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Top Derby contender Eskendereya heads Wood field

Eskendereya is ready for a chance to show whether he’s deserving of the role as Kentucky Derby favorite. The 3-year-old colt runs in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on Saturday in a final prep race before the May 1 Derby. Eskendereya (eh-SKEN-deh-RAY-uh) is the 4-5 favorite in a six-horse field and is coming off an [...]

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Lookin at Lucky made early 4-5 favorite in Calif.

Lookin At Lucky is staying home to prep for the Kentucky Derby. Last year’s champion 2-year-old male will run on a synthetic surface in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby instead of on dirt in next week’s Arkansas Derby. “The really good ones will run on both of them,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday. [...]

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Lookin at Lucky made early 4-5 favorite in Calif.

Lookin At Lucky is staying home to prep for the Kentucky Derby. Last year’s champion 2-year-old male will run on a synthetic surface in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby instead of on dirt in next week’s Arkansas Derby. “The really good ones will run on both of them,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday. [...]

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Top Derby contender Eskendereya heads Wood field

Eskendereya is ready for a chance to show whether he’s deserving of the role as Kentucky Derby favorite. The 3-year-old colt runs in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on Saturday in a final prep race before the May 1 Derby. Eskendereya (eh-SKEN-deh-RAY-uh) is the 4-5 favorite in a six-horse field and is coming off an [...]

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