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Pioneer of The Nile and The Pamplemousse match up in California's Santa Anita Derby. Musket Man is in Illinois. I Want Revenge and Imperial Council meet in New York.

Jockey Garrett Gomez helped Pioneerof The Nile adjust and win. I Want Revenge overcame a troubled trip to get up in the Wood Memorial. Musket Man impressed in Illinois.

Giacomo's little half brother, Tiago, bursts on the scene to catch Pletcher's Roxy at Santa Anita. In the Illinois Derby, Cowtown Cat gives Pletcher another Derby hope.

There are no fewer than thirteen graded stakes scheduled across the country, a handicapper's paradise.

Big Brown, Florida Derby bomber, Colonel John, and Pyro are the preferred Kentucky Derby trifecta as betted on in Las Vegas this week. Court Vision leads the rest, 10-1.

Records many times go by the wayside, but experience is seldom a losing proposition. Big Brown takes a three-race career against Colonel John, 6-4-2-0-0, Saturday.

Cobalt Blue and Chelokee moved into the Derby Top Ten List, while Street Sense continues as the No.1 pick. Scat Daddy, Notional, Circular Quay are headed for Kentucky.

With just three weekends of Kentucky Derby prep races left before the Run for the Roses, contenders Quality Road, Pioneerof The Nile, and Friesan Fire await May 2.

I Want Revenge, Musket Man, Pioneerof The Nile, General Quarters, and Papa Clem captured Derby prep races in New York, Illinois, California, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Opinions are sharply defined as a wide open Kentucky Derby post offers a batch of talented and proven colts. Trainer Todd Pletcher has five trainees, but no favorite.

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champ Street Sense is headed to the Kentucky Derby ahead in graded stakes earnings and ranked No.1 by the NTRA. Can he break the juvenile jinx?

He's called Bo-Rai-el by his riding peers because he consistently takes his Thoroughbred mounts to the rail for victories. Calvin Borel repeated the feat on Derby day.

Jogging an easy mile on May 7, Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown remained scheduled for the Preakness Stakes May 17 with only Recapturetheglory to try him again.

A rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird and Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra will not take place in this year's Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6.

Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. knows Big Brown. Dutrow wasn't worried about starting from Gate 20 in the first leg of the Triple Crown. His inexperienced colt won handily.

While entries for the 2009 Kentucky Derby may not be settled until May 2, when twenty Thoroughbreds gather at the gate, graded stakes earnings qualifiers keep shifting.

Focus was not a question as Nobiz Like Shobiz fought hard to win the Wood Memorial. Battling Any Given Saturday, then Sightseeing, Nobiz upped the Derby ante.

A full field of 14 is likely for the 2009 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore. Will the winner come out of the Kentucky Derby, or will it be a newcomer?

With War Pass out of the Derby, the next top contenders present a muddied picture. Trainer Todd Pletcher has 2 qualifiers, and two fillies are possible entrants.

Tale of Ekati, by Sunday Silence mare Silence Beauty, and Colonel John, by Tiznow, win late in Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby under Edgar Prado and Corey Nakatani.

It will be hard to evaluate the quality of this year's crop of 3-year-olds, as injuries are continuing to take their toll on the top-ranked runners.

Two months away from the Kentucky Derby, Scat Daddy, Great Hunter, Circular Quay, and Hard Spun won big races. Curlin impressed. Street Sense still led in the ratings.