Dornoch won the Fountain of Youth in 2024 before winning the final jewel of The Triple Crown!
March madness goes full force on this first day of the month! A full three Kentucky Derby prep races fall on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Santa Anita races the GII San Felipe Stakes, Aqueduct is home to the GIII Gotham Stakes and Gulfstream Park posts the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes. The first Saturday in March will figure heavily on the first Saturday in May. These races offer many prep points that shape the field of twenty from the leaderboard to the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby. Foremost, let’s focus on the Fountain of Youth.
Banks is banking on earning Kentucky Derby prep points in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes!
Join us for the next race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby, where we are journaling and joyful about the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes. The Road takes us to Turfway Park in Florence, KY. The all weather track is ready for nearly all weather conditions, providing an interesting and cool evening of racing this Saturday. See what the night is all about.
East Avenue earned Kentucky Derby prep points with a win in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity. Will he be best in the Risen Star?
Who’s going to rise up the Kentucky Derby leaderboard in the Risen Star Stakes? The sky is the limit for these star thoroughbreds as they race their way On The Road To The Kentucky Derby. Check out this post for the Risen Star rundown.
Camp Hale sported a grin before his first career start at Keeneland. He looks to break his maiden and earn Kentucky Derby prep points in the Sam F. Davis Stakes.
The Sam F. Davis Stakes is hosted at Tampa Bay Downs where Kentucky Derby prep points are available to the faster half of these Derby dreamers. Forty two points will be awarded and those digits will alter the rankings on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Don’t miss these Davis Downs Derby dreamers!
Ferocious is a fast favorite. With a 96 Beyer Speed and 9-5 morning-line odds, he is expected to race up the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
The fastest favorites race February first! There are three Kentucky Derby prep races this Saturday. Two of these races feature the Kentucky Derby leaderboard ranked horses that are tied for fastest Beyer Speeds in 2024. Follow along for fabulous facts about these fine races, particularly the Holy Bull.
Patch Adams started his career racing at Keeneland. He enters his first stakes hoping to earn Kentucky Derby prep points.
Will the Southwest Stakes winner finish first in the Kentucky Derby again? Mystik Dan swept both stakes in 2024. Ten thoroughbreds are taking on the $ 1 million dollar Southwest Stakes on Saturday!
Render Judgement first races at Keeneland. He is On The Road To The Kentucky Derby with points from the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes.
Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas will host the Southwest Stakes on 1/26/25. This Grade III dirt race of 1 and 1/16 miles has ten Kentucky bred 3 year-old colts entered, Race 10 on a card of 12 offers 20-10-6-4-2 Kentucky Derby prep points to the first five winners in respective order. The Southwest Stakes dates back to 1968. Watch the 2025 KY Derby field hopefuls compete in the Southwest at 5:10 PM ET.
Render Judgement wants to earn Kentucky Derby points in the Southwest Stakes.
Furthermore, the Southwest Stakes field is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and KY Derby prep points earned as applicable:
Gaming/Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert/Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram and Paul Weitman/2-1/fourth on the leaderboard with 18 points (Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2nd and Los Alamitos Futurity 3td)
Publisher/Erik Asmussen/Steve Asmussen/Gus King and Estate of Brereton C. Jones/12-1/
Monet’s Magic/Francisco Arrieta/Ben Colebrook/Midway Racing 2023, LLC./15-1
Tiztastic/Keith Asmussen/Steve Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC., Mrs. John Magnier, Micheal B. Tabor and Derrick Smith/10-1/fifteenth on the leaderboard with 8 points (Street Sense 2nd, Ky Jockey Club 3rd)
Render Judgement/Emmanuel Esquivel/Kenny McPeek/Baccari Racing Stable, LLC., Dream Walkin Farms,, Inc. and Rocket Ship Racing/15-1/28th place with 4 points (Kentucky Jockey Club 5th and Gun Runner 3rd)
Sandman/Cristian Torres/Mark Casse.D.J. Stables, LLC., St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables/5-1/45th with 1 point (Iroquois 5th)
Patch Adams/Flavien Prat/Brad Cox/CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm, LLC./5-2
American Promise/Tyler Bacon/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./6-2
Bon Temps/Nik Juarez/D. Wayne Lukas/Calumet Farms/30-1/41st place with 2 points (Smarty Jones 4th)
Speed King/Rafael Bejarano/Ron Moquett/Triton Thoroughbreds, LLC./15-1/21st place with 5 points (Remington Springboard Mile 2nd)
Patch Adams is showing great speed ahead of his Southwest Stakes entry.
The Southwest Stakes is super suspenseful. It will be a surprise to see the shake up on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Be sure to catch all of the great races on Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream this Saturday too. Thank you for reading and check back with Thoroughbred U soon.
Dapper Moon is currently 17th on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard. He has consistently finished fourth in al three of his KY Derby prep races. Dapper Moon hopes to earn 20 more points in the Lecomte Stakes.
Let’s look at the loaded Lecomte in Louisiana! This Kentucky Derby prep stakes race has 14 thoroughbred colts wanting to race their way on to or upwards on the leaderboard. There is a lot to love and learn about in this loaded Lecomte.
The Christmas shopping season was already upon us as I visited family in Arizona. The sites, food, shopping and art are all exceptional in Tubac, AZ.
While Christmas shopping, I try to stay mindful of those in need. I am making plans now on how to be of help on Giving Tuesday and throughout this holiday season. There are horses, companion and barn animals and humans that are irreplaceable in their contributions to thoroughbred horse racing. Some of those animals and people could use our help. If you are looking for some great 501(c)(3) organizations, Thoroughbred U has some quick links.
Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary has a lovely shop and charity in Tubac, AZ.
Thoroughbred U wishes you all a very happy holiday season. Please, take great care of yourselves and for those who are able, remember to give. Giving Tuesday is a wonderful reminder that many people and animals can use our help. Thank you for caring.
Clock Tower trades from racing on turf for Kentucky Derby dreams in the Kentucky Jockey Club stakes.
The Home Of The Kentucky Derby is the host of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. Churchill Downs, in Louisville, KY has several amazing stakes scheduled for this weekend but only one that offers KY Derby prep points. The Kentucky Jockey Club joins the journey to the 151st Kentucky Derby.
Zeitlos won the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland. Next, she races in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.
There are just fourteen further finishes for the finest finalist of 2024! The 41st Breeders’ Cup World Championships will determine the thoroughbred racing industry’s global greatest. Get set for Del Mar to deliver Breeders’ Cup 2024!
