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Southwest Stakes Summarized

Patch Adams started his career racing at Keeneland. He enters his first stakes hoping to earn Kentucky Derby prep points.
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Patch Adams started his career racing at Keeneland. He enters his first stakes hoping to earn Kentucky Derby prep points.
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.
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.
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:

  1. 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)
  2. Publisher/Erik Asmussen/Steve Asmussen/Gus King and Estate of Brereton C. Jones/12-1/
  3. Monet’s Magic/Francisco Arrieta/Ben Colebrook/Midway Racing 2023, LLC./15-1
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. Patch Adams/Flavien Prat/Brad Cox/CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm, LLC./5-2
  8. American Promise/Tyler Bacon/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./6-2
  9. Bon Temps/Nik Juarez/D. Wayne Lukas/Calumet Farms/30-1/41st place with 2 points (Smarty Jones 4th)
  10. 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.
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.

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Loaded Lecomte

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.
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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.
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.

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Jockey Club Joins The Journey

Filoso and Dapper Moon earned Kentucky Derby prep points in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity.
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Clock Tower trades from racing on dirt for Kentucky Derby dreams in the Kentucky Jockey Club stakes.
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.

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Crazy About Keeneland: The Fall Meet, 2024

Keeneland Fall Meet, 2024!
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Keeneland Fall Meet, 2024!
Crazy about Keeneland’s Fall Meet, 2024!

Some of the best things about Fall in Kentucky are the bright colored leaves, bonfires, tailgating, orchards, festivals, pumpkin spice everything and the return of live racing at Keeneland race course. I am crazy for October racing at Keeneland, in Lexington, KY! If you love thoroughbred racing, you will truly be enamored by the 2024 Fall Meet.

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Back In The Saddle

Strummin raced his first two career starts at Keeneland.
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Strummin raced his first two career starts at Keeneland.
Strummin raced his first two career starts at Keeneland.

Time flies when you are having fun! This summer has been brief and beautiful for Thoroughbred U and we hope it has been great for you too. It is time to get back in the saddle, again! While it is hard to believe, that it has happened so fast , we are all together again, on The Road To The Kentucky Derby! This weekend, the Kentucky Derby prep races start with the Iroquois Stakes.

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Travers Matters

Batten Down raced at Keeneland in April of 2024. Next race is the Travers Stakes.
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Sierra Leone is recognized at Keeneland for his win in the Blue Grass Stakes. He in entered in the Travers Stakes.
Sierra Leone is recognized at Keeneland for his win in the Blue Grass Stakes. He in entered in the Travers Stakes.

Ahead of the Mid-Summer Derby, you may be interested in the unique field for the 2024 edition of this stakes race. The 155th Travers Stakes is scheduled on August 24th. Find out what matters in the $1.25 million dollar Travers.

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Preakness Prospectus

Pimlico is set to host the 149th Preakness Stakes!
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Lady Siphonica, seen here at trainer, Kenny McPeek's Magdalena Farm, is the granddam of Mystik Dan.
Lady Siphonica, seen here at trainer, Kenny McPeek’s Magdalena Farm, is the granddam of Mystik Dan.

Triple Crown racing continues with the Preakness Stakes! The Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan, returns to racing to compete for the second jewel of the crown. He will race both Kentucky Derby horses and thoroughbreds that missed The Run For The Roses. For further information, follow this Preakness prospectus.

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Sesquicentennial Stakes: The Kentucky Derby

Just Steel is looking to steal first place in the 150th Kentucky Derby!
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Sierra Leone and Just a Touch took first and second in the Blue Grass Stakes. They will race together again in the 150th Kentucky Derby!
Sierra Leone and Just a Touch took first and second in the Blue Grass Stakes. They will race together again in the 150th Kentucky Derby!

The 150th Kentucky Derby races Saturday, May 5th, 2024! The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports reflects centuries of breeding and training. Only twenty select thoroughbreds qualify annually to race in the Kentucky Derby. Be sure to watch this classic, champion horse race and check out this easy to read and organized post for the necessary details.

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Best For Last: Lexington Stakes

Keeneland winners factor big on the 150th Kentucky Derby!
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Keeneland winners factor big on the 150th Kentucky Derby!
Keeneland winners factor big on the 150th Kentucky Derby!

Naturally, saving the best for last, we find ourselves at the end of The Road To The Kentucky Derby! Thank you to all of the faithful or new fans that read along from September, or before, as we finally finalize our last 150th Kentucky Derby contenders. Kentucky Derby lovers, this is our last KY Derby prep, the Lexington Stakes!

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Spring Set List: Keeneland’s Spring Stakes Schedule

Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky hosts 3 Kentucky Derby/Oaks prep races this Spring 2024.
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Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky hosts 3 Kentucky Derby/Oaks prep races this Spring 2024.
Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky hosts 3 Kentucky Derby/Oaks prep races this Spring 2024.

Ready, set, go! Check out the set list for Keeneland’s Spring Meet Stakes. Nineteen thoroughbred stake races are scheduled this month at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. Be sure to follow the sixteen days of live racing from April 5th through 26th, 2024. Read on for the full stakes schedule and check back often for regular updates.

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