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Persevering The Preakness

Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he's hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!
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Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he's hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!
Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he’s hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!

Tradition is triumphant! The second jewel of The Triple Crown returns. The 150th Preakness Stakes is set for Saturday. Kentucky Derby contenders make up a third of the Preakness field. Who has what it takes to persevere in The Preakness?

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Churchill Chatter: The Kentucky Derby Discussion

Familiar competition. Burnham Square, East Avenued, Owen Almighty and Render Judgement are all fresh off of Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes. Next up, the 151st Kentucky Derby!
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Burnham Square is fresh off a first place finish in Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes. Next up, the 151st Kentucky Derby!
Burnham Square is fresh off a first place finish in Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes. Next up, the 151st Kentucky Derby!

The Greatest Two Minutes In Sports is approaching quickly. Post up for the 151st Kentucky Derby! Live thoroughbred racing is on at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. This Saturday, Churchill will host the annual Kentucky Derby. Continue to check out the Churchill chatter so you are race day ready for The Kentucky Derby!

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Virginia Is For… Derby!

Render Judgement sits 55th on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. He could really use big points from the Virginia Derby to climb rank.
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Tough on the Turf! Authentic Gallop transitions to the dirt for the Virginia Derby!
Tough on the Turf! Authentic Gallop transitions to the dirt for the Virginia Derby!

Virginia is for lovers and who doesn’t love the Derby! Saturday is the Virginia Derby and half of the field may earn their way into the Kentucky Derby as well. The Road To The Kentucky Derby continues with its very first stop ever at Colonial Downs.

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Risen Star Rundown

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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East Avenue earned Kentucky Derby prep points with a win in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity. Will he be best in the Risen Star?
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.

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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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