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Churchill Reverts to Traditional Derby Draw

Churchill Downs is abandoning the two-tiered process that has been used since 1998 to determine the starting field for the Kentucky Derby and will revert to a traditional post position draw this year.

Breeders' Cup Sets Post Draw Schedule

Post positions for all 14 Breeders' Cup races will be drawn Oct. 21, with fields for 10 races drawn in the morning and four in the afternoon.

Haskin's Derby Report: Brown's Breeze

It was only appropriate that the final Kentucky Derby work belong to Big Brown, who showed why he just may be as special as his connections believe he is.

Breeders' Cup News Minute: Tuesday, October 23

BloodHorseNOW.com writer Steve Haskin reports each morning from Monmouth Park with news from the track.

Breeders' Cup: Post Draw for All Races on Same Day

Though Breeders' Cup this year will add a second championship day of racing, post positions for all 11 Breeders' Cup World Championships races will be drawn on one day.

Street Sense, Hard Spun Draw Outside Posts

Street Sense and Hard Spun, the one-two finishers in the May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, drew outside post positions for Saturday's Preakness Stakes (gr. I), which attracted a field of nine.

Toyota Blue Grass Post Draw Live on TVG

TVG will provide live, on-site coverage of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) post-position draw from Keeneland April 11.

Full Field of 20 for Kentucky Derby

As expected, the names of 20 3-year-olds were dropped into the entry box for Saturday's $2-million Kentucky Derby (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

Two Impediments to Also-Eligible List for Derby

Advance wagering and the two-tiered post position draw format are the only impediments to Churchill Downs employing an also-eligible procedure for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), according to a track spokesman.

Derby Winner To Break From Post Eight for Preakness; Medaglia d'Oro 5-2 Favorite

The connections of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner War Emblem won first choice of post position Wednesday for the 127th renewal of the 1 3/16-mile Preakness Stakes (gr. I) to be run Saturday at Pimlico and with it chose gate 8 for the son of Our Emblem.

Trainers With Front-Runners Take the Outside Route

With only two horses left to be drawn, including Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner War Emblem, and the first and last choices for post positions remaining, trainer Bob Baffert was poised to be either the straw that stirred the Preakness post position drink or a man without a plan.