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Kentucky Derby · DubaiA trio of new points-bearing races on the European / Middle East Road to the Kentucky Derby series have been added to the lineup for 2026, according to a Churchill Downs Incorporated release Tuesday. The G3 UAE 2000 Guineas, G3 Saudi Derby and Dubai Road to the Kentucky Derby Stakes (formerly the Al Bastakiya) will now award qualifying points toward up to two invitations for 3-year-olds to compete in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Rese…See the Story
Trio of International Races Added to Kentucky Derby Series Lineup
Sovereignty · Del MarLeading all the way from the start of voting 10 weeks ago, Godolphin’s homebred 3-year-old Sovereignty finished first in the final poll of the Breeders’ Cup Classic rankings. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will be run Nov. 1 at Del Mar. Trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty, winner of the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Grade 1 Travers , earned 394 votes. Fiercen…See the Story
Sovereignty Leads Final Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings
Kentucky Derby · LexingtonEdited Press Release Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency will consign a lifetime breeding right to leading sire Nyquist at the second edition of the Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held in the Del Mar Paddock on Wednesday, Oct. 29, two days before the Breeders' Cup World Championships, officials at the Lexington auction house announced Saturday. The lifetime breeding right entitles the purchaser to breed one mare per season to Nyquist, who stands at D…See the Story
