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The Grade 2 Hutcheson Stakes continues Gulfstream Park's road to the Kentucky Derby. The 2012 edition, slated for Feb. 12, will mark the 3-year-old debut of Ever So Lucky, a top Kentucky Derby contender for trainer Jonathan Sheppard.

The road to the Kentucky Derby gets underway in earnest at Gulfstream Park with the Grade 3, $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes on Jan 29. The 2012 edition of the one-mile contest will feature the sophomore debut of Hansen, last year's Eclipse Award winner as champion 2-year-old male and one of the early favorites for the Kentucky Derby.

Few racing states in this country can match the historical significance of Maryland. Thoroughbreds have been racing in the Free State since early in the 18th century. In fact, the Maryland Jockey Club—which operates Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park—was founded in 1743, making it the longest standing organization in the state.

The only legal form of Internet gambling in the United States is betting on horse races, and there's no bigger race in the U.S. than the Kentucky Derby, which is contested each year on the first Saturday in May.

Winning the Kentucky Derby is the pinnacle of every jockey's racing career. To find the right horse and then provide it with the perfect ride on the first Saturday in May can certainly be viewed as a fitting culmination of a lifetime of work.

With the New Year upon us, the road to the Triple Crown takes center in the world of horse racing. This year's crop of 3-year-old prospects looks to be shaping up as one of the strongest in the last few years.

Winning a Kentucky Derby is the dream of every man or woman that's ever put a saddle on a Thoroughbred race horse. To have success in the American classic restricted to 3-year-olds, a trainer must find that one horse with the talent and determination to step to the forefront of a yearly foal crop that can number anywhere up to 35,000.

How far can a pedigree influence or limit one’s life and career? When it does, it’s obvious and anticipated but when it doesn’t, it’s inspirational. The magnificent Steven Spielberg directional production that narrates the chronicles of a horse’s journey through varying hands during a time waged by World War I is what all of you are invited to experience this year.

Excellent new for Southern California race fans. Every weekend of Santa Anita's 75th anniversary winter-spring meet will be broadcast live on KVMD Los Angeles through an agreement between the independent station and HRTV, the national cable-based horse racing network.

For new fans of racing looking to hone their handicapping chops, free online handicapping contests may be your best bet.