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Haskin's Weekend Preview: Two Stakes Not All About the Favorites (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33019)
Put up or shut up; now or never; do or die. You get the picture. With the running of Saturday's Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and Arkansas Derby (gr. II), we finally will have a good idea who will be in the starting lineup for the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33019)

Triple Crown trail: Strong Contender up for big challenge in Blue Grass (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63189&subsec=2)
Trainer John Ward Jr. admits with a wide grin that he normally would consider anyone sending a horse with two career starts into the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course to be desperate. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63189&subsec=2)

Upbeat Zito Running Out of Derby Hopes (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33025)
He's down, but not out. A year after sending a record tying five horses to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Nick Zito is still searching for one for this year's edition just three weeks away. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33025)

As Others Prepare for the Blue Grass, Barbaro Relaxes at Keeneland (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33017)
While some top 3-year-olds were preparing for Saturday's Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro settled into Barn 25 at Keeneland for some quiet relaxation before shipping to Louisville, Ky., for the May 6 Kentucky Derby. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33017)

Diplomat Lady Wins Stonerside Beaumont (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33024)
With the Keeneland main track favoring speed, Cornelio Velasquez guided Diplomat Lady to a front-running 2 1/4-length victory Thursday in the $250,000 Stonerside Beaumont (gr. II). Blood-Horse (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33024)

From the 'This looks vaguely familar' file: NTRA Handicapping Contest To Offer Weekly Cash Prizes (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33022)
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced April 13 the launch of "Beat the Handicapper," a free, eight-week contest at www.ntra.com (http://www.ntra.com/) that challenges fans to correctly handicap one designated race each week. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33022)

HBO Debuts 'Real Sports' With Look at Jockeys (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32996)
HBO premiered the latest edition of its "Real Sports" program April 11, featuring a segment on jockeys and the cancellation of their catastrophic health insurance by the past administration of the Jockeys' Guild. The show will repeat numerous times over the next few weeks. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32996)

Alleged Blood-Doping Brings Suspensions, Fines (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33014)
The New Jersey Racing Commission suspended five people April 12 for as much as 10 1/2 years in an alleged race-fixing scheme involving races at Meadowlands. The suspensions stem from an investigation into alleged blood-doping of Standardbred racehorses that competed at the premier meet in the country. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33014)

Rockport Harbor to Stand at Darley at Jonabell (http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33021)
Rockport Harbor, a multiple graded stakes winner, has been purchased by Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation and will enter stud at Darley at Jonabell near Lexington. Blood-Horse (http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33021)