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The Bashford Manor (G3) for 2-year-olds was part of Churchill Downs’ closing day last Saturday and my colleague Kellie Reilly has already highlighted the winner, Classic Empire, in a recent piece on sire Pioneerofthenile, who is best known for producing...

A talented cast of eight juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles in Sunday’s $200,000 Street Sense S. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The opening day co-feature attracted multiple nice prospects that could be important players heading into the 2024 season.

Although Tampa Bay Derby (G2) upsetter Helium was not an early nominee to the Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred has a pedigree filled with classic influences. 
Helium is a grandson of Distorted Humor, who has been prominent on the 2021 Kentucky Derby...