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Trainer Brad Cox has a barn full of potential Kentucky Derby contenders and will start sorting things out Satuday but says he's not excited -- yet; we preview all the weekend horse racing action right here, right now.

A proven stalker at any distance, the 5-year-old mare by Race Day almost made her lone turf start a winning one at Colonial Downs in August, dashing home to a runner-up performance over 5 1/2 furlongs

Asmussen, who has won 14 Sam Houston Race Park leading trainer titles, will be seeking his fourth win in the Houston Ladies Classic.

Pan Zareta winner filly Oeuvre broke alertly and relaxed professionally behind a pair of Louisiana-bred longshots before taking command in the stretch and winning Saturday’s $100,000 Nelson J. Menard Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds by two lengths over seven other older females.

It might be a good weekend to find a long shot contender for the Kentucky Derby or Oaks in action at Tampa Bay Downs and Aqueduct.

Don Alberto Stable’s Forza Di Oro gets the honors of morning line favorite at 7-2 in the $100,000 Tenacious Stakes Monday at Fair Grounds, but last year’s Tenacious exacta returns in the form of Estate of James J. Coleman Jr.’s Chess Chief and Lothenbach’s Happy American, who is cross-entered in the $100,000 Buddy Diliberto three races earlier on the card.

Turf racing returns for Monday's “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day” card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La.

Richard Perkins’ homebred Oeuvre grabbed the lead nearing the sixteenths pole and held back the determined rally from runner-up Portilla to capture the $100,000 Pan Zareta Stakes Saturday at Fair Grounds.

Hoosier Philly headlines Golden Rod at the Kentucky Derby. The 2023 Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Gold Standard Racing’s undefeated Hoosier Philly headlines a field of 10 2-year-old fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade 2) at Churchill Downs.