My horse racing predictions for each of these races have been posted via permission of ScoresandStats.com
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Kentucky Derby Preps Highlight Saturday’s Horse Betting Card
The month of
March may be big for betting college basketball. Yet, this month also ranks
high on the list when it comes to wagering on major graded prep races for May’s
Kentucky Derby.
The first stop
on this Saturday’s race card is Gulfstream Park in South Florida for this
year’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes. This 1 1/16 miles run on the dirt has
13 three-year old Thoroughbreds listed as entered. Top trainers such as Dale
Romans and Todd Pletcher have a major stake in the outcome of this race.
Heading out to
the West Coast and Santa Anita Park in Southern California, trainers Doug
O’Neil and Bob Baffert have loaded up the field with top contenders to win the
2022 Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes. This 1 1/16 miles major stakes event has seven
three-year old colts listed as entered.
Taking a closer
look at each of these races, here are my “best bets” to finish in the money at
both parks this Saturday.
Saturday,
March 5
Gulfstream
Park- $400,000 Fountain of Youth
Win: Mo
Donegal
Breaking from
the outside in the No. 12 position, this Kentucky-bred colt has the highest
Horse Racing Nation rating in the field at 6.57. Sired by Uncle Mo, he is
coming off a third-place finish in the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream in early
February. Mo Donegal is one of trainer Todd Pletcher’s top three-year old
prospects heading into the Triple Crown racing season. Veteran jockey Irad
Ortiz Jr. will get the ride in Saturday’s race.
Place:
Rattle N Roll
This
Kentucky-bred colt will be making his three-year old debut on Saturday after
closing out his juvenile campaign with a victory in the Grade 1 Breeders’
Futurity at Keeneland back in early October. Trained by Kenneth McPeek, the son
of Connect with break sixth with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.
Show: Giant
Game
Coming off a disappointing
fade to eighth in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 25, trainer Dale Romans
is looking for a much stronger effort this time around. The Kentucky-bred
three-year old with break from the No. 10 post with Corey Lanerie as his
jockey. The son of Giant’s Causeway placed third in last year’s Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile at Del Mar.
San Anita
Pack- $400,000 San Felipe Stakes
Win:
Forbidden Kingdom
As a legitimate
Kentucky Derby contender, the son of American Pharoah appears to be the class
of this seven horse field. Trained by Richard Mandella, he drew the No. 6 post
for Saturday and Juan Hernandez will be on board as his jockey. He made his
three-year old debut by winning the Grade 3 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita
on Jan. 29.
Place: Happy
Jack
The No. 1 horse
in this race is trained by Doug O’Neill with Abel Cedillo as his jockey. The
son of Oxbow slipped to fifth in this year’s Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at
Santa Anita early last month but he is better than that showing. At 5.34, he
has one of the higher HRN ratings in Saturday’s field.
Show:
Amagnac
All eyes will
be on this three-year old colt as one of two entries trained by Bob Baffert.
Relatively inexperienced, he opened up his three-year old campaign with a
victory in a Maiden Special Weight Race at Santa Anita earlier this year. Sired
by Quality Road, he will start third with John Velazquez as his jockey.
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