Northern Flame finished fourth in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, gathering his first Kentucky Derby prep points.
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Rebel Roster – On The Road To The Kentucky Derby

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Northern Flame goes into the Rebel Stakes with Kentucky Derby prep points earned in 2 previous races.
Northern Flame goes into the Rebel Stakes with Kentucky Derby prep points earned in 2 previous races.
Just Steel already hs Kentucky Derby prep points from two former races. He hope to race up the leaderboard with a win in the Rebel Stakes.
Just Steel already has Kentucky Derby prep points from two former races. He hopes to race up the leaderboard with a win in the Rebel Stakes.

The Rebel Stakes will be hosted by Oakland Park in Hot Springs, AR this Saturday, 2/24/24. This Grade II stakes was inaugurated in 1961. The 1 and 1/16th mile dirt race carries a purse of $ 1.25 million dollars. The top five finishers respectively will earn 50-25-15-10-5 KY Derby prep points. The Rebel, posting at 6:23 PM ET, is race 11 on a card of 12. Thirteen lucky, Kentucky bred colts make up the Rebel’s roster.

Just Steel is trained by the multi Rebel Stakes winning, D. Wayne Lukas.
Just Steel is trained by the multi Rebel Stakes winning, D. Wayne Lukas.

Furthermore, the Rebel’s roster is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds and KY Derby prep points earned as applicable:

  1. Carbone/Isaac Castillo/Steven Asmussen/L. William and Corrine Heiligbrodt and Flurry Racing Stables, LLC./15-1
  2. Northern Flame/Julien Leparoux/Kenneth McPeek/Jack Oxley, Harold Lerner, LLC., AWC Stables and Magdalena Racing/5-1/3 points earned in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity
  3. Common Defense/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./David A. Bernsen, LLC., T. and M. Holmes and Norevale Farm/30-1/2 points earned in the Southwest Stakes
  4. Tejon Pass/Chris Landeros/Peter Miller/Williamson Racing, LLC./30-1
  5. Magic Grant/Harry Hernandez/Eddie Milligan, Jr./Willis Horton Racing, LLC./50-1/3 points earned in the Springboard Mile Stakes
  6. Dimatic/Tyler Gaffalione/Steven Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC./8-1
  7. Timberlake/Cristian Torres/Brad Cox/WinStar Farm, LLC./6-5/16 points earned in the Champagne Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile stakes
  8. Next Level/Jose Riquelme/J. Keith Desormeaux/Don’t Tell My Wife Stables/30-1
  9. Lagynos/Keith Asmussen/Steven Asmussen/HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud/20-1
  10. Mena/Francisco Arrieta/Steve Hobby/George A. Sharp/15-1
  11. Just Steel/Ramon A. Vazquez/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./7-2/15 points earned in the Smarty Jones and Southwest stakes
  12. Woodcourt/Emmanuel Esquivel/Cipriano Contreras/Contreras Stable, INC./20-1
  13. Time for Truth/Rafael Bejarno/Ron Moquett/Harry T. Rosenblum and Cheyenne Stable, LLC./15-1

This is a righteous roster for the Rebel Stakes. There is some nice talent throughout this thirteen strong field and it will be thrilling to watch who triumphs on The Road To The Kentucky Derby. Tag a friend to bring along for the ride with Thoroughbred U!

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