Giocoso picked up Kentucky Derby prep points in the first race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby. He is looking to race up the leaderboard in the Risen Star.
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Risen Star Rundown

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Render Judgement is ranked on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with points from 2 prep races.
Render Judgement is ranked on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with points from 2 prep races.

Get ready for the Risen Star. A lucky thirteen colts and/or geldings are entered and five of those will take home their share of the large 105 point value towards the 151st Kentucky Derby. The Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes dates back to 1973. This Grade II, $500 thousand dollar stakes is raced at 1 and 1/16 miles on the dirt. Three year-old thoroughbreds are eligible for the Risen Star, hosted by Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA. Race 14, on a card of the same number, offers 50-25-15-10-5 points to the first 5 finishers in respective order. Posting at 7:30 PM ET, watch the Risen Star stakes on FanDuel TV.

Giocoso picked up Kentucky Derby prep points in the first race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby. He is looking to race up the leaderboard in the Risen Star.
Giocoso picked up Kentucky Derby prep points in the first race on The Road To The Kentucky Derby. He is looking to race up the leaderboard in the Risen Star.

Saturday, 2/15/25 features these Risen Star stakes contenders as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and points earned in former KY Derby prep races:

  1. American Promise/Keith Asmussen/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./12-1
  2. Jonathan’s Way/Jose Ortiz/Philip Bauer/Rigney Racing, LLC./4-1/fifteen points finishing first in the Iroquois and second in the Kentucky Jockey Club
  3. Vassimo/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd {Pletcher/Team Penney Racing, LLC./8-1
  4. East Avenue/Tyler Gaffalione/Brendan Walsh/Godolphin, LLC./9-5/ten points from a win in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity
  5. Chunk of Gold/Abel Cedillo/Ethan West/Terry L. Stephens/30-1
  6. Seattle Road/Marcelino Pedroza, Jr./Thomas Amoss/Greenwell Thoroughbreds, LLC./30-1
  7. Septarian/Flavien Prat/Chad Brown/Resolute Racing/12-1
  8. Giocoso/Jaime Torres/Keith Desormeaux/Rocker O Ranch, LLC./20-1/three points from third place in the Iroquois
  9. Built/Luis Saez/Wayne Catalano/Eclipse THoroughbred Partnners/5-1/twenty points from winning the Gun Runner and finishing second in the Lecomte
  10. Render Judgement/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek/Baccari Racing Stable, LLC., Dream Walkin’ Farms, Inc., MJM Racing and Rocket Ship Racing, LLC./12-1/four points from fifth in the Kentucky Jockey Club and third in the Gun Runner
  11. Jolly Samurai/Rene Diaz/Danny Pish/Jake Brown/30-1/one point from finishing fifth in the Remington Springboard Mile
  12. Vamos Carlitos/Florent Geroux/Gregory Foley/Bryan McCrea/30-1/
  13. Magnitude/Ben Curtis/Steve Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC./12-1/5ive points from a second place finish in the Gun Runner Stakes
Built is building quite a nice career racing records with Kentucky Derby prep points from 2 different races already.
Built is building quite a nice career racing records with Kentucky Derby prep points from 2 different races already.

Thank you for reading this rundown on the Risen Star. There is an additional Kentucky Derby prep race this Sunday, 2/15/25, as well. The Sunland Park Derby will post at 6:17 PM ET. FanDuel TV will televise the race. Thoroughbred U is looking forward to a full weekend of great races. Check back for more racing information.

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