American Promise Archives • The Racing Biz

07
Jan

Photo Diary: Best of 2025

Allison Janezic / 9 months
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The Racing Biz photographer Allison Janezic combed through her archives to come up with her favorite shots of 2025.

17
May

Preakness Profile: American Promise

The Biz / 1 year
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3 min read

In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.

12
May

Lukas “enjoying every minute” of Preakness 150

Press Release / 1 year
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3 min read

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a Preakness lover through and through, is back at age 89 with Virginia Derby winner American Promise.

27
Apr

Journalism tabbed as Kentucky Derby chalk

The Biz / 1 year
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2 min read

Journalism, a winner of four straight capped by the Santa Anita Derby, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

26
Apr

Derby trail: American Promise has final major move

Press Release / 1 year
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2 min read

American Promise, dominant winner of the Virginia Derby, tuned up for the Kentucky Derby with a five-furlong move Saturday at Churchill Downs.

11
Apr

Nik Juarez looks to pin down Derby dreams

Nick Hahn / 1 year
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9 min read

Wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, a long way from his rebellious youth in Maryland, is expected to ride American Promise in the Kentucky Derby.

18
Mar

Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win

Nick Hahn / 2 years
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5 min read

The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

16
Mar

Derby Trail: Where we stand after Virginia Derby

Frank Vespe / 2 years
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4 min read

Where do we stand following on the Derby trail following Saturday’s Virginia Derby? Here’s what we learned.

15
Mar

American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby

The Biz / 2 years
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4 min read

D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.

11
Mar

Virginia Derby: Lukas hopes American Promise ready to deliver

Nick Hahn / 2 years
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4 min read

Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.

Revised N1X condition, ratings races now at Laurel

Social Fortress looks for big step up in DelCap

PODCAST: Talking WV Breeders Classics at 40!

Well-traveled Eunomia heads to DelCap a G1 winner

Former trainer John Salzman, Sr., passes

Top WV sire Fiber Sonde passes