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Desert Gate winning the Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar

Owner

Michael E. Pegram, Karl Waston and Paul Weitman

Trainer

Bob Baffert

Jockey

Hernandez, Juan J.

Breeder

Twin Oaks Bloodstock

Earnings

$246,000

Color

Chestnut

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Derby News September 30, 2025

Ted Noffey, It’s Our Time, Desert Gate lead fields for Saturday Kentucky Derby qualifiers

The 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up this Saturday with a trio of Grade 1 races across the country. All award Kentucky Derby (G1) qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.

Oaks News October 28, 2025

Feeling the Derby Power: Kentucky Derby Power Rankings 2025 [Oct. 27]

If you’d been watching juvenile racing this weekend last year, you would have seen the winner of both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.

Oaks News October 21, 2025

Feeling the Derby Power: Kentucky Derby Power Rankings 2025 [Oct. 21]

With the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Oct. 31, the focus for the best 2026 Classic contenders, a few of the big guns have already been racing.