It's a fantastic Blue Grass Saturday card at Keeneland with four graded stakes races, including the historic Kentucky Derby prep itself. I'm going to key the following horses in multiple-race wagers and will play them to win if they meet my odds requirements.
There are 21 3-year-olds that will run in Saturday’s three Kentucky Derby prep races. Only three – Frosted in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, Classy Class in the Blue Grass at Keeneland, and Cross the Line in the Santa Anita Derby – have raced at 1 1/8 miles. All three were defeated. In these Derby preps, the Wizard is searching for clues about a horse’s ability to handle 1 1/4 miles on the first Saturday in May. Distance limitation is a common denominator among many of this year’s 3-year-olds.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 4/6 card at Yonkers Raceway.
The last four races on the opening-day card of the Keeneland spring meet were canceled Friday after a second round of heavy rain pounded this track amid a tornado watch and lightning strikes.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Monday 4/6 card at Woodbine Harness.
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Tyler Gaffalione got off to a bit of a slow start when finding himself suddenly pitted against many of the best jockeys in the world here this winter. But the young apprentice has shown steady improvement as the meet has progressed, as evidenced by the three victories he posted Thursday at Gulfstream Park.
Trainer Jorge Navarro broke out of a mini-slump Thursday, sending out the winners of both halves of the early daily double at Gulfstream Park, the odds-on Loverbil in the opener and the front-running Wellingtons Appeal over the turf in the second race.
Racing can be a tough business, full of highs and lows that can strike at any moment. Just ask trainer Bill Kaplan.
