Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne Stakes, one mile, Belmont Park, Oct. 3, 2015

(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

 Winner: Greenpointcrusader (Sire: Bernardini)

 Trainer: Dominick Schettino

 Jockey: Joe Bravo

 Owner: St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables LLC, Brooklyn Boyz Stables

 Beyer Speed Figure: 94

Grade 1, $300,750 FrontRunner Stakes; 1 1/16 miles; Santa Anita; Sept. 26, 2015
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Nyquist (Sire:Uncle Mo)
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Jockey: Mario Gutierrez
Owner: Reddam Racing LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 79

Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot; 1 1/16 miles; Delta Downs; Nov. 21, 2015
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Exaggerator (sire: Curlin)
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Owner: Big Chief Racing
Beyer Speed Figure: 92

Grade 2, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes; 1 1/16 miles; Churchill Downs; Nov. 28, 2015
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Airoforce (sire: Colonel John)
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Owner: John Oxley
Beyer Speed Figure: 87

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field, the No. 24 or “all others” option, closed Sunday as the favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and in the Sire futures offered for the first time this year by Churchill Downs.

The field is 3-5 in Pool 1 and 2-1 in the Sire wager.

Both pools opened Thursday for a four-day run. A big bet was made early that day on the field in Pool 1, and the odds never rose higher than 3-5. The top individual choices are Nyquist at 9-1, Moyahmen at 11-1, Swipe at 18-1, and Airoforce at 18-1.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There would be no tough beat for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin this year in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes as Mohaymen split horses in midstretch and drew clear to a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 stakes for juvenile males at Aqueduct.

In six previous runnings of the Remsen, McLaughlin had finished second three times, including narrow losses in 2013 with Cairo Prince and last year with Frosted.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The first of four pools in the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thursday with something of a twist – for the first time, a separate wager involving the sires of Derby runners also will be available.

The new Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager is modeled after the future wager offered annually by Churchill Downs since 1999. It requires bettors to pick the sire of the Derby winner from a list of 23 stallions, although the morning line for this novelty wager suggests the 24th or “all others” wagering option could be a heavy favorite.

When Nyquist won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last Saturday at Keeneland, overcoming a troubled start, a wide trip, and a style change that saw him farther off the pace than usual, my first thought was, “How could he possibly have won with that trip?”

Then I looked at the clock and understood. He raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.79, more than a second slower than Songbird’s winning time of 1:42.73 in the Juvenile Fillies.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Two-time stakes winner Riker will look to remain unbeaten while trying two turns for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Grey Stakes for 2-year-olds at Woodbine. The winner of the 1 1/16-mile Grey will earn 10 points toward qualifying for next year’s Kentucky Derby.

Riker has found the winner’s circle in all three of his starts, including the Colin and Swynford stakes. Trainer Nick Gonzalez said Riker has been pointing toward this spot since the Swynford.

It’s nearly eight months away, but that won’t stop racing fans from thinking about the first weekend in May at Churchill Downs when back-to-back stakes for 2-year-olds are run Saturday as part of a four-stakes package.

The Grade 3, $150,000 Iroquois Stakes is the first of 35 points races toward the 2016 Kentucky Derby. Similarly, the Grade 2, $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes – the richest race of the September meet – is the first of 31 points races to the 2016 Kentucky Oaks. The winner of each 1 1/16-mile race will earn 10 eligibility points.