Lexington Stake Last Stop Wrap on the 2025 Road To The Kentucky Derby CLI

April 12

Lexington Stakes GIII Keeneland $200k  1 1/6 miles 20 – 10 – 6 – 4 – 2

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

William Shakespeare

Forever Young

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Thorpedo Anna Romps in Apple Blossom After Slow Start

TDN – Alan Carasso – Well-Bred Nyquist Colt Gosger Sits The Trip In Stonestreet Lexington

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Gosger Outruns Bracket Buster, Praetor in Lexington

Paulick Report – Joe Nevills – Video: Gosger Could Have The Points, Would He Answer The Kentucky Derby Call?

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – UPDATE-1: HORSE OF THE YEAR ON SATURDAY; A-B-C GRADES FOR TWO GRADED OAKLAWN STAKES

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Lexington Stakes Could Serve as Preakness Prep

Brisnet – James Scully – Praetor installed as 2-1 favorite in Lexington; Excellent Truth heads trio of international shippers in Jenny Wiley

Horse Insider – John Pricci – THE PREPS ARE IN THE BOOKS AND THE EQUINE STARS ARE ALIGNED FOR AN EPIC CONFRONTATION

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicolas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Kentucky Derby latest, Thorpedo Anna, Forever Young, Frankie Dettori, Hayley Turner, Grand National and more …

Bloodhorse – America’s Best Racing – Bob Ehalt – At a Glance: Lexington Stakes Has Evenly Matched Field

Bloodhorse – UAE Derby Top Two Lead Five Late Triple Crown Nominees

TDN – Sue Finley and Dan Ross – Will Tariffs Impact Japanese Participants in the Derby?

Bloodhorse America’s Best Racing – Tom Pedulla – Juarez Prepares for First Kentucky Derby Experience

Bloodhorse America’s Best Racing – Tom Pedulla –  Key Takeaways from April 5 Kentucky Derby Preps

Bloodhorse – Eight Belles Could Be Next for Beaumont Winner Verity

Paulick Report – ‘We Could Do The Preakness’: Wayne Lukas Aims Caldera For Oaklawn’s Bathhouse Row

ESPN – Pirates to re-add Roberto Clemente sign, apologize to family

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jay Hovdey – ‘A by-the-numbers skimming of the Thoroughbred world’ – why it’s hard to be sympathetic to Simpatico

Bloodhorse – Byron King – American Promise to Prep for KY Derby in Lexington

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

Mark Twain

Fool’s Overture

Paulick Report – Victor Ryan – ‘I’ll Know More By Next Week’: Baffert Waiting To Select Races For 3-Year-Old Quintet

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Phil M. Stockmen