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2021 Kentucky Derby. Barring an upset in Saturday’s Grade 1  Arkansas Derby, these are the horses that I consider to be the top contenders on the first Saturday in May. How could each horse win the biggest race in their career? Read on to see how each can get the big job done. Concert Tour. Right now, I see him as the most likely one to be draped in roses after the Kentucky Derby is run, but unlike the other eight horses on this list, he still has a prep to be run. While there is always the chance of some sort of injury, I like the idea of a race only three weeks before the big one. I full...

Unbeaten Prevalence, Withers Winner Risk Taking Loom Large In Wood Memorial Sponsored by: Prevalence working at Palm Meadows Unbeaten Prevalence and Grade 3 Withers-winner Risk Taking highlight a strong field for Saturday's 96th running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino for sophomores going 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct Racetrack. The nine-furlong two-turn contest is the final local qualifier for the Grade 1, $3 million Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs and awards 100-40-20-10 qualifying points to the top-four finishers. The Wood Memorial, ...

Concert Tour leads the field all the way in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 13, winning by 4 ¼ lengths under Joel Rosario. (Eclipse Sportswire) It’s hard to believe, but even in this COVID-19 winter the calendar keeps turning and the final round of preps for the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is already upon us with the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby set for Saturday. The Louisiana Derby is the first prep to offer 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner. Since the last edition of this blog in mid-February, Derby contenders have climbed aboard (or fa...

Sponsored by: Last week's grading period came and went without a Report Card on the winners of the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park, the G3 Southwest Stakes from Oaklawn and the listed John Battaglia Memorial Stakes from Turfway Park. The author got a little behind on his homework. We'll review those three races from Feb. 26-27 and three big 85 point Kentucky Derby preps that were run last Saturday: the G2 Gotham Stakes from Aqueduct, G2 Tampa Bay Derby from Tampa Bay Downs and G2 San Felipe Stakes from Santa Anita. The winners of those three races assured thems...

Ron Flatter notes that popular favorites for the Run for the Roses are carrying very short odds