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The 144th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place on Saturday from Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore and with fast track conditions should be a wide-open race.  Unlike the Kentucky Derby where the track was sloppy, Pimlico should be in near pristine condition and the weather forecast calls for a beautiful afternoon...

The first Saturday in May is a magical day, one that every horse racing fan and even casual sports fan looks forward to as the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs.  America's longest running sporting event known as "The Run for the Roses" is shaping up as being one of the more open and competitive fields in recent memory...

It was the biggest day of live racing at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino as the 12th annual running of the Sunland Derby lived up to the hype. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won his third Sunland Derby with Chitu, and fourth consecutive Sunland Park Oaks with the ultra talented filly, Awesome Baby...

The "other" big showdown on a Sunday filled with huge horse racing stakes races at Sunland Park is the Oaks. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has dominated this race with five wins over the last seven years, and he plans to send another top filly to compete in Awesome Baby...

On Sunday, 85 total qualifying points, $800,000, and a trip to the Kentucky Derby are on the line for the 12th running of the Sunland Derby. Leading trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher are each sending a pair of contenders to Sunland to race in the Derby...

After a windy Saturday, the weather was nearly perfect for Sunday's 11th running of the $800,000 Grade III Sunland Derby. The winner was assured 50 points, all but cinching a spot in May's Kentucky Derby.