Here are the major Kentucky Derby prep races March 25 till April 8
March 25 - Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course
April 1 - Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park
April 1 - Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park
April 8 - Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack
April 8 - Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Racing Course
April 8 - Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park
Saturday,
March 18
The
Hutcheson Stakes – Gulfstream Park
Win: Two of
a Kind
This three-year
old colt is starting at the No. 4 gate with jockey Joel Rosario. Trained by Brian
Lynch, Two of a Kind has raced at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park and Gulfstream Park.
He finished third in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream on Feb. 4 this year. He took
third place earlier in January at Gulfstream in the 2023 Limehouse Stakes.
As a son of
Overanalyze, Two of a Kind has competed in sprints on dirt in his four races as
a two-year old and three-year colt. He has raced for K and R Racing Stable and
Town Branch Racing being bred in Kentucky.
Place: Super
Chow
Trained by Jorge
Delgado and ridden by jockey Chantal Sutherland, this Kentucky-bred colt is
breaking at the No. 3 gate in the Hutcheson Stakes. Super Chow finished second
in the Swale Stakes after a first place finish in the Limehouse Stakes at
Gulfstream. He covered six furlongs on dirt in 1:09.88 over Turbo and Two of a
Kind.
He has placed
first, second or third in seven races of his early career. Super Chow is a son
of Lord Nelson with a pedigree going back to AP Indy. He has competed in
sprints on dirt while racing for Lea Farms, LLC. Super Chow has raced at
Florida tracks (Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park) his last three times.
Show: Live
Is Life
He is also
trained by Jorge Delgado and he raced at Gulfstream Park through his two-year
and three-year career. Live Is Life starts at the No. 5 gate in this race with Leonel
Reyes as his jockey. He finished third behind Tapit Trice and Shesterkin in an
Allowance on Feb. 4.
Live Is Life finished
in the money in six of eight races at Gulfstream both on dirt and on turf. Sired
by West Coast, he went one mile and 1 mile and 70 yards in his last five
competitive races at this South Florida horse track.
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South Region
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 5 San Diego State
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 3 Baylor
East Region
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 4 Tennessee
No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 7 Michigan State
Midwest Region
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 5 Miami
No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M
West Region
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Connecticut
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 Boise State
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1) Forte +400
He won this last race as a two-year old in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Nov. 4 and he placed first in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes on March 11 of this year at Gulfstream Park.
2) Instant Coffee +1800
As a three-year old, the Kentucky-bred colt won in late January at Fair Grounds Race Course in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes. He is scheduled to appear in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 25.
3) Red Route One +2800
After a pair of second place finishes at Oaklawn Park this winter as this three-year colt, he is also headed to the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. He has covered 1 1/16 miles on dirt in six of seven races in his early career.
4) Rocket Can +3300
He was 8-1 on the morning line odds of the Fountain of Youth Stakes and he took second after Forte. Sired by Into Mischief, he went 1 1/16 miles in his last four races at Churchill Downs and Gulfstream Park.
5) Hit Show +5000
He was first at Aqueduct in the Grade 3 Withers Stakes on Feb.11 as a three-year old. Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by jockey Manuel Franco, the son of Candy Ride is listed as a probable entry for the Grade 2 Wood Memorial also at Aqueduct on April 8.
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Jon Rahm +650
Rory McIlroy +850
Scottie Scheffler +1100
Cameron Smith +1400
Jordan Spieth +1800
Max Homa +2000
Collin Morikawa +2200
Patrick Cantlay +2200
Xander Schauffele +2200
Will Zalatoris +2200
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Saturday,
March 11
Tampa Bay
Derby – Tampa Bay Downs
Win: Tapit
Trice
The three-year
was bred in Kentucky and raced for Whisper Hill Farm, LLC and Gainesway Stable.
He competed at Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park and won a one mile Allowance race
at Gulfstream on Feb. 4 this year. The son of Tapit posted a time for 1:36.44
over Shesterkin and Live Is Life.
Tapit Trice has
gone a mile in three races in his early career. He is stepping up in distance
and grade in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby. However, he was bred to go plus a
mile on dirt. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Tapit Trice has worked out at Tampa Bay
Downs over the past few weeks.
Place:
Shesterkin
Sired by Violence,
this three-year colt was also bred in Kentucky and trained by Todd Pletcher. Shesterkin
finished first at Gulfstream Park in late December in his last race as a
two-year old. He covered a seven-furlong sprint in 1:24.18 past Case and
Kentucky Joke.
At Gulfstream
as a three-year old colt, Shesterkin place second in that Allowance race on
Feb. 4. He is also stepping up in distance and grade in the Tampa Bay Derby
with a 6.59 rating by Horse Racing Nation.
Show:
Classic Legacy
Trained by
William Mott, he finished fourth in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes last time
out at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 11. As a two-year old Thoroughbred, he raced at
New York horse tracks including Belmont Park, Saratoga and Aqueduct. Classic
Legacy won the seven-furlong sprint at Aqueduct on Dec. 31 of last year.
As a son of
Into Mischief, he went 1 1/16 miles on dirt in his first competitive outing at
Tampa Bay and his home-track advantage should get him into the money in this major
graded stakes race. Classic Legacy has worked out at this track since the beginning
of last month.
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