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Mystik Dan wins at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Photography)

Race for the Crown episode 3 recap: The Road to the Derby - Part 2

Tue Apr 29 2025Sara Dacus

Race for the Crown episode 3—titled "The Road to the Derby: Part 2"—slightly deviates from the chronological sequence of the 2024 Derby preps, focusing on the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and the Arkansas Derby (G1).

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Fierceness wins the Floridia Derby at Gulfstream Park (Photo by Coglianese Photos)

Race for the Crown episode 2 recap: The Road to the Derby - Part 1

Fri Apr 25 2025Sara Dacus

Episode 2 of Race for the Crown, titled “The Road to the Derby – Part 1,” highlights two critical Kentucky Derby prep races: the Florida Derby (G1) and the Blue Grass S. (G1), both offering Derby qualifying points to the top five finishers.

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Fierceness winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Race for the Crown episode 1 recap: The Greatest 2 Minutes in Sports

Fri Apr 25 2025Sara Dacus

Race for the Crown opens with episode 1, “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports,” spotlighting the difficulty of getting to the Kentucky Derby. A voiceover sets the stakes: “20,000 horses born every year. 20 in the starting gate.”

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Race for the Crown Premiers on Netflix: Follow Along with TwinSpires

Wed Apr 23 2025Sara Dacus

Race for the Crown premieres on Netflix April 22. The six-part docuseries follows jockeys, trainers, and owners through the 2024 Triple Crown season, beginning with the previous season’s Breeders’ Cup.

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Mystik Dan prevails in 2024 Kentucky Derby

Mystik Dan (right), Forever Young (middle), and Sierra Leone (left) delivered the closest finish in Kentucky Derby history (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Watch Netflix's Race for the Crown along with TwinSpires

Mon Apr 21 2025Sara Dacus

TwinSpires will recap each episode of Netflix's Race for the Crown as we count down to the 151st Kentucky Derby.

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20 songs for your Kentucky Derby playlist

Mon Apr 21 2025Sara Dacus

Do you know these 20 familiar songs referencing horse racing or the Kentucky Derby?

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Carry Back wins the 1961 Kentucky Derby (Courtesy of the Kentucky Derby)

Remembering the Run for the Roses: longtime attendee looks back on his best Derby memories

Sun May 08 2022Sara Dacus

Charles VanDyne has attended approximately 60 editions of the Kentucky Derby. The still-practicing attorney from Ada, Ohio, who has been in his present office for 66 years, is proud to say he is 91 years old.

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Art Sherman pats California Chrome (Photo by Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher)

Art Sherman's lifetime horsemanship hit the stratosphere

Mon Dec 20 2021Sara Dacus

Art Sherman had a storied career in horse racing before California Chrome walked into it.

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Warrior's Club at Blackburn (Photo courtesy of the TRF)

TRF Second Chances farm is changing human and equine lives

Tue Nov 02 2021Sara Dacus

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chances farm at Blackburn Correctional Complex has been changing lives—both human and equine—since 1999.

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(Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's Second Chances at Lowell Horse Show

Fri Oct 22 2021Sara Dacus

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's Second Chances at Lowell Horse Show

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(Photo by Horsephotos.com)

What is the History of entering a horse into a horse race?

Thu Sep 09 2021Sara Dacus

The roots of racing in medieval England were planted when horses for sale were ridden in competition to demonstrate their speed to potential buyers.

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(Photo by Benoit Photography)

Del Mar Track Highlights for Sept. 8

Wed Sep 08 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar Track Update for Sept. 8

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(Photo by Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand)

Saratoga Track Highlights for Sept. 8

Wed Sep 08 2021Sara Dacus

Saratoga Track Highlights for Sept. 8

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Ginobili wins the Pat O'Brien S. (G2). (Photo by Benoit Photo)

Del Mar Week 7 highlights

Thu Sep 02 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar’s iconic summer meet ends Monday, and the shore is serving up plenty of action in its final days.

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Essential Quality wins the Travers Stakes. (Photo by Coglianese Photos)

Saratoga Week 7 highlights

Wed Sep 01 2021Sara Dacus

Travers S. weekend featured eight graded stakes races with the meet’s final week including another eight graded stakes.

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Essential Quality. (Photo by Coady Photography)

Saratoga racing highlights for week 6

Thu Aug 26 2021Sara Dacus

North American racing’s biggest stars meet at Saratoga.

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Tripoli winning the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. (Photo by Benoit Photo)

Del Mar racing highlights for Week 6

Thu Aug 26 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar set a new single-day all-sources wagering record Saturday with $36,024,030 on the Pacific Classic card.

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Got Stormy wins the Fourstardave H. (Photo by Chelsea Durand/Coglianese Photos)

Saratoga Week 5 highlights

Thu Aug 19 2021Sara Dacus

Here’s a look back at what bettors found to be so intriguing and a look ahead at the high-class racing at the Spa.

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Racing at Del Mar. (Photo by Benoit Photography)

Del Mar Week 5 highlights

Thu Aug 19 2021Sara Dacus

Here’s a look at what has been happening at the seaside track leading up to this signature day of racing.

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Del Mar Week 4 Highlights

Wed Aug 11 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar Week 4 gave racing fans a glimpse into the future with two stakes races for two-year-olds and continued to provide thrills in the Yellow Ribbon H.

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Saratoga Week 4 Highlights

Wed Aug 11 2021Sara Dacus

This week, Saratoga’s meet reaches the halfway point with plenty of world-class Thoroughbred racing to come.

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Racing at Del Mar. (Photo by Benoit Photography)

Del Mar Week 3 highlights

Wed Aug 04 2021Sara Dacus

In last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races at Del Mar, Dr. Schivel and Shedaresthedevil secured expenses-paid berths in the championship series.

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Saratoga Week 3 highlights

Wed Aug 04 2021Sara Dacus

Blockbuster racing continues at Saratoga and an all-star field is expected to meet in the Whitney S. (G1).

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Del Mar Week 2 Highlights

Fri Jul 30 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar witnessed upsets last week, and this weekend the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Championship series runs through the seaside track.

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Technical Analysis wins the Lake George Stakes. (Photo by Coglianese Photos)

Saratoga Week 2 highlights

Fri Jul 30 2021Sara Dacus

Summer at Saratoga continues to sizzle and surprise.

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Del Mar opening week highlights

Fri Jul 23 2021Sara Dacus

The racing is fiercely competitive at Del Mar, where 23 different trainers won at least one of the 32 races in opening weekend. Here’s a look back at the first two graded stakes of the meet.

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Saratoga Opening Week Highlights

Thu Jul 22 2021Sara Dacus

Saratoga’s opening week delivered graded stakes thrills. Here are highlights from the first few days of the meet.

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Racing at Del Mar. (Photo by Benoit Photography)

Del Mar opening weekend stakes preview

Fri Jul 16 2021Sara Dacus

Del Mar‘s iconic summer meet begins Friday, and opening weekend features two graded stakes.

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Racing at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photos/Amira Chichakly)

Dacus: A look at Saratoga's opening week stakes action

Thu Jul 15 2021Sara Dacus

Saratoga’s 153rd season opens Thursday, and the meet’s first week begins with a bang, featuring six stakes races. Here’s a glimpse of four graded contests on tap.

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Racing at Del Mar. (Photo by Benoit Photography)

Del Mar: Jockeys and trainers to watch for 2021

Mon Jul 12 2021Sara Dacus

The Del Mar gates open on a new season of fun on Friday, July 16. Here are on-track stars to watch during the meet that concludes on Labor Day.

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