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Always Dreaming, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1), will return to training in November and be pointed for a 4-year-old racing campaign in 2018, it was announced Monday. The 3-year-old colt from the first crop of Bodemeister was found to have stomach ulcers after the Travers Stakes, and was recently […]

WinStar Farm has entered into an agreement to acquire the breeding rights to 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming.  “We are excited to add another potentially breed-shaping stallion from the dominant Unbridled line, which has proven to be today’s preeminent classic sire line,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar President & CEO. […]

Bodemeister’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming will make his first start since the May 20 Preakness S. (G1) in the $600,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Always Dreaming’s meteoric rise in the first half of the year culminated with his historic Derby victory. After breaking his maiden by a dozen […]

Bodemeister’s Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Always Dreaming was assigned gate 4 for Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1) and will face four foes he defeated in the May 6 Run for the Roses. Trainer Todd Pletcher was content with Wednesday’s draw and planned to employ similar tactics that carried his colt to victory at Churchill […]

Bodemeister’s brilliant 3-year-old colt Always Dreaming will break from post five in the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1), which drew a full field of 20. Always Dreaming has been the talk of the barn area since his bullet five-furlong work last weekend, and continues to impress his connections with his daily routine. “I liked what […]

Always Dreaming is heading to Kentucky for a date with history after the 3-year-old Bodemeister colt took the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) by five lengths on Saturday. The victory ensured Always Dreaming will be one of the top choices for the $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6. The dark bay colt would […]

Bodemeister’s rising star Always Dreaming took his second straight race Saturday at Gulfstream Park with a front-running victory in a 1 1/8-mile allowance test for 3-year-olds. After breaking his maiden by nearly a dozen lengths on Jan. 25, Always Dreaming was made the heavy favorite for Saturday’s contest. The dark bay broke from the inside […]