Madaket Road

Madaket Road made his career debut as a 2-year-old in the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 17, 2024, and finished a respectable second. He earned his first lifetime win when entered in an appropriate maiden race on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

Madaket Road was back against stakes company for his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and finished third in a five-horse field going one mile at Santa Anita on Feb. 1, 2025. The Robert Lewis was a points race on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, and with his third-place finish he earned six qualifying points.

Trainer Bob Baffert shipped Madaket Road to Oaklawn Park for his second attempt in a Kentucky Derby points race, and the colt took the early lead in the Feb. 23 Rebel Stakes and held it into mid-stretch, finishing second to Coal Battle and ahead of post-time favorite Sandman in a game performance. He earned 25 more points toward securing a spot in Derby 151 with the effort.

Madaket Road's next race came in the Grade 1 $1 million Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa on March 29 at Gulfstream Park, where he finished fourth. The finish position was enough to earn Madaket Road 15 more points on the road to the Kentucky Derby, placing Madaket Road firmly on the bubble.