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Oaklawn’s four-race Kentucky Derby (G1) points series will produce four different winners. But two trainers will have a chance to win multiple races in the series that concludes with the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles April 1.
“We’re going to be tough all the way on out,” Lukas said. “Obviously, Secret Oath, Caddo River, Last Samurai are all very live horses."
Confidence Game was scheduled to be vanned back to his Fair Grounds base late Sunday afternoon, roughly 24 hours after his one-length victory over Red Route One in Oaklawn’s $1-million Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles.
Confidence Game revels in slop to upset Rebel 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.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Confidence Game won the $1 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park by one length in an upset on Saturday and earned 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by James Graham, Confidence Game ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.21 on a sloppy track.