Ky. Derby prep: Lugan Knight wins Jerome in game fashion

The 2023 Gotham Stakes will be run Saturday, March 4, at Aqueduct. The Grade 3 race, which covers a one-turn mile over the Aqueduct dirt, drew an overflow field: fourteen horses in the main group, plus one also-eligible entrant. The race offers a purse of $300000, plus 50-20-15-10-5 Road to the Kentucky Derby points for its top five finishers. That…

The past two weeks, the Kentucky Derby points races mostly produced long shot winners and confusion for handicappers. Maybe this week, one of the busiest on the Derby prep race calendar, will provide some momentary clarity. Four Derby points races from across the country are on the Saturday schedule. At the post: the Fountain of Youth Stakes at…

Gary and Mary West's Kentucky homebred Hit Show announced his presence in the sophomore division with an emphatic 5 1/2-length victory in Saturday's Grade 3, $250000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds, at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Withers, which was rescheduled from February 4 after cold temperatures and high winds forced the cancelation of…

Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Tampa Bay Downs host Grade III races on February 11. I will give my best bets for each of the three events. The first race of Saturday's big races has a post time of 4:27 p.m. (ET) at Aqueduct Race Track. Seven 3-year-olds are slated to go a one-and-one-eighth mile. As a part of the Kentucky Derby Prep, the winner…

We've reached the halfway point along Aqueduct's Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The third of five Kentucky Derby qualifiers held annually at the New York racetrack is the $250000, Grade 3 Withers Stakes, slated to take place this Saturday over a distance of 1 1/8 miles on dirt. Seven horses have entered the Withers, which…

Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday holds its first Kentucky Derby points race of the year, one of three prep races on this week's calendar. The Sam F. Davis Stakes drew a robust field of 12, including the highly-regarded Dubyuhnell. The race winner receives 20 Derby qualifying points, with 8-6-4-2 points awarded for second through fifth place. That's the…

Saturday's Grade 3, $250000 Withers is the fourth of six points races at Aqueduct on the New York road to Kentucky Derby 2023. The 1 1/8-mile race drew a field of six 3-year-olds who will compete for the 20-8-6-4-2 points that go to the top five finishers who are eligible. The field has three horses who ran in official Derby prep races already, and…

Lovely Ride wins Saturday's Pippin Stakes at Oaklawn Park Coady Photography, courtesy of Oaklawn Park Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Trainer Bob Baffert saddled the first three finishers in Sunday's $100000 Grade III Sham Stakes at Santa Anita, a "Road to the Kentucky Derby" race, while the other weekend qualifier went to a colt who might find the Derby distance…

For bettors, Arctic Arrogance has been turning into a frustrating horse after losing the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct and the Remsen Stakes (G2) last month on the same course. Arctic Arrogance ran another solid race in the Jerome by finishing second and turning in a good final time with another respectable figure, but he cannot seem to get the job…

Southern California's first points-paying Kentucky Derby prep of 2023 features only two runners eligible to collect those points. National Treasure is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the Grade 3, $100000 Sham Stakes. Post time from Santa Anita is 6:30 p.m. EST, with FanDuel TV showing the one-mile trip for 3-year-olds. Bob Baffert trains National…

BG Stables' Kentucky homebred Lugan Knight came out on the winning end of a thrilling stretch duel with New York-bred Arctic Arrogance in Saturday's $150000 Jerome, a one-turn mile for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Michael McCarthy, Lugan Knight earned 10 qualifying points towards the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6 at Churchill Downs,…

Lugan Knight (inside) holds off Arctic Arrogance to win the Jerome (Chelsea Durand) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- BG Stables' Kentucky homebred Lugan Knight came out on the winning end of a thrilling stretch duel with New York-bred Arctic Arrogance in Saturday's $150000 Jerome, a one-turn mile for sophomores, at Aqueduct…

The trail toward the first Saturday in May reaches its next step on the first Saturday in January. Arctic Arrogance is the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $150000 Jerome Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:16 p.m., with FS2 showing the one-mile event for 3-year-olds. The Jerome awards its top five finishers Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a…

Linda Rice was not thinking about the Kentucky Derby whenshe paid $50000 to claim a horse who won at Aqueduct last month. Now that coltmay have some influence on how the first points prep of 2023 will be run. The story of how Valenzan Day could impact Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct cannot be told, though, without his stakes-winning…

BG Stables' Kentucky homebred Lugan Knight came out on the winning end of a thrilling stretch duel with New York-bred Arctic Arrogance in Saturday's $150000 Jerome, a one-turn mile for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Michael McCarthy, Lugan Knight earned 10 qualifying points towards the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill…

Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2023 Jerome Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2023 Jerome Stakes is set for January 7 at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York. Here's a preview of our top contenders. Race: Jerome Stakes Purse: $150000 Track: Aqueduct Race Track Date: January…

The first full weekend of live racing action in 2023 features a pair of Kentucky Derby prep races - the Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct on Saturday and the Sham Stakes from Santa Anita on Sunday. Both races offer 10-4-3-2-1 qualifying points towards the Kentucky Derby to the top five finishers. Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes has drawn a field of…

For bettors who think the expected favorite Arctic Arrogance can lose the $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday, there are other viable options in this Kentucky Derby trail points race. Eight 3-year-olds are entered and set to travel the one-turn mile. Here is a Daily Double linking an alternative choice in the Jerome to two deep closers in…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on both coasts this weekend with the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday, Jan. 7, and the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita the following day. Both are one-mile, but over different track configurations. The Jerome is run around one turn, the Sham over two turns. Both award the same number of Kentucky Derby…

Eight horses are entered in the $150000 Jerome Stakes Saturday at Aqueduct, in which the top five finishers earn points to qualify for the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In terms of recent efforts at the highest level, we start with Arctic Arrogance, who finished second last month in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes after…

A game second in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes last month, Arctic Arrogance headlines a field of eight Kentucky Derby hopefuls entered in Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. Trained by Linda Rice, who also has Valenzan Day in the race, this son of Frosted has not finished worse than second in four career starts. After breaking his maiden…

Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct drew a field of eight 3-year-olds who will run a one-turn mile on the road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby. The top five finishers who are eligible will compete for Derby qualifying points (10-4-3-2-1). The Jerome is the third stop of six on New York's road to the Derby, with previous wins in the Champagne…

West Paces Racing and Stonestreet Stables' Dubyuhnell dug in gamely down the lane to out finish the pacesetting Arctic Arrogance and win Saturday's $250000 Remsen (G2), a nine-furlong test for juveniles at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Danny Gargan and piloted by Jose Ortiz, the chestnut son of Good Magic was a determined winner of the two-turn…

Dubyuhnell dug in gamely down the lane to outfinish the pacesetting Arctic Arrogance and win Saturday's Grade 2, $250000 Remsen, a nine-furlong test for juveniles at Aqueduct. Trained by Danny Gargan, owned by West Paces Racing and Stonestreet Stables and piloted by Jose Ortiz, the chestnut son of Good Magic was a determined winner of the two-turn…

West Paces Racing and Stonestreet Stables' Dubyuhnell dug in gamely down the lane to out finish the pacesetting Arctic Arrogance and win Saturday's Grade 2, $250000 Remsen, a nine-furlong test for juveniles, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by Danny Gargan and piloted by Jose Ortiz, the chestnut son of Good Magic was a determined winner of the…