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The 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby made stops this Saturday at Aqueduct in New York, Keeneland in Kentucky, and Santa Anita in California.

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After being interfered with in upper stretch, Spendthrift Farm’s homebred Tommy Jo was awarded Friday’s $650,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland via disqualification

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby passes through France on Sunday, in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at ParisLongchamp.

An exciting field of nine two-year-old prospects will run one-mile on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne S. (G1).

The near-miss third in the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) and third in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Forever Young is all set for another Breeders’ Cup venture after cruising through his prep in Japan.

Runaway Hopeful (G1) winner Ted Noffey leads an accomplished seven-horse field entered in Saturday’s $650,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.

A trio of prep races on the 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Oaks are taking place this week at racetracks across the United States.

A small but promising six-horse field has turned out to contest Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1), the first of four 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place at Santa Anita.

Nine possible 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders will square off in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Aqueduct.