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Jockey Russell Baze shoots for his record ninth win in Saturday's El Camino Real Derby

Park City ran his record to 2-for-2 by taking a Gulfstream Park allowance race

The first pool for the 2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager is now closed and as expected the field was a heavy favorite at 8-5. Verrazano was the second choice at 11-1 with Flashback next at 12-1. Get all the horses,final odds, will-pay amounts, and free past performances here.

2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 final odds originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 at 22:22:39.

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Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens captured his second stakes victory of the weekend Sunday

After Itsmyluckyday upset Shanghai Bobby, Eddie Plesa Jr. is on Kentucky Derby trail

The first pool for the 2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be open from February 8-10 and the field is the favorite as usual at 9-5 with Shanghai Bobby and Violence next both at 12-1. Get all the horses, morning line odds, and free past performances here.

2013 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool One originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 00:44:51.

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Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert train 10 of 23 horses in Kentucky Derby's Future Wager

On Saturday, Delta Downs hosted the 2013 Louisiana Premier Night, a series of ten stakes races for Louisiana-breds with a total of $1 million in purses. To the left is Heavy On Themister winning the Premier Night Championship Stakes. Get the results, charts, and photos for all ten races here.

2013 Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 22:29:34.

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Favorite Revolutionary just got up by a neck to win the Withers Stakes (G3) over Escapefromreality with Siete de Oros third. Also on the card, Head Heart Hoof won the Toboggan Stakes (G3), Cluster of Stars won the Correction Stakes, and Princess of Sylmar won the Busher Stakes. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

2013 Withers Stakes Day at Aqueduct originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 at 21:49:27.

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There were 369 3-year-old thoroughbreds nominated for the 2013 Triple Crown by the January 24 early deadline, own 7.3% from the 398 nominatied last year. Early nominations are $600 while late nominations, which close on March 23, are $6000. Check out the list of all 369 horses with their breeding and other information here.

2013 Early Triple Crown Nominations originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 at 22:16:19.

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Falling Sky delivered a quick return to his new owners with a Davis Stakes win

Bob Baffert isn't rushing to anoint Flashback as his top Kentucky Derby contender

Revolutionary overcame some missteps out of the gate to win the Withers Stakes by a neck

Virtually all of last year's top 2-year-olds are among 369 early Triple Crown nominees

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Bullet Catcher was making his first start on his home track Thursday and finished second.

The Experimental Free Handicap ranks colts and fillies who were 2-year-olds in 2012 and helps determine the dual qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby. Shanghai Bobby, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Champion 2-year-old of 2012, is the high weight assignment of 126 pounds while Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Beholder has the top weight on the filly list at at 123 pounds. Get the full lists plus the dual qualifiers here.

2012 Experimental Free Handicap originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 18:45:17.

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four-time Kentucky Derby winner D. Wayne Lukas is starting the prep season with a bang

On Jan. 11, the gelding Bullet Catcher escaped and ran 1.6 miles down a busy highway

Owner John Oxley won the Kentucky Derby on his second try, with Monarchos in 2001.

There were six stakes races on Sunshine Millions day at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, including the Santa Monica (G1) won by Teddy's Promise (right) and the Santa Ysabel (G3) won by Fiftyshadesofhay. Get the results, charts, and photos for all six races here.

2013 Sunshine Millions Day at Santa Anita originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Sunday, January 27th, 2013 at 23:37:57.

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