattan Stakes last July 4, will exit post 2 under Manny Franco in search of his first graded score. Tribhuvan won an optional claimer on the same July 4 Belmont card. Devamani won the Grade 2 Knickerbocker Stakes at Belmont on Oct. 18.

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2:48 p.m. ―$500,000 Grade 2 Pat Day Mile Stakes presented by LG & E and KU at Churchill Downs on NBC

Kirk and Judy Robison's two-time Grade 1 winner Jackie's Warrior tops a field of a dozen 3-year-olds for Saturday's 97th running of the Grade 2 $500,000 Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Jackie's Warrior won his first four starts, a streak that included daylight victories in the Grade 2 Saratoga Special, the Grade 1 Hopeful, and the Grade 1 Champagne. He suffered his first defeat when finished fourth as the odds-on favorite in the Grade 1 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance last November. Jackie's Warrior opened 2021 with a third-place finish behind Essential Quality over a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park in the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes. Joel Rosario has the mount aboard Jackie's Warrior from post three.

Godolphin's Prevalence, trained by Brendan Walsh, started his career with two impressive victories before finishing sixth in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial in his most recent start. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount from post five. The Peter Eurton-trained Dream Shake comes in from California following third-place finishes in the Grade 2 San Felipe and the Grade 1 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby.

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3:40 p.m. ― $500,000 Grade 2 American Turf Stakes presented by Derby City Gaming at Churchill Downs on NBC

LNJ Foxwoods' undefeated 7-2 morning line favorite Annex along with Stuart Janney III's Scarlett Sky and John Oxley's Palazzi, the one-two finishers in the recent Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland, top a field of 14 3-year-olds for Saturday's 30th running of the 1 1/16-mile Grade 2 $500,000 American Turf presented by Derby City Gaming.

Trained by Bill Mott, Annex comes into Saturday's race off victories in the Palm Beach and Cutler Bay at Gulfstream Park. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount from post four. Trained by Shug McGaughey, Scarlett Sky rallied from far back to win the Grade 3 Transylvania by a half-length after being beaten by a head in the Palm Beach by Annex. Joel Rosario rides Annex from post 13. Palazzi, who took the Texas Turf Mile to start his 2021 campaign, is trained by Mark Casse and will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione from post 14.

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4:31 p.m. – $500,000 Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford on NBC

Robert LaPenta, trainer Ron Moquett and Head of Plains Partners' Eclipse Award sprint champion Whitmore looms large in a field of 13 in the 86th running of the seven-furlong Grade 1 $500,000 Churchill Downs presented by Ford.

Whitmore, winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint last fall at Keeneland, will be making his third start in the Churchill Downs. He was fourth in 2018 and fifth in 2019 that marked his most recent start at Churchill. This year, Whitmore has been defeated twice by C Z Rocket at Oaklawn, first in the March 13 Hot Springs and again in the Grade 3 Count Fleet on April 10. Whitmore will break from post nine and be ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr.

Among the challengers to Whitmore is two-time Grade 1 winner Mind Control. Trained by Gregg Sacco, Mind Control returned from a 3 ½-month layoff with a runner-up finish in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap on April 3 to begin his 2021 campaign. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount and will leave post two. The Todd Pletcher-trained Basin won the Sir Shackleton at Gulfstream Park on March 27.

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5:27 p.m. ―$1 million Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs on NBC

Klaravich Stables' defending champion Digital Age (IRE) and Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) winner Colonel Liam headline a field of nine older runners entered the 35th running of the 1 1/8-mile Grade 1 $1million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic.

Trained by Chad Brown, Digital Age will be attempting to join Divisidero (2016-2017), Wise Dan (2013-2014) and Einstein (BRZ) (2008-2009) as the only back-to-back winners of the Turf Classic.

Digital Age, who also won the Grade 2 American Turf at Churchill in 2019 in his only other start over the course, will be ridden by Javier Castellano and from post six. Brown will saddle another Klaravich runner in Domestic Spending (GB). A winner of four of five career starts, Domestic Spending will be making his first start since taking the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby last fall at Del Mar. Flavien Prat has the mount breaking from post five.

Robert and Lawana Low's Colonel Liam has won his past three starts on turf, following his victory in the Pegasus with a score in the Grade 2 Muniz Memorial Classic at the Fair Grounds. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Colonel Liam will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. from post three.

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5:37 p.m. $200,000 Grade 2 Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2

Lael Stables' Magic Attitude (GB) headlines a field of six graded-stakes winners in the Grade 2, $200,000 Sheepshead Bay for older fillies and mares going 1 3/8 miles over the inner turf course at Belmont Park. Trained by Arnaud Delacour, Magic Attitude, a 4-year-old bay daughter of Galileo, won last year's Grade 1 Belmont Oaks after racing six times in France. She finished third in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland last October. Magic Attitude will try to improve upon her seventh-place finish in her 2021 debut on March 6 in the Grade 2 Hillsborough at Tampa Bay Downs.

