On April 7th there were four prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby at three different race
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Time for Hansen to step up
By: by Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - After fabulous performances from I'll Have Another, Creative Cause, and to a lesser extent, Gemologist and Alpha, the time is now for last year's 2-year-old champion Hansen to prove he belongs in the top half-dozen ranked 3-year-olds.
The almost white colt
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Charles Town Classic attracts field of 10
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Charles Town, WV (Sports Network) - Duke of Mischief returns to defend his 2011 victory in this year's $1 million Charles Town Classic at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The 1 1/8-mile Classic drew a field of 10 older horses with three also eligibles for the Saturday race.
Trained by
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Arkansas Derby field led by Baffert horses
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - Rebel Stakes winner Secret Circle and stablemate Bodemeister top a field of 11 three-year-olds for Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Both colts are trained by Hall of Fame member Bob Baffert.
Secret Circle has drawn
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Five ladies to start in Apple Blossom
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Hot Springs, AR (Sports Network) - A small but evenly matched field of five older fillies and mares have been entered for Friday's $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, last year's race winner, is being kept out of the 1 1/16-mile stakes.
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I'll Have Another - The Rodney Dangerfield of Racing
By: By Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - When will the public start embracing one of the top 3-year-olds of the year?
I'll Have Another began 2012 by winning the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at 43-1 odds. No respect there despite losing to Creative Cause by less than two lengths as a 2-year-old. All th
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Hero of Order headed to Keeneland
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Lexington, KY (Sports Network) - Trainer/owner Gennadi Dorochenko has informed Keeneland Race Course that his Louisiana Derby winner Hero of Order is a candidate for the $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday. The colt won the Fair Grounds stakes as a 109-1 longshot.
"If he is feeling good,
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Union Rags keeps small lead in Three-Year-Old Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Weekend Kentucky Derby prep races made the NTRA Three-Tear-Old Poll a little tighter with less than four weeks until the Run for the Roses. Union Rags keeps his place in first, but his advantage has dropped.
Union Rags, third in the April 31 Florida Derby, rec
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Wood and Santa Anita horses going to Churchill
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 138th Kentucky Derby is next on the plate for the top horses coming out of two of the prep races held this past Saturday.
Coming out of the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct will be undefeated Gemologist and runner-up Alpha. Gemologist, trained by Todd Pletche
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Union Rags keeps small lead in Three-Year-Old Poll
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Weekend Kentucky Derby prep races made the NTRA Three-Tear-Old Poll a little tighter with less than four weeks until the Run for the Roses. Union Rags keeps his place in first, but his advantage has dropped.
Union Rags, third in the April
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Weekly Television Schedule
April 14
- Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and Arkansas Derby, 6:00-7:00PM, CNBC
May 2
- Derby Classics, 4:00-5:00PM, NBC Sports Network
- Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw, 5:00-6:00PM, NBC Sports Network
May 3
Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
April. 13
- Aqueduct: Three Coins Up S., $75,000, 4&up, 8.5f T
- Keeneland: Maker's 46 Mile (G1), $300,000, 4&up, 8f T
- Oaklawn Park: Apple Blossom H. (G1), $500,000, 4&up, f&m, 8.5f
- Oaklawn Park: Instant Racing, $100,000, 3yo f, 8f
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