The Road to the Kentucky Derby is in the home stretch - just one qualifying race remains after the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland were contested over the weekend. Each of those races awarded 100-40-20-10 points for the first through fourth place finishers. The remaining race on the Road is the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland April 19 - it allows just a 10-4-2-1 points breakdown for the first through fourth place finishers. The top 20 is basically set - the possibility exists that one, maybe two colts sitting outside the top 20 at this point may do enough to qualify for the Run For the Roses - but it is certainly a long shot.
The Grade 3 Santa Barbara Handicap comes our way this Sunday, April 13 from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will take to Santa Anita's turf track and go 1 1/4 miles for a purse of $150,000.
The Grade 2 Beaumont Stakes will be contested this Sunday, April 13 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Three year old fillies will be featured as they go seven furlongs on Keeneland's synthetic track for a purse of $200,000.
The Grade 2 Potrero Grande Stakes comes our way from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California this Saturday, April 12. Horses four years old and upward will take to Santa Anita's dirt track and spring 6.5 furlongs looking for the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.
The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" makes a stop at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky this Saturday, April 12. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes will offer up one of the final chances for three year olds to gather points toward qualification into the Run for the Roses in less than a month's time. The hopefuls will go 1 1/8 miles on Keeneland's main track for a very nice purse of $750,000.
The Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes comes our way this Saturday, April 12 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will be featured as they go 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's turf track searching for the winner's share of the $300,000 purse.
The Grade 1 Madison Stakes comes our way this Saturday, April 12 from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Fillies and mares four years old and upward will take to Keeneland's main track and dash seven furlongs for a purse of $300,000.
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky will play host to the Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile this Friday, April 11. Horse four years old and upward will take to Keeneland's turf track and go one mile for the winner's share of the $300,000 purse and the possibility of beating the most dominant horse on the planet - Wise Dan.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby got a little more interesting this past weekend as qualifying races took place on both coasts - the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct and the Santa Anita Derby in California both awarded 100-4-20-10 points for the first to fourth place finishers.
The Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby comes our way this Saturday, April 5 from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Some of the best three year olds in the land will line up on Santa Anita's dirt track and go 1 1/8 miles in search of the winner's share of the $1 million and the valuable 100 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby in a month's time.
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