Stakes-winning 3-year-olds Alwaysmining and Mr. Money have proven to be big fish in their respective home ponds, with the former recording all seven of his victories over the Laurel Park main track and the latter winning his three races on dirt at Churchill Downs. Winless elsewhere, they will try to pick up a road victory when they travel to face nine other rivals in the 25th running of the Grade 3, $500,000 Indiana Derby on Saturday evening at Indiana Grand. Though both are leading contenders, with Alwaysmining pegged at 8-1 on the morning line and Mr. Money tabbed as the 6-5 favorite, their tasks appear challenging against a deep field that includes graded winner Long Range Toddy and graded-placed runners Roiland, Gray Magician, and Math Wizard. Mr. Money drew poorly, landing the outside post in a 1 1/16-mile race with a short run to the first of two turns. Horses breaking from post 11 at this distance on dirt at Indiana Grand are 3 for 57, dating back to 2003 when the track opened. Even if a scratch moves him in a gate or two, the stats are not much better. Post 10 is 6 for 89, and post 9 is 7 for 138. Working in his favor to offset the post is his positional speed. In winning the Grade 3 Matt Winn over this 1 1/16-mile distance last month at Churchill Downs, he quickly secured second place heading into the first of two turns under regular jockey Gabe Saez. “If he can get away all right, he’ll be fine,” said Bret Calhoun, who trains the son of Goldencents for owner Allied Racing Stable. In addition to his Matt Winn triumph, Mr. Money won the Grade 3 Pat Day Mile on Kentucky Derby Day by 5 1/4 lengths over Hog Creek Hustle, who would return to win the Grade 1 Woody Stephens at Belmont Park. Away from Churchill Downs, Mr. Money is 0 for 4, though at least two of those defeats, a seventh in the Risen Star and a fifth in the Louisiana Derby this spring at Fair Grounds, came with excuses. “He got sick [before] the first prep there and had a little issue, getting cast in the stall before the next one,” Calhoun said. Also potentially hindered by their posts in the Indiana Derby are Long Range Toddy and Math Wizard, who start from 9 and 10, respectively. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is hopeful that late-running tactics will make the draw for Math Wizard of little consequence. Utilizing a closing style in his first race since blinkers were removed from his racing equipment, Math Wizard rallied to finish second, beaten a half-length by Owendale in the Grade 3 Ohio Derby. He also closed to be fourth in the Wood Memorial. The Indiana Derby includes two Kentucky Derby competitors: UAE Derby runner-up Gray Magician, who makes his first start since finishing last in the Derby, after which he was determined to have bled, and Long Range Toddy, a troubled 16th in the Derby. Long Range Toddy was later third in the Ohio Derby. Trainer Steve Asmussen said the colt grew tired after being trained easily for the race. Post time for the Indiana Derby, the ninth race on a 10-race card with six stakes, is 10:02 p.m. Eastern. Clear skies are forecasted with evening temperatures in the 80s.