The last Saturday in January heats up the 2021 Kentucky Derby Trail with a pair of coast-to-coast graded preps.
South Florida's Gulfstream Park's card is highlighted by the Grade 3 Holy Bull covering the East Coast. This year's Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Southern California is one of the featured races on Saturday's card at that iconic West Coast track.
Going chalk at Gulfstream, Greatest Honour is the colt to beat in the Holy Bull at 5/2 odds on the morning line. My pick is trainer Todd Pletcher's Prime Factor at 3/1 odds. The top two favorites will break right next to each other from the No. 6 and No. 7 gate in the field of nine.
Pletcher decided not to run Mutasaabeq in Saturday's race. This three-year old colt would have been my top choice coming off a victory in the ungraded Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream on Jan. 2. Keep an eye on this Kentucky Derby contender for his next scheduled prep.
Famed West Coast trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of entries in this year's Robert B Lewis Stakes. Medina Spirit would be my top pick as the 5/2 favorite on the morning line while working Spielberg into the mix at 7/2 odds for a few exotic wagers. These two bookends will break from the No. 1 and No. 8 posts in the eight-horse field.
Each of the these three-year old Thoroughbreds will have to deal with Hot Rod Charlie as a 3/1 second- favorite breaking from the middle of the pack. Trained by Doug O'Neill, he stunned the field in the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland by taking second at very long odds.
I will be covering the biggest Kentucky Derby prep races all season long right for ScoresandStats.com and SportsBettingStats.com.
Here is the link to my earlier preview of Saturday's main events for ScoresandStats: Saturday Preps
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