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Preakness Stakes Week: Falcon Jet Set For Takeoff in Sir Barton?
May 14, 2026

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Preakness Stakes Notebook: Another Day at "The Park" for Taj Mahal; Great White "Super Kind"
May 14, 2026

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Russells Kick Off Preakness Week With a Win on Thursday
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KY HBPA: The Ball Family Is Enjoying a Return to Kentucky Derby Scene 55 Years Later
April 30th, 2026
(Chief Wallabee / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the KY HBPA Media Team / Jennie Rees: News feature: In Chief Wallabee, Lexington's Ball family has second Derby horse 55 years after first The Kentucky HBPA again is producing select video interviews and b-roll of contenders on the run-up to the Kentucky
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Santa Anita Barn Notes: So Happy, Secured Freedom To Try G1 Santa Anita Derby
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(Further Ado / Photos by Holly M. Smith) Editor's Note: Click Here for the final Kentucky Derby Rankings -- which include both biggest strengths and biggest questions for each horse: https://thepressboxlts.com/ky-derby-rankings-for-2026/ Editor's Note II: We finally were able to get enough time to
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