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McLean's Selections For Horseshoe Indy on Wednesday, May 13
May 12, 2026

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Preakness Week Festivities Kick Off on Thursday at Laurel Park
May 12, 2026

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McLean's "Donation Play of the Day" at Horseshoe Indy: Ryan's Wish in the 2nd
May 12, 2026

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McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 9 — William Walker Stakes Day
May 9th, 2026
2026 Statistics: Days Picks 10 / 2-5-1 2026 Overall -- 397 397 / 129-132-155 Win % of Top Pick 32.49% Payoff % of Top 3 Picks Overall 34.93% 2026 Top Pick in the Money Overall -- 230-397 57.93% 2026 Top Pick in the Money @ TP Winter -- 214-370 57.84% 2026 Top
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Keeneland Sales Grads Getting Ready for Kentucky Oaks / Derby
April 30th, 2026
Kentucky Derby / Oaks Photo Album: Through the Eyes & Lens of the Incredible Holly M. Smith
April 30th, 2026
KY HBPA Advisory: How Best To Navigate Churchill Downs This Week
April 30th, 2026
McLean’s Selections for Churchill Downs on “Thurby” — Thursday, April 30
April 30th, 2026
A Fireside Chat With Thoroughbred Writer-Editor Extraordinaire Dan Liebman: An Insider’s Look at KY Derby, “Dosage Index,” “Breeding Patterns,” & Modern Handicapping Tools
April 29th, 2026
NBC Set to Broadcast 152nd Kentucky Derby With Expanded Coverages
April 29th, 2026

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Horseshoe Indianapolis Spring Meet

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Horseshoe Indianapolis Spring Meet

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Churchill Downs Spring Meet — Twilight Thursday

May 14 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Churchill Downs Spring Meet — Downs After Dark Races & Preakness Stakes Simulcast

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(Our Jack Christopher filly) Any time I run up on a pedigree that I either know, or that I love, when I am actually handicapping a race, I stop to smell the roses. And, I do a little investigative reporting, so to
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