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Who Wins The John Battaglia Stakes?

Saturday is the John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park. Twenty Kentucky Derby qualifying points will be awarded to the winner of Saturday’s contest. The race also offers synthetic runners a useful prep ahead of the March 21st Jeff Ruby Steaks. The Battaglia, held on the Turfway Tapeta Footings track, attracted an overflow field of 13. Here is a brief look at that field: 1. STREET BEAST … Continue reading Who Wins The John Battaglia Stakes?

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The John Battaglia Stakes

This weekend’s lone stateside Derby qualifier is the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park. The race honors John Battaglia, former general manager at Latonia (now Turfway) and other tracks. His son, oddsmaker and retired announcer Mike Battaglia, called the Kentucky Derby from 1978-1996. Inaugurated in 1982, the John Battaglia Memorial was added to the Road to the Kentucky Derby series in 2021, and the 1 … Continue reading The John Battaglia Stakes

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