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The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve heats up in a big way on Saturday when Fair Grounds hosts the $400000 Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford. As the first leg of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, the Risen Star awards Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers on a 50-20-10-5 basis,…

The Kentucky Derby (G1) prep season gets kicked up a notch this week when Saturday's $400000 Risen Star S. (G2) at Fair Grounds serves as the first race in this year's Road to the Kentucky Derby series to offer 50 qualifying points to the winner, which is tantamount to an automatic spot in the May 7 classic at Churchill Downs. In the coming weeks…