Trainer Wayne Catalano hopes Manny Wah is a good horse. More on that front will be known late Saturday after he starts in the Grade 3, $200,000 Lecomte Stakes. Manny Wah is one of 15 entered in the Lecomte, while a filly on the other side of the barn, Liora, looks a prime player in the $150,000 Silverbulletday, the race immediately preceding the Lecomte.
One of trainer John Servis's Derby prospects could be Lucky Lee, who will make his next start in the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers Stakes on Feb. 2 at Aqueduct.
Churchill Downs officials announced Thursday in conjunction with the release of its 2019 spring stakes schedule that the purse for the Kentucky Derby has been increased to $3 million.
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Sham Stakes Analysis
Last January, the Grade 1 winner Firenze Fire took the New York path to the Kentucky Derby, kicking off his 3-year-old season with a victory in the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. On Tuesday, Mind Control, who won last summer's Grade 1 Hopeful at Saratoga, will try to follow suit when he heads a field of six entered in the $150,000 Jerome, the feature of a nine-race New Year's Day program at the Big A.
Road to 2019 Kentucky Derby: Springboard Mile analysis
Long Range Toddy edged stablemate Bankit by a head to win the $400,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park on Sunday, closing out a dream meet for their Hall of Fame trainer, Steve Asmussen.
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: CashCall Futurity analysis
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Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Remsen analysis
