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Mo Stash earned his first graded stakes win in Friday's Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland, taking the field of 3-year-olds gate-to-wire

With less than two weeks to go in the 2022-'23 meet at Fair Grounds, there is a new leading trainer as Ron Faucheux has caught fire in the month of March.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Arabian Knight won the $750,000 Southwest Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths on Saturday at Oaklawn, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record sixth victory in the race. The colt came into the Kentucky Derby prep as one of the most highly touted 3-year-olds in the country.

Zedan Racing Stables LLC’s Arabian Knight came into Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) as one of the most highly touted 3-year-olds in the country and lived up to the hype with a dominating 5 ½-length victory at Oaklawn Park before an on-track crowd of 27,000.

Things are heating up in the racing world with the year's first American Grade I stakes on the weekend program in Florida, along with important Kentucky Derby preps in Arkansas and California.

The $3 million Pegasus World Cup highlights this weekend's live racing action, with 12 horses expected to line up for the 1 1/8-mile contest at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

Article by Robert Yates/Oaklawn and TRC staff: USA: The Kentucky Derby trail hots up in Arkansas on Saturday [Jan 28] when Bob Baffert starts impressive maiden winner Arabian Knight in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

"Now, the question mark is if he’s going to be able to carry his speed all the way around two turns. I don’t see why not."

“If he runs well, if the distance isn’t too much for him, if he gets tired – we’ll sort of see where we stand with him."

Southwest, Martha Washington showdowns on tap at Oaklawn Park 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.