When all four contenders in the Feb. 4 $196,000 Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes turned in the stretch at Santa Anita, Bob Baffert had the rare luxury of winning the race before the race was even finished.
The Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park has become a key Southern California prep race on the path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and served as a springboard in 2012 for I’ll Have Another as he swept the Derby and Preakness Stakes.
The Grade 3, $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes is the first of three significant stakes races for newly turned 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, the other two being the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes and the
BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 6.
After an action-packed weekend dominated by the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat and undercard races at Gulfstream Park, the focus this upcoming Saturday shifts to the prep schedule for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve
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