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Expert Picks, Odds And Insights For 2022 Road To The Kentucky Derby Prep Races Fountain Of Youth And San Felipe

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Expert Picks, Odds And Insights For 2022 Road To The Kentucky Derby Prep Races Fountain Of Youth And San Felipe

Road to the Kentucky Derby is a three-race Championship Series. The winner of the winner gets 50 points and a spot in the starting gate for the Run for The Roses at Churchill Downs on May 7. Saturday's races are worth $400,000 for each of Fountain of Youth, Gotham and San Felipe.

$400,000 Fountain of Youth - Race 12 at Gulfstream Park, 5:42 p.m. EST. $300,00 Gotham - race 10 at Aqueduct, 6:27 p., $400k San Felipe - at Santa Anita, 7:30 p, EST

Forbidden Kingdom and Doppelganger are the favorites for the 2022 San Felipe. Flavien Prat rides Doppleganger and JJ Hernandez rides Forbidden Kingdom. The winner of the SanFelipe will be the favorite for Kentucky Derby. Life is Good won the race last year but was injured and didn't qualify for Derby Trail. Bob Baffert is suspended from March 8 until June 5. His horses are not eligible to earn qualifying points to the Derby while in his care. Super Screener suggests an exacta with Doploganger, Forbidden King and 3rd Leg of Coast to Coast Dirt Pick 5 for San Felix.

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