Repole Stable's Always Shopping, trained by Todd Pletcher, won both the Via Borghese and the Grade 3 La Prevoyante at Gulfstream during the winter, and then finished second in the Grade 3 Orchid on March 27. Godolphin's Antoinette, second in last year's Belmont Oaks, captured the Grade 3 The Very One at Gulfstream on Feb. 27 for trainer Bill Mott.

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6:57 p.m. ―$3 million Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs on NBC

Godolphin's undefeated homebred Essential Quality leads the field of 20 3-year-olds for Saturday's 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) at Churchill Downs with his trainer, Brad Cox, trying to become the first Louisville native to saddle a winner for the coveted Run for the Roses.

A winner of all five of his career starts, Essential Quality clinched the 2-year-old male championship last year when he won the Grade 1 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. The gray son of Tapit captured both his starts this year, taking the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park and the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland. Luis Saez will ride Essential Quality, the 2-1 morning line favorite, from post 14.

Hronis Racing and David Talla's Rock Your World is also undefeated, winning two turf races to start the year and then unleashing a powerful performance in taking the Grade 1 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby on April 3. Installed at the 5-1 second choice, Rock Your World is trained by John Sadler and ridden by Joel Rosario, who won the 2013 Kentucky Derby on Orb.

Trainer Todd Pletcher won the Derby in 2010 with Super Saver and in 2017 with Always Dreaming. On Saturday, he will start four horses, led by St. Elias Stable's Known Agenda (6-1). Winner of the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby, Known Agenda will ridden by the reigning Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Pletcher's three other starters are: Calumet Farm's Bourbonic (30-1), Repole Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's Dynamic One (20-1), the 1-2 finishers in the Wood Memorial (GII), respectively, and WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.'s Sainthood (50-1).

Doug O'Neill is a two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, with victories in 2012 with I'll Have Another and in 2016 with Nyquist. This year, he has Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing and Strauss Bros Racing's Hot Rod Charlie, the fourth choice at 8-1. Hot Rod Charlie dominated the Grade 2 TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby on March 20 with a two-length score. Flavien Prat, winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby on Country House, has the mount and will break from post nine.

Bob Baffert will try to become the first trainer ever to win the Kentucky Derby for a seventh time when he sends out Zedan Racing Stables' Medina Spirit (15-1). Runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby in his most recent start, Medina Spirit will be ridden by three-time Kentucky Derby winner John Velazquez and break from post eight.

The field for the 147th Kentucky Derby, with riders and morning line odds from the rail out, is: Known Agenda (Irad Ortiz Jr., 6-1), Like the King (Drayden Van Dyke, 50-1), Brooklyn Strong (Umberto Rispoli, 50-1), Keepmeinmind (David Cohen, 50-1), Sainthood (Corey Lanerie, 50-1), O Besos (Marcelino Pedroza, 20-1), Mandaloun (Florent Geroux, 15-1), Medina Spirit (John Velazquez, 15-1), Hot Rod Charlie (Flavien Prat, 8-1), Midnight Bourbon (Mike Smith, 20-1), Dynamic One (Jose Ortiz, 20-1), Helium (Julien Leparoux, 50-1), Hidden Stash (Rafael Bejarano, 50-1), Essential Quality (Luis Saez, 2-1), Rock Your World (Joel Rosario, 5-1), King Fury (Brian Hernandez Jr., 20-1), Highly Motivated (Javier Castellano, 10-1), Super Stock (Ricardo Santana Jr., 30-1), Soup and Sandwich (Tyler Gaffalione, 30-1), Bourbonic (Kendrick Carmouche, 30-1). All starters will carry 126 pounds.

9:10 p.m. ― $100,000 Grade 3 Senorita Stakes at Santa Anita Park on TVG

Eleven 3-year-old fillies will go to the post in Grade 3 Senorita Stakes at 1 mile on turf at Santa Anita. Harris Farms' California-bred Closing Remarks is the 5-2 morning line favorite off her second place effort by a nose the Grade 3 Providencia on April 3 for trainer Carla Gaines. Making her 2021 debut is Kaleem Shah's Madone, who won three grass races in California last year before an eighth-place finish in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland.

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Sunday, May 2

4:40 p.m. ―$200,000 Grade 2 Ruffian Stakes at Belmont Park on FS2
Godolphin's Lake Avenue leads a field of six older fillies and mares in the 1-mile $200,000 Grade 2 Ruffian Stakes at Belmont Park. Trained by Bill Mott, the 4-year-old daughter of Tapit has won both her starts this year, taking an optional claiming race at Gulfstream in January and then capturing the listed Heavenly Prize at Aqueduct on March 6 by 6 ¾ lengths. LBD Stable and David Ingordo's 5-year-old Our Super Freak is making her first start since a solid second-place finish behind champion Monomoy Girl in the Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 28 for trainer Cherie DeVaux.

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