2/22/25 is the date and a late 8:55 PM ET is the time for this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby prep races. The John Battaglia Memorial was inaugurated in 1982. The race of 1 and 1/16 miles carries a purse of $175 thousand dollars. There are fourteen 3 year-old colts and geldings entered but only 12 eligible posts. Race seven on a card of ten offers 20-10-6-4-2 KY Derby prep points to the first five finishers in respective order. Let’s jump right in on the 43rd John Battaglia Memorial stakes!
The field of fourteen is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds and KY Derby prep points when applicable:
- Spirit Rags/Santo Sanjur/Marcelino Salas/Froylan Garcia/20-1
- Shan/Albin Jimenez/Ed Moger, Jr./Steve Moger/30-1
- Studlydoright/Xavier Perez/John Robb/Mens Grille Racing/8-1/4 points from finishing fourth in both the Remsen and the Jerome
- Calling Card/Geraldo Corrales/Mike Maker/Three Diamonds Farm/10-1
- California Burrito/Irving Mondada/Thomas Drury, Jr./Aaaron Haberman and Victoria Haberman/8-1
- Banks/Adam Beschizza/Joe Sharp/Tom Lambro/15-1
- Baby Max/Abel Cedillo/Kelsey Danner/J S Stables, LLC./6-1
- King of Ashes/Declan Cannon/Brendan Walsh/Trade Winds Farm/15-1
- First Resort/Luis Saez/Eoin Harty/Godolphin, LLC./2-1/ten points from winning first place in the Kentucky Jockey Club
- Coming in Hot/Edgar Morales/John Ennis/Rose Hill Farm, Vincent Colbert, John Trumbulovic and James F. Connor/5-1
- Brereton’s Baytown/Marshal Mendez/Paul McEntee/Baytown Partnerships and Trawitzki Thoroughbreds, LLC./30-1
- Maximum Promise/Luan Machado/Kenny McPeek/Back Racing, LLC. and Run for LaRosas, LLC./8-1/two points from finishing fifth in the Lecomte
- Special Caliber/Evin Roman/Michael Douaihy/Mana Racing/30-1
- Maitre D/Evin Roman/Doug O’Neill/Sonata Stable/30-1
Finally, the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes in one of three Kentucky Derby prep races set for this weekend. Be sure to watch Sunday’s Rebel Stakes and Hyacinth Stakes too. Tune in to FanDuel TV for coverage of the John Battaglia Memorial and the Rebel. The Hyacinth is on The Japan Road To The Kentucky Derby and will be raced in Tokyo. Thoroughbred U wants to thank you, for reading and sharing. Have a great weekend.
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